• Oakland’s Cinco de Mayo festival canceled for the second year in a row. [Tribune]
• A report from 2010 Noodle Fest in North Beach last weekend, marrying Italian and Chinese noodle/dumpling traditions. [Cooking With the Single Guy]
• According to Willie Brown, North Beach is dying, and too many bars are empty. [Chron]
• Tasting Hello Kitty Wines’ Brut Rosé. [Serious Eats]
• An updated food and drink guide to downtown L.A. [Bits & Bites]
• Joël Robuchon thinks that molecular gastronomy is “not the kind of cuisine that should be important.” [NYP]
• Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen has signed a cookbook deal with Knopf. [Eat Me Daily]