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Why are Obama and Romney spending so much time chowing down at random pizzerias and swanky fundraisers when this kind of intelligence is available? Digital agency Engage, using polling data and the (very scientific) method of analyzing "likes" on Facebook, has compiled charts with Buzzfeed that correlate fast-food preferences with politics and likelihood to vote. Basically the whole thing is a cluster—seems most people who love fast food also don't know who the hell to vote for—with a few notable exceptions.

Jose Garces, who’s been trucking The Latin Road Home pretty much non-stop for the past fifteen days, stopped off in L.A. Monday, giving rise once again to rumors that he’s bringing a restaurant there. In support of his newly launched book, his Iron-ness lit up La La Land with a five-course dinner, complete with a whole-roasted suckling pig that Grub L.A. reports had Manhattan Beach neighbors calling the cops on Strand House chef and host, Neal Fraser. Say what you will about Angelenos, their tans, and supposed superficial tendencies, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a more welcoming and sincere reception than the "Jose-O-Lantern" that one of the restaurant’s managers carved in honor of the Garces visit. [Grub Street L.A.]