OC-based fast food giant Taco Bell has been hit with a lawsuit alleging they're fibbing when they say their food uses "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef." In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District, Southern Division, in Santa Ana on behalf of plaintiff Amanda Obney of California, the suit "charges that Taco Bell's meat mixture contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as beef," explains USA Today. more ›

Valley Meat Company, located in Modesto, issued a major recall of ground beef today. A whopp(er)ing one million pounds of ground beef products were recalled "after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamination." The company sold the possible contaminated meat in California, Texas, Oregon, and Arizona. [KTVU] more ›

When your editor is in a rank mood, we forgo our daily lunch of lemon wedges and a Correctol, and instead head to Little Skillet for a chicken and waffle box. That is, until today. After reading Meowmix's gushing review of HRD's Mongolian Beef Cheesesteak, we had to give it a shot. more ›

A huge beef recall by the JBS Swift Beef Company reminds us of why we're squeamish going into Carl's Jr. and why we try to buy the good grass-fed stuff whenever we're buying beef. 41,000 pounds of beef are being recalled from about a dozen states on evidence of E. coli contamination, and most of the affected cuts appear to be of the lesser varieties -- boneless beef bottom sirloin, "butt ball tip," USDA Choice or higher. Yeah. Gross. Anyway, we know organic doesn't mean there's no risk of E coli contamination, but do we have to proselytize about the dangers of mass-scale, industrial beef processing? We thought not. more ›

Fantastic news: Morton's -- the steakhouse that eschews infusions, Amy Winehouse-looking hostesses, cramped seating, and square and small plates -- is officially taking over the now-closed Disney store on Post and Powell. Eater reports that "[t]he new space will double the steakhouse's seating and become the main dining room, leaving the current one for overflow." Also, Morton's will celebrate its 30th anniversary by handing out free mini sirloin burgers this Sunday from 5-6 p.m. Mmm. more ›