Valentine Gift Dos and Don'ts; Free Coffee Bean; Stacey Bendet Talks Winter Shorts

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Local
· Free chai drinks at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf today! [Eater]
· All the food-truck grub you could want, all in one place [LA Street Food Fest]

National
· We can't tell if Simon Doonan is serious about being ok w/ Jersey Shore [NYP]
· A better look at Jean Paul Gaultier for Target [Racked]
· Formal shorts defender: Alice + Olivia's Stacy Bendet [WSJ]

International
· Very posh: Victoria Beckham may get $40 million to design Dubai hotel [Daily Beast]
· Passive-aggressive gifts to get your ass dumped on Valentine's Day [Guardian UK]
· Insane posthumous sales rush on Alexander McQueen [Elle UK]