FROYO WARS—So maybe the froyo melt won't affect the king. The Wall Street Journal reports that Pinkberry just got a big new influx of cash: "A regulatory filing shows Pinkberry has secured $5.8 million of a round totaling $15 million. Chief Executive Ron Graves quickly confirmed Thursday that the company has raised new funding." [WSJ]
WEST HOLLYWOOD—Via GPS comes word that with the new Boa en route, Greg Morris will replace the departed steakhouse with The Olive on Sunset, "a casual Italian bistro." [GPS, previously]
FAIRFAX—Animal's Vinny Dotolo is aboard Jonathan Gold's panel of meat-loving chefs for the first-ever LA Weekly LA Weekend event. LAist has more fun details. [LAW/LAist]
TWITTERVERSE—Finally, before we head out into the weekend, let's have a word from Top Chef Fabio, who is still generating memorable quotes. And how: "@fabioviviani Why it dont come natural to me upload Twitter ?? ...... Jesus !!!!" [Twitter]
