Jezebel: New Coke, Coke Zero and Diet Coke Plus have all been consigned to the recycling bin of history. But 30 years after its birth, regular old Diet Coke remains ?the world?s liquid crack of choice.? Why? One theory holds that its mix of low-calorie cred and suspect chemicals allows conscientious people an acceptable way to be bad. ? Patrick Farrell
Dash and Bella: It?s summer. Everyone wants more cobbler. And cobbler, like summer, ought to be ?funky and messy.??
Smitten Kitchen: ? The same goes for this summer-friendly steak sauce made of charred peppers. Just pour it all over. ? Jeff Gordinier
The Drinks Business: El Bulli auctions off its wine cellar, a portentous move for those hoping the restaurant would eventually reopen. ? Eric Asimov
The New York Times: No, really, there could be a silver lining in the great drought if America scales back its growing over-reliance on corn. An advocate seeks to remix farm subsidies to create a more sustainable American agriculture ? even during droughts. ? Glenn Collins
The Saturday Evening Post: Is it really so hard to stick to a vegan diet in modern-day France? Yes, apparently, although a chauffeured Jaguar makes it easier. ? Julia Moskin
Food52: Forget synchronized swimming. Synchronized kitchen futzing is the one true gold-medal event. Promise you?ll watch until the food writer Amanda Hesser color-coordinates her eggs. ? Susan Edgerley
The Boston Globe: Drinks like Sex on the Beach and Hanky Panky get a measure of respect in Kirsten Amann?s new book ?The Screaming Orgasm, 69 X-Rated Cocktails.? ? Robert Simonson
Food + Wine: Foraging (and kayaking) with chef Blaine Wetzel on Lummi Island, the fresh-food utopia north of Seattle. ? Jeff Gordinier
The San Francisco Chronicle: Jon Bonn? steps into the great New York wine list kerfluffle, wisely putting it all into perspective. ? Eric Asimov
BuzzFeed: Here?s proof that not all food photography is ?food porn? ? 101 unbelievably unappetizing food shots collected from Instagram. ? Julia Moskin
Wine-Searcher: ?Portugal went from making rustic, old-fashioned, big-style wines to making modern-world, fruity, castrated things, which were not as good because the personality had gone.? An interview with Dirk Niepoort, the thoughtful Portuguese winemaker. ? Eric Asimov
Martha Stewart Living: A photographic ode to the smoked-and-pickled majesty of Russ and Daughters. ? Jeff Gordinier
Tasting Table: French?s mustard and other goodies you?ll find in the fridge of the man behind Mission Chinese Food. ? Jeff Gordinier
IndieGoGo: A digital ?barn raising,? where more than 400 people contributed about $30,000 to build a repair shop on a farm in northern Maine is one of IndieGogo?s one hundred most-funded projects. ? Julia Moskin
Bloomberg Businessweek: Chipotle, Cosi and Pret a Manger are stalwarts of the fast-casual restaurant sector, which grew at twice the rate of the restaurant industry last year. Now comes a sociological guide to their customers: 10 categories of patrons including Wafflers (slow deciders), Fastidious Orderers, Manic Gobblers, Office Gossipers and Soda Thieves (who fill up their free water cups with Sprite). ? Glenn Collins
Source: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/what-were-reading-497/
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