Mario Batali explains his new roof-top beer concept, Birreria. — The Feast NY What exactly is fish sauce? — Food Republic Learn how to make ice cream cones in a panini press! — Panini Happy Make Scott Conant's Spring asparagus soup recipe. — Huffington Post Food Mmmmm, buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy. — Simply Recipes Where hottie polo player Nacho Figueras likes to eat in NYC. Read more

The 25 weirdest food names, and what they sound like. — Bon Appétit Could OpenTable face new competition from Google? — San Francisco Chronicle Presenting Guilt Taste, Ruth Bourdain's parody of Gilt Taste. — Twitter Just wondering: would you buy sushi from Walgreens? — Grub Street SF Beware of exploding watermelons! — Guardian Border patrol snags 385 pounds of contraband bologna. — Read more

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is joining forces with Alice Waters. — Inside Scoop SF Learn how to turn snow into ice cream. — Eatocracy Is there such a thing as healthy fast food? — Huffington Post Food Will you take Ruth Bourdain's etiquette advice? — Chow Find out what Bobby Flay wants for Christmas. — The Feast Bon Appétit's new editor is busy hiring a shiny new staff. — Read more

Must make: all-natural, homemade cheese sauce. — Serious Eats The 16 restaurants that have mattered most, from 1995 to today. — Epicurious Q&A with Twitter mashup and Chow 13 nominee Ruth Bourdain. — Chow The first-ever Chick-fil-A hits Chicago, with more already on the way. — Grub Street Jamie and Jools Oliver have welcomed a new son, Buddy Bear Maurice. — Eater In the age of Read more

The best way to reheat leftover pizza. — Slice Paula Deen has been robbed by her maid. — Huffington Post Food The person behind Ruth Bourdain is still a mystery. — Wall Street Journal Yelp has partnered with Opentable. — Eater All salt is not created equal. — Chow Is seaweed the new superfood? — The Epi-Log The two Franks behind The Frankies Spuntino Cookbook discuss their dreams Read more

Alinea has been named the seventh best restaurant in the world. Huffington Post Food Tips for dealing with dinner party dramas. — The Atlantic Must make: asparagus salsa with ricotta ravioli. — Hands on Gourmet Learn the proper way to frost a cake. — Chow Curry leaves provide fresh Indian flavor. — The Epi-Log Everything you need to know about Carménère. — Eat Me Daily How to Read more

Jamie Oliver will fund a school food revolution out of his own pocket.— Eater An Australian publishing company has accidentally printed a cookbook with a recipe that calls for "salt and freshly ground black people." — Huffington Post Food Five things you need to know about grass-fed beef. — The Daily Beast Can honey help alleviate allergies? — Chow The latest economic rebound is good Read more

10 crazy food names, explained — Zagat Anthony Bourdain: "@RuthBourdain has lost gas" — Grub Street NY Eat it, don't tweet it: an Instagram food porn anthem — YouTube What the Olympic athletes are eating — Delish Duff Goldman has a new show on YouTube's food channel, Hungry — The Braiser Thomas Keller is not impressed by locavores — Eater A new study shows health food costs no Read more

Has Ruth Bourdain's identity been revealed? — Eater One to try: Brent Hocking's Tequila DeLéon. —Food Republic Check out Thomas Keller's London pop-up shop. — Grub Street NY How to set the scene for date night at home. — The Daily Meal Why banh mi is the next mainstream sandwich trend. — Nation's Restaurant News From acorn to spaghetti, here are 20 squash recipes to try. — Read more

The best of the best of the nation's food world glitterati are in New York this weekend for the industry's Oscars, the James Beard Awards. Although the main ceremony doesn't take place until later this evening, the events kicked off on Friday with the announcement of the book, broadcast, and journalism awards. A huge congratulations is in order for our friends at the San Francisco Chronicle; Read more