Bottoms up…

1. Winehouse death leads to alcohol detox warnings (CBC)
2. Memorializing Amy: Ashes to ashes, booze and butts (GLOBE & MAIL)
3. $44 Million Dollar Bottle of Liqueur (FOOD BEAST)
4. Author of Debt Ceiling Austerity Plan Spotted Drinking $350 Bottle of Wine (FRIENDS EAT)
5. The Wine Lover’s Tech Guide (GEEK SUGAR)
6. Rare, cult-like bourbon keeps patrons thirsty for more (WTOP)

A roundup of new products:

1. Red Velvet Flavored Vodka (FOOD BEAST)
2. The Perfect Caramel Pot (REAL BAKING WITH ROSE)
3. Shark Bottle Opener (FOOD BEAST)
4. Old Fashioned Taffy (OLIVE & COCOA)
5. Noble Alcoholic Tonics (COOL MATERIAL)
6. Kmart to Launch Gordon Ramsey Homewares Line (SHELTER POP)
7. Booze in a Bag (FOX NEWS)
8. Pussac Punay, native beans from the Peruvian Andes (ZOCALO GOURMET)
9. Poached egg? It’s in the bag! New invention promises to create the perfect breakfast dish (DAILY MAIL)
10. CLIF® BAR Announces Nationwide Availability of New Coconut Chocolate Chip Flavor (SF GATE)
11. ToastaBags: Reusable Toaster Bags – VIDEO (FOOD BEAST)
12. SUBWAY® Chain Introduces Calcium and Vitamin D Fortified Bread to National Menu (PR NEWSWIRE)

Delicious new recipes from Internet resources:

1. Mollie Katzen’s Polenta Crust (HONEST COOKING)
2. Avocado Fries (COASTAL LIVING / MY RECIPES)
3. Indonesian-Style Grilled Eggplant with Spicy Peanut Sauce (EPICURIOUS)
4. Indian Butter Chicken (SUNSET / MY RECIPES)
5. Nanaimo Bars (SUNSET / MY RECIPES)
6. Chicken Adobo Kebabs (EATING WELL)
7. Thai Cashew Noodles with Spicy Scallops (CUISINE AT HOME)
8. Michael Jordan’s Macaroni and Three Cheeses (FOOD & WINE)
9. Fried Chicken with Tomato Gravy (FOOD & WINE)
10. Caribbean Crab Cakes Benedict (COASTAL LIVING / MY RECIPES)

Prose, essays, reviews, interviews & poetry with a focus on food:

1. Book Review: The Chocolate Diaries: Secrets for a Sweeter Journey on the Rocky Road of Life by April Decheine (SEATTLE PI)
2. Barbecue guru Steven Raichlen gets back to Portland roots at Reed College by Leslie Cole (OREGON LIVE)
3. America’s new culinary renaissance by Kendra Nordin (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)
4. Lucky Peach in High Demand, Second Printing Coming by Paula Forbes (EATER)
5. Talkin’ Bout an Evolution by Bruce Palling (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
6. 10 Best Writings on Booze (THE DAILY BEAST)
7. Getting back the wild oyster by Necee Regis (BOSTON.COM)
8. Better Cooking through Technology by Corby Kummer (TECHNOLOGY REVIEW)
9. Harold McGee on Coffee and Tea (NEW YORK TIMES)
10. Recipes inspired by French markets: For delectable French-inspired treats, steer clear of restaurants and seek out local produce stalls instead by Stevie Parle (TELEGRAPH)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. London’s best hotel restaurants: putting the haute in hotel cuisine (TELEGRAPH)
2. A survey of trolleys and tours in Savannah (SAVANNA NOW)
3. Not for Tourists’ 5 Bites of London (THE DAILY MEAL)
4. Taste of Philly – The Italian Market (HONEST COOKING)
5. Touring Belgium, By French Fry (THE DAILY BEAST)
6. Matt Skinner’s inside guide to Shanghai (GOURMET TRAVELLER)