1. Why our agricultural empire will fall (SALON)
2. The Legacy of Joe Baum (EDIBLE MANHATTAN)
3. Celebrating the can: 200 years of history preserved (WASHINGTON POST)
4. Eat the Beatles (MARTIN LEWIS)
5. Great dynasties of the world: The Gallos — An American wine-making family in ferment (GUARDIAN)
6. Why Take Food Seriously? (MARK BITTMAN/NEW YORK TIMES)

LEARN MORE about the food you eat with these tasty links:

1. Natural History of the Kitchen: Chef Boyardee (EAT ME DAILY)
2. Coffee’s Mysterious Origins (THE ATLANTIC)
3. Your Tired, Your Poor and Their Food (NY TIMES SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW)
4. Why Do Foreigners Like Fanta So Much?A brief global history of sweet fizz (SLATE)
5. Tethered Knives and the Joys of Menu-Collecting (SFBM)
6. Early Annals of Science Chefdom: Cotton Candy (VILLAGE VOICE)
7. Grilling: A Butcher’s Case Against High Heat (THE ATLANTIC)
8. Cutting the Curd: The State Of Cheese in California – AUDIO (HERITAGE RADIO NETWORK)
9. In the Kitchens of King Henry VIII (COMESTIBLES)
10. A Historic Potato Recipe, Don’t Hold the Salt (THE ATLANTIC)
11. What is the meaning of meat eating? (SALON)
12. Interview with Salon’s Francis Lam – AUDIO (THINK!)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

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

1. Seville, Spain: History, flamenco and tapas (SF GATE)
2. The best hawker food stalls in Singapore (CNN GO)
3. Foreign Services: Travel Services for the Culinary Minded (TASTING TABLE)
4. The World’s Best Street Food (BUDGET TRAVEL)
5. Interactive Map to US Food Meccas (JS ONLINE)
6. Nine Best Hotels With Michelin-Star Restaurants (HUFFINGTON POST)
7. Seoul Food (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)
8. Eating Tijuana, Part One (OC WEEKLY)
9. How to Clean and Disinfect Fruits and Vegetables in Mexico (KATHLEEN IS COOKING)
10. The Best Foods of Puerto Rico: Five Dishes You Should Try When You Visit the Island (GO PUERTO RICO)
11. Rome’s Culinary Tours – VIDEO (NO RESERVATIONS)
12. Seven Best US Gastro-Getaways (HUFFINGTON POST)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

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

1. Famed restaurant guide turns travel agency (THE INDEPENDENT)
2. A Taste of Vietnam for Gourmet Lovers (PR.COM)
3. P.E.I. will be top culinary destination: chef (CBC.NEWS)
4. Gourmet Napa Food, Wine & History Tours at Napa’s Oxbow Public Market (SF GATE)
5. Behind the Scenes at New York’s Pop-Tarts World (SLASH FOOD)
6. The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival (WE BLOG THE WORLD)
7. A wild, wet weekend in Portland, Oregon (SF GATE)
8. Béchamel, Not Bug Juice, Next to the Campfire (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
9. A Homestay in Guatemala: Making My Own Tortillas (but Eating Theirs) (NY TIMES)
10. In Saratoga Springs, Catering to the Horse Set (NY TIMES)
11. Shengsi Island: Seafood lovers’ paradise (CNN GO)
12. Best meals that can’t be missed from around the Globe by the experts! (GOT SAGA)

LEARN MORE about the food you eat with these tasty links:

1. The Language of Food (FINANCIAL TIMES)
2. Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide: An Interview with Gary Paul Nabhan (FDL)
3. Catch of the Day (NEW YORK TIMES)
4. Ralph Brennan’s Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection House Committee on Energy and Commerce – Tuesday, July 27, 2010 (RESTAURANT.ORG)
5. Wedding Cake: A Slice of History (GASTRONOMICA)
6. The Food Chain’s Weak Link: Tiny Ocean Plants Dying (NPR)