On today’s menu…

1. Chefs Serve Whale Vomit Dish At Castle Feast – VIDEO (SKY NEWS)
2. Jim Morrison’s Ghost Said to Haunt LA Restaurant Bathroom (AOL NEWS)
3. Pick of the Picnics (JS ONLINE)
4. KFC’s Double Down gets a bun (NRN)
5. Big Brother row as ‘food police’ secretly photograph schoolchildren’s packed lunches (MAIL ONLINE)
6. Nick Jonas Got Sick After Eating Jellied Eels (OMG!)
7. Famed El Bulli chef becomes tourism ambassador (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD)
8. A glimpse at Taco Bell breakfast (NRN)
9. New York Drops Soda Tax Plan After Ad Campaign (NY TIMES)
10. Food safety concerns mount as oil found in Gulf crabs (USA TODAY)
11. Cynthia McFadden: Why I’m Looking for America’s Best Unheralded Chefs (ABC NEWS)
12. Food & Wine Editor Dana Cowin Makes Up for Light Lunches With Test-Kitchen Goodies (GRUB STREET)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

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

1. Ramen – Japan’s super slurpy noodles (GUARDIAN)
2. New Tour Shows off Helsinki’s Culinary Scene (TAC)
3. Celebrate the English Summer with Picnics from Gordon Ramsay (PR FIRE)
4. Gourmet food trucks debut at Disneyland (OC REGISTER)
5. Correspondent’s diary: Drinking in Budapest’s “ruin pubs” (ECONOMIST)
6. A ‘Food Lovers’ Guide to Brooklyn’ Is Published (NY TIMES)
7. London’s Savoy to Reopen 10/10/10 (ETRAVEL BLACKBOARD)
8. Holy Mole Poblano (ALL ABOUT PUEBLA)
9. From Croatia to Chile, four exciting culinary trips (CNN)
10. Three foodie adventures for those who vacation to eat (THE STAR)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

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

1. Mexican tourism: Touting more than pyramids and beaches. There’s food, too! (AP)
2. China’s Cooking Crossroads: In Guangzhou, two hours from Hong Kong, cuisines from dozens of regions thrive (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
3. Picnic picks in Wine Country (SF GATE)
4. The ultimate vacation for foodies? Food Network heads to sea with Celebrity Cruises (USA TODAY)
5. Interested in a gourmet kosher cruise? (J POST)
6. The Frugal Traveler: Maintaining dietary restrictions on the road (KANSAS CITY)