Bottoms Up…

1. Secret’s Out: Chateau Marmont Reveals Its Classified Cocktail Menu (LA MAG)
2. She Can Still Pour A Pint! Amazing Story Of The World’s Oldest Barmaid, Going Strong At 98! (RADAR ONLINE)
3. Rick Bayless Is Developing a Beer For Crown Imports (EATER)
4. Martini Madness: The origins of the martini aren’t particularly interesting, but they’re very sweet (SLATE)
5. Vineyard Creates Pen Filled with Wine Instead of Ink – VIDEO (PSFK)
6. Billionaire Bill Koch dukes it out with Internet tycoon Eric Greenberg over $300G in wine (NY DAILY NEWS)

Delicious new recipes from Internet resources:

1. Warm Orange & Pistachio Bittersweet Chocolate Cakes ‘In A Jar’ With Orange Cream (SEATTLE TIMES)
2. Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll Ups (CINNAMON, SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE)
3. Brisket with Onion & Chile Jam (FOOD & WINE)
4. Rick Bayless’ Smoky Braised Mexican Pumpkin with Seared White Onion (Calabaza Guisada al Chipotle) (ACCESS HOLLYWOOD)
5. Nigel Slater’s Bacon Beans (GUARDIAN)
6. Pot Roast Studded with Almonds & Bacon (COOKSTR)
7. Quick Orange Lentil Soup (LA TIMES)
8. Israeli Couscous with Cauliflower, Lemon & Garlic (WASHINGTON POST)
9. Loaded Sweet Potatoes with Kale & Roasted Garlic (THE STAR PHOENIX)
10. Pea Falafel with Hummus & Flatbread (GOURMET TRAVELLER)

The Chef Recommends…

1. Chef Rick Bayless: On theater, TV and eating insects (WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP)
2. Cat Cora, Curtis Stone and ambitious contenders go ‘Around the World in 80 Plates’ (NY DAILY NEWS)
3. The 100 Most Influencial People in the World: José Andrés (TIME)
4. Julia Child, a legacy of teaching the joy of food (FOX NEWS)
5. Heston’s got nothing on this: Video of Japanese ‘culinary experiment’ with ELECTRIFIED food - VIDEO (DAILY MAIL)
6. Kellogg’s Recipe Scandal: Company Credits Grant Achatz, Chef’s Partner Calls Foul (HUFFINGTON POST)

A roundup of new products:

1. Rick Bayless unveils a granola collaboration with Milk & Honey (TIME OUT CHICAGO)
2. Flavour Gallery: Fashion Label For Foodies (HONEST COOKING)
3. Sticky Fingers: Transform drinks–and more–with Jo Snow Syrups (TASTING TABLE)
4. Dark Chocolate Mallo Cups (BOYER CANDIES)
5. MYdrap: Cotton Table Linens on a Roll (DAILY GROMMET)

Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more!

1. Behind the Scenes Baja: Episode 2 (FRONTERA FIESTA)
2. Documentary: Danny Meyer the Restaurateur (LICK MY SPOON)
3. Taste of Place with Chef Donald Link (DELISH)
4. Artichoke Hearts Gratin (GOOD BITES)
5. How to Serve Unique Hors d’oeuvres (SERIOUS EATS)
6. You Know You Want to Watch a Music Video With Exploding Cakes (ZAGAT)
7. TEDxObserver – René Redzepi (YOU TUBE)
8. Pimento Cheese! (CNN)
9. Baja Fresh’s David Kim goes public : Latest restaurant CEO on ‘Undercover Boss’ talks TV, ops, people and profits (NRN)
10. Take a bite out of the royal wedding (CNN)