Get to know merkén, a Chilean, copper-hued spice that's new to America. [LAT]
Affinage, the art of cheese ripening, has its defenders and skeptics. [NYT]
Eight recipes that went majorly viral. [Saveur]
Tipplers at this year's Oktoberfest drank almost two million gallons of beer. [NPR]
Denmark, home to some of the world's thinnest people, is taxing butter and fat. [NPR]
Boston chefs spice up French fries. [Boston Globe]
Pumpkin recipes, curated by the Chicago Tribune. [Chicago Tribune]