CBS News: An unprecedented catch of Maine lobsters could bring prices down to unheard-of levels this summer. It seems that a mild winter has caused lobsters to shed their winter shells prematurely. It?s a boon for consumers but lobstermen worry that the meat glut will keep them from getting their short-shelf-life catch to market. ? Glenn Collins
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: Monday was the first day of a pioneering cooking-and-science camp, co-sponsored by SEAS and Chop Chop Mag, a food-and-nutrition magazine for kids. First day?s agenda: baking with Bill Yosses, White House executive pastry chef. ? Julia Moskin
The San Francisco Chronicle: The wines of Corsica, imbued with maquis, the wild scrubland of lavender, helichrysum and myrtle that defines the island?s landscape. Janet Fletcher reports. ? Eric Asimov
Phoenix New Times: The Arizona chef Stephen Jones is opposed to whistling in the kitchen but in favor of fried bologna on Wonder Bread. ? Jeff Gordinier
The Washington Post: The not-so-secret government plot to get you to eat lots of cheese. ? Patrick Farrell
Texas Monthly: Much to the delight of soda drinkers, one regional company is not about to give up on using cane sugar. (Via The New York Times.) ? Jeff Gordinier
The Economist: The world?s giant drinks companies are racing to slake the thirst of the last great growing market for alcohol: Africa. Diageo has been pushing wines mixed with spirits, as well as a low-end beer called Senator Keg. And SABMiller is hawking cassava beer and fruit-flavored drinks for women. ? Glenn Collins
The New York Times: The age-old advice to tourists in Mexico ? don?t drink the water ? is apparently followed by Mexicans as well. They consume four times as much bottled water as Americans. ? Patrick Farrell
Decanter: A severe hailstorm devastated the southern Champagne vineyards of the C?te des Bar, destroying this year?s crop. ?The damage is estimated at 130 percent, because at least 30 percent of the 2013 crop will also be affected,? said Michel Drappier, head of Drappier, the largest house in the region. ? Eric Asimov
The New York Times: Ten consumer groups complain that the Obama administration is dragging its feet on enforcing a sweeping new food-safety law that passed two years ago. ? Patrick Farrell
Tasting Table: A sandwich so messy that it comes with a side of gloves. ? Jeff Gordinier
Slate: How Starbucks won over resistant New Yorkers (some of them, anyway), only to let the romance go cold. ?
Ecosalon: ? Meanwhile, global warming threatens the specialty coffee industry, and not just because fewer people may want hot drinks. ? Patrick Farrell
Grub Street: Dave Arnold of Booker and Dax tries to show Jimmy Fallon how to make a Bangkok daiquiri, but ends up with something out of the new Batman movie. ? Patrick Farrell
Source: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/what-were-reading-480/
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