It’s the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
The Links
Creative cooks at Food52 can now make their experience more interactive than ever with the birth of #myFood52 [Food52]
Some restaurants are charging for reservations—cool or not okay? [NYT]
Cereal makers want you to eat cereal all the time! [Gawker]
If ice cream could have a sense of humor, it would no doubt taste like Saturday Night Live. (Or something.) Which is why Ben & Jerry's has rolled out a line of SNL-inspired flavors. [Eater]
Terrible news for livestock farmers: As many as 2.5 million pigs could die of a virus called PEDv in the next 12 months. [Salon]
Serious Eats has rounded up the best bottled Caesar dressings, if you're into that sort of thing. [Serious Eats]
Soda will not be taxed in California because "sweet espresso drinks" are not. We must be fair about these things. [Grubstreet]
The Drinks
Go ahead, drink this spicy ginger soda. We won't tax you.