It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
Nick Offerman talks to Conan O'Brien about being named a "sexiest man alive" by People. One of his secrets is dabbing bacon grease behind his ears and on his back for that "manly smell." [Team Coco]
PepsiCo has come out with a Pepsi-and-chicken-flavored potato chip in China. To which we ask: When will the crunchy madness end? [Gawker]
The New York Times's Suleika Jaouad discusses [how cancer can change a relationship with food even if it's mom's cooking. <a>NY Times</a>="">]
Wheat has been genetically manipulated a lot in the past 60 years--and all that futzing around has made the staple almost impossible to digest for everyone. Basically, if you have a gluten intolerance, you can blame science. [io9]**
Julia Child once said she loved a certain taco stand, and to this day there are insane lines out the door of the one-story shack in Santa Barbara. It helps that this taqueria is actually really good, with freshly made tortillas and fillings. Yum. [USA Today]
Remember the Green Dragon Inn from the Lord of the Rings series, also featured in The Hobbit (which premiers tomorrow)? It's now a fully functioning bar. Now we just need somebody to make The Three Broomsticks a reality for full-blown drunken geekdom. [Huffington Post]
The Drink
Mulled wine is probably the closest we'll get to anything resembling a hobbit's hooch of choice.