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 process of catching--and cooking--octopus in Greece is a brutal one. First, the fisherman kills it, then beats it on a rock to get the water out of it. Then the animal is hung on a clothesline to dry in the hot sun. This way, the meat is tender when grilled, rather than rubbery. [NPR]
These articles of clothing look delicious. Well, most of them. [BuzzFeed]
If you need a visual guide to making your own cold-brewed coffee, here's a great Vine that takes you step-by-step. And if you need written instructions, here's a great recipe. [BoingBoing]
Smitten, an ice cream store in San Francisco that does made-to-order ice cream, is attracting around 17,000 people a month. For artisanal ice cream made in microscopic batches, that's a lot of people. The fresh ice cream is made possible by a custom machine that owner Robyn Sue Fisher built after becoming obsessed with the science behind her favorite frozen dessert. [Wired]
Cattle branding is somewhat of an art, with aesthetics and the comfort of the animal being taken into consideration. And some brands are even puns. [Modern Farmer]
We appreciate labor-intensive recipes (just look at what it takes to make this awesome Texas-Style Brisket), but these recipes are just silly and superfluous. [BuzzFeed]
Another reason to eat breakfast each morning: Skipping it may lead to Type 2 diabetes. [L.A. Weekly]
The cold-brew method isn't just for coffee--you can use it for making iced tea, too.