Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

M.Y. China is aiming to attract a wide swath of San Francisco eaters, and educate them about modern Chinese cuisine while they're at it. The restaurant's wide-open kitchen, putting everything from flaming wok-tossing to expert hand crafted noodle-pulling on display, is certainly a part of that goal, too. More

We all know that cutting out dessert completely will turn normal people into dieting monsters. So how about subbing the heavy cakes and cookies for a light and tangy lemon mousse? More

A warm pita stuffed with a tender, garlicky lamb burger and a chunky tzatziki full of fresh mint, chives, and oregano. More

Harvester Brewing, which brewed its first batch in November 2011, focuses exclusively on gluten-free beers, all using roasted chestnuts in addition to frequently-seen GF beer ingredients like sorghum. We tried their pale ale, dark ale, and red ale. More

Even though Edible DIY presents this as more of an autumn treat, there's no reason to confine the flavors of cinnamon, fleur de sel, and a kick of cayenne to one season. Liven up winter's monotony with the sweetly spicy crunch of this brittle. More

Pork cracklings are one of those foods I can't keep in the house, along with potato chips and cereal. Here's another way to eat them: piled on sopes. More

Of our 11 favorite sugary bites this year, only 2 were in the same city, let alone the same state. We found delicious desserts in 5 different countries, proving that there is, well, always room for the sweet stuff. More

I'm a big fan of rooftop films and have made a point of sharing them in videos in order to share what rooftop amazingness is possible. It may be old hat in America, but in China, where food scares and the dangers of pesticides and pollution are only beginning to show their true colors, the new farming movement is just blossoming. More

Adjunct: it's a dirty word to a lot of craft beer fanatics, conjuring images of cackling evil Bud/Miller/Coors brewers alternately dumping bags of corn into their beer and money into their bank accounts. But like any good curse word, it has its f#&$@n' place. More

Hit up Supernatural Sandwiches at the San Diego Public Market for a spicy shrimp 'which with three garlic elements and a taqueria-style hot sauce. It's their spiciest sandwich, rating between 30,000-50,000 on the Scoville scale, but, really it's more garlicky than hot. More

Usually my buffalo sauce stays on wings, but this sausage is worth trying, my fellow buffalo sauce lovers. More

At Mike's Burger House you'll find great American-style fast food burgers transplanted to Cambodia. More

Just because you're trying to eat better doesn't mean you need to swear off frozen desserts. Instead, think sorbet, not ice cream, and focus on seasonal fruits. Case in point: persimmons. More

Head just two doors down from The Passenger in Washington, DC, and you'll be greeted by the giant face of Bill Murray's Steve Zissou. Step inside, pay your respects to Zombie Elvis on your immediate left, and you'll find the new rum bar by the brothers Tom and Derek Brown (of The Passenger). Hogo is your opportunity to explore the Caribbean vicariously through Tom's ever-growing collection of more than 80 different rums and a bevy of Caribbean inspired cocktails. More