NPR: The dairy cliff: milk producers, who have no safety net, would be hit hard if Congress does not pass a new farm bill. -- Maria Newman The Los Angeles Times: Befitting the city of Los Angeles, home of the classic chili burger and the modern classic Father's Office burger, the critic Jonathan Gold's quiz of the week is on hamburger history. -- Julia Moskin Chop Chop: Come on, kids! Let's make applesauce from scratch! -- Jeff Gordinier Eater: You love the crispy crust and gooey cheese. Now wear the aroma: Eau de Pizza Hut distills the fast-food experience into a heady, come-hither musk, with "top notes of freshly baked, hand-tossed dough." - Patrick Farrell Bloomberg Businessweek: Fast-growing numbers of restaurateurs and small-business owners have soured on the Groupon-like daily deals that once seemed so mesmerizing, and a new survey shows that only 3 percent of online discount campaigns lead to repeat business. - Glenn Collins Blondie and Brownie: The next paletas? Helados de San Jeronimo, square ice pops in favorite Colombian flavors like arequipe (a k a dulce de leche) and mora, the local blackberry. -- Julia Moskin Crain's New York: Beecher's, the Bedford Cheese Shop, the Whole Foods cheese counter and Gorilla Cheese Truck are creating a nascent Artisanal Cheese District in Union Square. -- Glenn Collins Paper Magazine: A selection of $35-and-under gift ideas from 2012's new liquor releases. - Robert Simonson Food & Wine: Andrew Carmellini, Michael Solomonov, Vitaly Paley, Ford Fry, Paul Qui: behold the new generation of empire builders. -- Jeff Gordinier The Economist: The new food porn: those anorexia Web sites that portray eating disorders as a lifestyle choice. Their popularity is growing, despite the attempts of Facebook and Tumblr to block "pro-ana" sites. - Glenn Collins Time Out Chicago: A lot of chefs resist offering customers a burger. Others (like Bill Kim and Ryan McCaskey in Chicago) give in to the idea - and then go for broke. -- Jeff Gordinier NPR: Revisiting the pressure cooker. -- Maria Newman The Guardian: England, too, is getting ramen fever. -- Jeff Gordinier Esquire: When most of us need help twisting open a tight jar, we look around for a big man. In lieu of that, try a big men's magazine. - Patrick Farrell Details: The next wave in energy drinks. -- Jeff Gordinier Eater: It's not too early to plan where you're going to eat on Christmas. -- Maria Newman Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome: The cold weather is coming. You're going to want bean soup with a lot of garlic. -- Jeff Gordinier The New York Times: Rice farmers in Louisiana are using their fields of shallow waters to raise crawfish. -- Maria Newman