Slate: Happy Arthur's Day! A pseudo-holiday concocted by Guinness in 2009 to celebrate its founder and stout, it's actually become something of an occasion in Ireland. Further proof that for many people, any old excuse to drink will do. - Patrick Farrell The Drinks Business: No need to worry, folks; beer would still be drinkable despite a nuclear bomb attack. -- Eric Asimov ChefSteps: Part of the team behind the Modernist Cuisine project has peeled off to start an online cooking course. Even if you never sous-vide a thing, the photography alone is worth studying. -- Julia Moskin The Journal News: Dashes of wisdom from Hudson Valley farmers. -- Jeff Gordinier New York Cork Report: Turns out that very few Finger Lakes wine producers offer their rieslings in magnum bottles. A revealing example of backward thinking. -- Eric Asimov Bon Appétit: Andrew Knowlton Instagrams his "mind-boggling" 26-course meal at Maaemo in Oslo, Norway, a new Nordic restaurant that he says we will be hearing a lot about. - Emily Weinstein The New York Times: Bad news for college bars: Facebook and Foursquare make it possible to see if the party is worth the trip without leaving the dorm. -- Susan Edgerley Prevention: It's not exactly "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," but close: hunting, cleaning and cooking them in New York, with a splash of red wine. - Patrick Farrell The Guardian: What are the best ways to cook badger? -- Jeff Gordinier The Atlantic: A hilarious lamentation on food and children, from the writer Ian Frazier. -- Julia Moskin Dinner: A Love Story: On the mysteries of mothers-in-law and chicken barley soup. -- Jeff Gordinier The New York Times: Tickets, er, carrots, please: To avoid paying a value-added tax during Spain's economic crisis, a municipal theater in a Catalan village is selling carrots, which are good for admission. The carrots are exempt from the tax. -- Susan Edgerley City Room: The Waldorf-Astoria's request that former guests return pilfered property (no questions asked) brings in a silver coffee pot, some tableware and many sheepish apologies. The hotel admits that it wasn't really looking for the loot, just the attention. - Patrick Farrell Slate: Now we're getting really micro in cooking: here are hundreds of words on how best to crack an egg. -- Julia Moskin City Room: Here are the finalists (including a Canadian firm working with the restauranteur Danny Meyer) to operate the observatory at 1 World Trade Center. Initially, there were plans for an upscale restaurant, in the tradition of Windows on the World, but the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey decided it would slow the traffic of visitors. -- Susan Edgerley