The Jewish Daily Forward: What is kosher salt, exactly? And why do chefs like it so much? - Jeff Gordinier The Washington Post: Organic baby food can cost twice as much as the conventional stuff, but there's little hard evidence that the investment pays off. - Patrick Farrell The Huffington Post: The juice of the bitter melon - that green, bumpy-skinned staple of Asian produce - has the ability to stop pancreatic cancer cells from metabolizing glucose, according to researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center. This could fight cancer by killing the cells, they said. - Glenn Collins Citysearch: Talk about microneighborhoods. The southwest corner of Central Park, in the area of Columbus Circle, has some of the best restaurants, according to @OzerskyTV. - Maria Newman Garden & Gun: When it comes to barbecue, we tend to hear the most boasting about Tennessee, Texas, the Carolinas and the area along the border between Kansas and Missouri. But Kentucky has a barbecue culture, too, and one of its distinctive dishes is smoked mutton. - Jeff Gordinier Slate: When it comes to liquor, older is better, right? Well, not always. Before you buy a so-called superaged bottle, think about the barrel it sat in. - Patrick Farrell Details: Good timing. Now that the Mediterranean diet is more in vogue than ever, Greek food in America is getting past moussaka and enjoying a gastronomic renaissance. - Jeff Gordinier Food Republic: In case you're heading that way: five places to eat and drink well in Cartagena, Colombia. - Maria Newman Chicago Reader: Lisa Selman figures out a way to incorporate balsamic vinegar into a cocktail. - Jeff Gordinier NPR: Imagine everything you encounter in a day - sights, sounds, words, names - having a specific taste. This is the world of the synesthete. - Patrick Farrell Esquire: You have a whole fish, but you're not quite sure what to do with it? A Houston chef, Bryan Caswell, schools you. - Jeff Gordinier The Daily Meal: The most radioactive marine life ever tested has now been caught near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan. The bottom-dwelling fish, a greenling - a delicacy in Japan - had radioactive cesium at 7,400 times the maximum amount considered safe for human consumption. - Glenn Collins Serious Eats: Why can't our breakfast sandwiches always look like this? - Jeff Gordinier Mother Jones: A celebration of Kathleen Merrigan, the departing second in command at the United States Department of Agriculture, who has been a champion for local and regional agriculture instead of Big Ag. Did she quit, or was she fired? - Glenn Collins