Washington Monthly: Fascinating, important boots-on-the-ground reporting on the poultry industry and the Obama administration, via @Michael Pollan. -- Julia Moskin The Hungry Housewife: If you're part of a family that likes to follow up Thanksgiving with a hearty breakfast on Friday morning, consider these baked clusters of egg, cheese, sausage and hash browns. -- Jeff Gordinier NPR: Food banks in New Jersey and New York were hit hard by the hurricane, and they are now struggling not only to feed the new homeless, but also to stock enough provender for Thanksgiving and Christmas, which are the food banks' heartbreaking annual Super Bowl of need. - Glenn Collins Slate: Out with Mr. Coffee, in with Ms. Barista: the nation's top-ranked coffeemaker shares her tips (No. 1: scrap the automatic brewer) for making the best of all possible cups. -- Patrick Farrell Culture: Open a window. They're making Limburger in Wisconsin. -- Jeff Gordinier Oxford American: An appetizing attempt to define "New Appalachian Cuisine" in the context of the Southern-food revival. -- Julia Moskin Tasting Table: New York is warming up to Filipino food. -- Jeff Gordinier National Restaurant Association: The Thanksgiving food-safety police are revving up their scary annual warnings, and here are six big-time turkey-sanitation tips, including: thaw Tom in the fridge, sanitize that sink and countertop, use a meat thermometer to achieve a 165-degree internal temperature - and heat those leftovers to 165 as well. And there's a video. - Glenn Collins The Village Voice: "Piping hot," "done to a turn" and other culinary clichés, explained by Robert Sietsema (who also explains the name of his paper's food blog, "Fork in the Road"). -- Patrick Farrell Time Out Chicago: A look at what chefs are cooking with coconut milk. -- Jeff Gordinier Asian American Writers' Workshop: An introduction to (and appreciation of) one of the earliest Chinese cookbooks published in the United States, Buwei Yang Chao's "How to Cook and Eat in Chinese." (She most likely coined the English term "stir-fry," among many other accomplishments.) -- Julia Moskin Eater: Starbucks continues its quest for control of the caffeinated world, buying the mall chain Teavana. ... The New York Times: ... And in a darker corner of that world, the Food and Drug Administration confirms that it has received reports of 13 deaths said to be tied to a high-caffeine drink called 5-Hour Energy. -- Patrick Farrell Dinner A Love Story: Classic meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Any arguments? -- Jeff Gordinier The Wall Street Journal: Now they are calling beer sommeliers Cicerones - an erstwhile term for sightseeing guide. A Cicerone Certification Program has already validated more than 18,000 beer professionals. There's a course syllabus. And yes, applicants are required to sample formidable quantities of beer. - Glenn Collins