Newsweek: Reindeer lichen, black grouse, lingonberries, juniper branches, trout roe, dried pig's blood - these are a few of Magnus Nilsson's favorite things at his Fäviken restaurant in Sweden. He's doing a United States tour for his new cookbook (yes, "Fäviken" -- from Phaidon Press) based on the woodsy foraging of a hunter/chef. Can you say mosquito bites? - Glenn Collins Tasting Table: Corn dogs for breakfast, chicken-skin sliders, scallion bubble pancakes, cheese grits with pickled chiles: Richmond, an erstwhile capital of the Confederacy, is yet another American city with a culinary renaissance going on. -- Jeff Gordinier The Mom 100: The author Katie Workman revisits the horror of coming to school with lunch packed by a health-food-enthusiast mom of the '70s. At least she had jelly with her oily peanut butter and thick whole grain bread. My sandwiches were peanut butter and cucumber. -- Julia Moskin The Wall Street Journal: As another James Bond movie looms, a reminder that despite his predilection for shaken-not-stirred martinis, 007 has a very wide-ranging taste in drinks. -- Patrick Farrell Phoenix New Times: Shot glasses made out of meat. Think we're kidding? Nope. Coming to a cocktail party near you. -- Jeff Gordinier The Price Hike: The least expensive Champagne on the menu at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn: $270. Then again, the Mumm from Napa for $40 is pretty drinkable. -- Julia Moskin Smithsonian: Fish confuse it with food. Birds mistakenly feed it to their young, who die of malnutrition. And it concentrates in the food chain, tainting populations of fish that humans consume. That's right, it's ocean-pollution plastic, and new research suggests to some that it may pose a more urgent problem for ocean life than climate change. - Glenn Collins The Village Voice: Extreme fussiness about food may seem a recent development, but Robert Sietsema reminds us that a 1984 book called "The Official Foodie Handbook" poked fun at the worship of extra-virgin olive oil and hazelnuts. -- Patrick Farrell SF Weekly: Literary events are getting all food-obsessed, too. -- Jeff Gordinier Mother Jones: Aleppo, in Syria, has been a crossroads of the Eurasian spice trade since the routes were first traced. Now much of the city's huge and ancient food market is burnt, or burning. -- Julia Moskin NPR: Peanut butter as panacea: In Haiti, they're hoping it's the magic bullet to keep kids from starving. -- Patrick Farrell Insatiable Critic: The chef Todd Mitgang's "green vision" at Crave Fishbar captivates Gael Greene, who says that, thanks to his way with greens and veggies, "the seafood is sometimes almost second fiddle." Sadly, her John Dory is overcooked, and she adds that "I can live without kale." - Glenn Collins Grub Street: The Times's Sam Sifton has moved on from reviewing restaurants to running the National desk, but his days are still crammed full of cooking, eating and thinking about food. -- Patrick Farrell Details: Beef jerky good enough to get Tom Colicchio jonesing. -- Jeff Gordinier