Princeton Alumni Weekly: One way to try to make sense of the global economy: the Big Mac Index. -- Jeff Gordinier 101 Cookbooks: Revisiting a vintage cookbook from 1973, one of the first to bring the word "seasonal" into the mix. Author Perla Meyers was an early adopter. -- Julia Moskin San Francisco Chronicle: Where to eat and drink in San Francisco? Why not ask a man who knows, like Raj Parr, sommelier extraordinaire. -- Eric Asimov The Telegraph: The clamor grows in Britain to ban the use of liquid nitrogen in drinks after a teenage girl had her stomach removed following the ingestion of an 18th-birthday cocktail in a Lancaster bar. - Glenn Collins The New York Times: Scientists in England analyzed the same data used by the Stanford team for the recent, much-discussed organic food study and came to very different conclusions. - Emily Weinstein Wine Review Online: Linda Murphy pays homage to the excellent rieslings of the Finger Lakes of New York. -- Eric Asimov The Yellow House: An ideal autumn lunch: fried eggs with sizzling vinegar, adapted from Deborah Madison. -- Julia Moskin Next Avenue: So once foodie singles have paired off, how do they truly know they're compatible? Why, they must head to the kitchen together - to road-test mutual adaptability, generosity and problem-solving. - Glenn Collins Slate: Prehistoric humans ate giant pandas. Here's why we don't. - Emily Weinstein Food & Wine: Hey, you don't have to stick with a hot dog after you visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Cooperstown, N.Y., appears on a new list of small American towns with surprisingly exciting food scenes. -- Jeff Gordinier The Wall Street Journal: It is called gruit, and it is a centuries-old, little-known tradition of brewing beer without hops. A few beer-makers are experimenting with less-bitter herbs, spices and other plant substances to create unusual tastes. - Glenn Collins LA Weekly: There are even more famous vegans than we realized. -- Jeff Gordinier Real Simple: Tips on putting together a beautiful Thanksgiving centerpiece. (Yes, it's time to start gearing up.) -- Jeff Gordinier