The Jewish Daily Forward: Paying tribute to 125 years of "the granddaddy of Jewish delis," Katz's.- Jeff Gordinier Mother Jones: A writer tells you how he became hooked on weeds (note the plural), and why you should too. - Maria Newman The Huffington Post: The U.S.D.A."s office of the inspector general released a damning report finding that the slaughter of contaminated or ill animals goes largely unpunished at many of the nation's slaughterhouses, and that the agency's oversight of humane slaughter regulations is inadequate. - Glenn Collins The Los Angeles Times: "You can leave, or you can settle for tacos made with trompas, which is to say a kind of carnitas made with the pig's snout," Jonathan Gold writes of a stop at a taco truck. You take a step back toward your car. But then you notice that the tacos are made not just with fresh tortillas but with tortillas made to order from little balls of fresh masa, and that the red-chile salsa seems to be hot enough to flush the neck of the tattooed dude who was a couple of places ahead of you in line." - Jeff Gordinier The New York Times: A Chinese firm is set to buy Smithfield Foods, one of the biggest and oldest pork producers in the United States, for $4.7 billion, a deal that amounts to the largest takeover to date of an American company by a Chinese one. On the other hand, there's growing concern over the increase in food the United States is importing from China. - Maria Newman Discover: Ancient Sumerians, polyphenols, Brussels lace, Boontling and zymurgy. There's quite a bit that you might not know about beer. - Jeff Gordinier The Oklahoman: Danny Bowien, who grew up in Oklahoma, went back to his tornado-bashed home state to help out with a benefit called the OK Chefs Relief Pop-Up Restaurant, which raised about $75,000. (Via Eater) - Maria Newman OnEarth: Could there be a comeback for salmon in California? - Jeff Gordinier