Subway

Turkey and spinach with avocado sandwich at Subway

Huffington Post Politics: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto in a soybean seed patent violation case that pitted Indiana farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman against the biotech giant.

Mental Floss: From bacon to beer, there are patron saints assigned to food and drink.

A. Scattergood

Gary's stall at the South Pasadena farmers market

Smithsonian Magazine: The Novice's Guide to Venturing Into the World of Craft Beer.

Food Republic: Existential Food Questions, Part 1.

James Beard Foundation blog: How to make bacon rillettes.

Eatocracy: My 8 most stained and damaged cookbooks.

G. Snyder

Guisados taco sampler

The New York Times Diner's Journal: Slow Food USA gets a new leader.

Michael Ruhlman: A review of Alex Witchel's book All Gone, a memoir with refreshments.

The Smithsonian: Whether or not diet soda causes clinical depression.

NPR's The Salt: A recipe for Sean Brock's Elvis Presley milkshake. (Bacon fat! Bananas! Bourbon!)

Serious Eats: The 10 best Los Angeles tacos of 2012.

Flickr/David Locke

persimmons

Pigeons & Planes: 20 Things Everyone Thinks About The Food World (But Nobody Will Say).

Riding Shotgun: Happy New Year's from Roy Choi.

The New York Times: After Crispy Pig Ears, 10 Trends for 2013.

Daily Dish: Fishing With Dynamite, David LeFevre's new restaurant.

Sinosoul: 10 Worst Meals in 2012.

A. Scattergood

holiday cookies at Bittersweet Treats

Ruth Reichl: Gift Guide, Day 18. Or, the Corkcicle.

Eater LA: La Brea Bakery moving up the street in January.

Serious Eats: Christmas-themed hot dogs.

LA Observed: One Adam 12: Code 7 at Henry's Tacos.

Food52: A Gluten-Free Holiday Menu.

Bon Appetit: Inside the World of Black Market Beer.

Flickr/hummanna

mulled wine

David Lebovitz: Making vin chaud, or hot mulled wine.

Gastronomy: Checking out Khmer cuisine in Long Beach.

Huff Post Food: Scott Mowbray, editor of Cooking Light, writes an op-ed on "The Rise of the New Food Culture."

Los Angeles Times: Why Jonathan Gold thinks you should go to Alma.

Food Politics: The White House as edible gingerbread.

The New York Times: David Tanis considers pâte à choux.

Eatocracy: Happy National Lager Day! As if you needed another reason to get drunk.

Flickr/mckaysavage

nutmet

Michael Ruhlman: Holiday cookbooks picks for 2012.

Grub Street Los Angeles: Riot like a European dairy farmer and fill your spray hoses with milk.

Daily Dish: A new chef steps behind the stoves of Thomas Keller's The French Laundry.

The Salt: On nutmeg, hallucinations and massacres.

The New York Times: Want to cook a good pot of beans? Just bury a giant iron pot in your backyard.

A. Scattergood

the view at Campanile

Tasting Table: Café Dulcé pops up with coffee and street art in downtown L.A.

The New York Times Diner's Blog: Brewing President Obama's ale, step-by-step.

Zester Daily: Cruise food! (And we mean the fancy boat, not a certain Scientologist.)

Flickr/katerha

radishes

Channel 4: Jamie Oliver's new TV series, Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club.

Slate: Burning Question #147... What do Swedes think of the Swedish chef??

Smithsonian Food & Drink: A roundup of the best food at state fairs.

Eater LA: Hot Red Bus is coming to L.A. -- our first British-Indian chip shop.

Bravo's The Dish: Bravo's new TV show? Life After Top Chef, a "documentary-style look inside the hectic lives of the show's alumni."

Rachael Narins

Fries at Church & State

L.A. Observed: Paul Ryan's new speechwriter is, among other things, a vegan.

Bon Appetit: How to make the best homemade french fries ever.

Grub Street L.A.: Jon Shook and Michael Voltaggio head to Baja.

The Huffington Post: Nancy Pelosi's obsession: chocolate. ""It's OK to eat ice cream while you're riding a bike."