• Jardinière chef-owner Traci Des Jardins discusses her love of mortars and pestles, skis, and her obsession with "all things coffee." [Food & Wine]
• Range pastry chef Michelle Polzine talks about her favorite fruits to work with, and her most admired colleague. [Scoop]
• Regarding all the winners and losers in S.F., NYC, and Chicago in this year's Michelin Guides. [HuffPo]
• Since "we know some people don't come to IHOP because they don't have the time," as the chain's president says, self-serve IHOP Express shops are being tested in San Diego. Yeah, lack of time is definitely why people don't go to IHOP ... [USAT]
• William Shatner boldly goes where no celebrity has gone before, doling out safe turkey-deep-frying tips in an ad for State Farm. [NYDN]
• People who fell ill from salmonella after consuming eggs from that Iowa farm are getting paid lots of money. [NYDN]
• It's okay: Everyone botches dinner from time to time, including pros like Ming Tsai and Daniel Humm. [Cooking Light]
