Welcome to the weekend! Now’s the time to settle into a laid-back rhythm and catch up on all this week’s food news on the web. For your perusal, here’s a curated selection of stories that we’ve been reading this week.
- Meet this year’s “it” Christmas cookie: the sugar-dusted, jam-centered linzer. [Wall Street Journal]
- What do Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters and Mark Bittman have in common? They’ve all contributed recipes to Soup for Syria, a soup cookbook that’s raised more than $300,000 to benefit Syrian refugees. [NPR Food]
- For this year’s cookie tin, make chocolate-tahini bars, which are like a grown-up version of a peanut butter cup
- Saved by the Max, Chicago’s wildly popular Saved by the Bell pop-up shop and diner, is embarking on a nationwide tour. [Grub Street]
- What goes better with that eggnog latte: whiskey or rum? Here’s a guide to the best booze pairings for your favorite seasonal Starbucks drink. [The Kitchn]