What wines pair well with hot dogs? More than none. Ray Isle, executive wine editor at Food and Wine shares a few at Eatocracy. Champagne and corndogs: together at last. 

Jon Stewart riffs on pink slime for 8 minutes on last night's The Daily Show, via Eater. Who'd have thought "finally textured beef" actually means "ammonia-soaked centrifuge separated byproduct paste."

Adam Roberts of Amateur Gourmet poses a frighteningly pertinent question: are food blogs over? His answer is "hardly," (phew!) but he points out that their survival hinges on more innovation and fewer copycats.

Living mas? No es bueno. Emma Courtland of LA Weekly tries Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco, which "tastes ever so slightly of broken dreams."

After last week's "red meat causes early death" study and this week's "you've been eating pink slime" hysteria, some good news about my dietary habits: Eating Curry Could Prevent Heart Disease, from Huffington Post Food. 

Chicken Madras curry from the Man Bites Food home kitchen. Finally, something I regularly eat that's not taking years off my life. 

The internet can be such a delicious place. Here's a look at the most significant web happenings in the world of restaurants and dining today.

Esquire released its Best New Restaurants of 2011 list. They (justifiably) dock points for restaurants where ...

"Any cast member from Jersey Shore would be allowed to dine.

Adam Richman of Man v. Food eats.

Liquid nitrogen, oysters, chocolate syrup, or caviar are used to make ice cream."

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council weighs in on the Tiger Woods hot dog fiasco:

"The use of an iconic food in an act of violence against an iconic golfer like Tiger Woods is reprehensible -- and a violation of hot dog etiquette. Some might call the thrower a 'wiener,' but we'd say that's too high a compliment. Hot dogs are meant to be enjoyed -- not weaponized. "

Clay Risen of The Atlantic gives a brief history and a beginner's guide to the oft-divisive pumpkin ale. Beer + pumpkins: what's not to like here?

And finally, for your viewing edification, a short film on the true birthplace of pizza: Korea.