• Chicken Faux Gras: Shitake and Cognac foie gras taste-alike made with chicken livers and topped with parsley gelee.

• What do you eat on a 2100-mile hike when you have diabetes and want to carry a light pack? Raw foods and lots and lots of figs. Inspiring story of two Appalachian Trail thru-hikers.

• Slate reviews portable grills.

• Nest Kitchen Towel, $14.50 from artgoodies' shop at Etsy.