What We're Reading, Thursday September 1

• The Cider Press: Pairing Pizza With Hard Cider – Serious Eats
• Burning Question: Why Is Cheese Orange? – YumSugar
• The Must-Haves of Beer, Steak and Video Game Consoles – Industry Leaders Magazine
• State Fair of Texas Fried Food Awards 2011 – Pegasus News
• California Ignores Its Own Scientists on Dangerous Pesticide – Civil Eats
• What Does a Restaurant Critic Cook at Home? – LA Weekly
• For the Fan Who Has Everything: The Tailgater – Esquire

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