• Yesterday, we learned to order the cheapest bottle of wine. Today, it turns out that we prefer the cheapest bottle. [NYDN]
• ESPN the Magazine is putting football players in the kitchen and making them work for their new online series, Jock Chefs. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
• Unsurprisingly, the world’s best restaurant views can be found at places in tall buildings or overlooking beaches. [CNN]
• Is Dovetail really the city’s best new restaurant? According to this list, it is. [NYO]
• Enough free samples can equal a full-fledged lunch. [Midtown Lunch]
• The sticker price on first-growth Bordeaux from 2005 is nearly $2,000. [WSJ]