Breakfast Links: Alton Brown’s So Fancy, You Already Know

Like a Boss, Alton Brown ‘Perfectly’ Grills Steaks Directly on Hot Coals (Eater)
Alton Brown’s regenerated web version of Good Eats brings us this new way to grill steaks. You want fire? How about FIRE ROCKS? (That’s what we call coal.)

From Grey Lady To White Widow: A Guide to Getting Maureen Dowd High (The Federalist)
In which you are educated on how not to eat marijuana and end up concern-trolling like Maureen Dowd.

Dear Everyone, Cheeseburgers And Pop Tarts Are Now Best Friends (HuffPost Food)
For a moment we thought that this was a cheeseburger with Pop Tarts for buns, but thankfully it’s just a cheeseburger in a flaky pie crust. Phew.

How to Pit Cherries with Chopsticks (Food and Wine)
Speaking of things that are also useful, this is one of them.

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