Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe.

• Free bird? Naw - you're still gonna have to pay for that pulled chicken. Lynyrd Skynyrd to open a BBQ restaurant in Vegas. - Las Vegas Sun

• I tried to dry it, but it just went moldy. Why moisture is the enemy. - Well Preserved

• Meat, poultry and egg producers agree - no fee. For them at least. They'd like to pass the food safety inspection costs on to consumers. - Food Safety News

• On cooking all pretty for the camera and still being able to afford a a tipple with dinner. - Crasstalk

• When "Twitter feed" takes on a whole new meaning – cooking in a digital world. - Food 52

• Last call for beloved wine world figure Joe Dressler, the self-titled "Captain Tumor Man" who lost his battle with cancer, and kept everyone laughing to the very end. - Louis/Dressler