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

• New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells feels like he is being "nibbled to death" by the tasting-menu-only epidemic. - New York Times

• Warm up on fall mornings with boozy brunch cocktails like Pumpkin Shandy, Sparkling Apple Tea, Bourbon Maple Cider and Blood Orange Punch. - Serious Eats

• If you ever prayed for a Snoop Dogg rap about Hot Pockets, someone was listening.  - YouTube

• Take a gander at the goose barnacle. - Guardian

• Buzzkill: A man was allegedly kicked out of an Australian bar because of his mullet. - The West Australian