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

• Calvin Trillin ventures to the “the land of the seven moles." - The New Yorker

• According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste from restaurants accounts for 15 percent of all the food in landfills. - NPR

• Debunking the myth that the taxi driver is a harbinger of local gems. - Wall Street Journal

• Behold the bean hole. – New York Times

• These Advent calendars are aces. - Epicurious

• Send tidings of comfort and edible joy with homemade gifts. - Saveur