Food Reads: Gold-Medal Recipes + Jamming Out

Get jamming with this no-recipe homemade stone fruit jam. [Food52]

A look into why Sylvester Graham wanted to create the least sexy food around: the graham cracker. [Food & Wine]

Celebrate the Olympics with these Brazilian recipes worthy of a gold medal. [Saveur]

A bountiful harvest leads to bountiful waste for cherry farmers, who are forced to dump thousands of pounds of product to make room for international imports. [Modern Farmer]

You say tomato; I say tomato tart with fresh mozzarella and anchovies. Get the recipe. [NYT]

Beer lovers unite! Here is the ultimate list of global lagers. [Lucky Peach]

Starbucks finally jumps on the dairy-free bandwagon, adding almond milk to its menu. [Grub Street]

Break out the cheeseboards: the American Cheese Society just announced five of its winning varieties. [NYT]