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

• The weird, the wacky, the jicama? Surprising snacks left for ol' Saint Nick. - Cooking Light

• The long and winding road to the perfect potato pancake. - Thirteen

• Another year, another listicle. Wihtout further ado, the best dishes of 2011. - ulterior epicure

• A Norwegian is climbin' in your windows, snatching your butter up. - Eater

• David Cross of "Arrested Development" breaks down the restaurant industry in true comic fashion. - Gourmet Live