In case you missed out during the Fourth of July hubbub, here are a few of our favorite reads from last week.

• Food & Wine has compiled a list of the best new pizza places from coast to coast.

• Just in time for wedding season, Grub Street gives the 411 on how to drink at weddings without completely abusing an open bar.

• The French are perhaps even more upset about the recent foie gras ban than California chefs, citing that they “can only regret California’s decision.”

• Williamsburg’s very own chocolatiers, the Mast Brothers, have just revealed their plans for an upcoming cookbook called Mast Brothers Chocolate: A Family Cookbook.

• Nora Ephron, equal parts writer, filmmaker and food enthusiast, has passed away at age 71. Former dining critic Frank Bruni remarks on her passion for food.

• Some of the top chefs in the country name their favorite supermarket brands and guilty pleasures. Who knew Wylie Dufresne had such an affection for American cheese?