Season Tickets for Next; Modern Farmer's Sheep Week

CHICAGO— Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas have released next year's season tickets for Next, allowing renewals and new subscriptions to the 2014 season, featuring "Chicago Steakhouse," "Chinese Modern," and "Trio 2004" themes. FYI for interested parties: "The Chicago Steak menu pricing is higher than normal due to the cost of the dry aged Prime Ribeye that we will be serving." [EaterWire]

FOOD MEDIA— Indie print mag Modern Farmer has proclaimed this week "Sheep Week," and the themed content includes, among other things, an ongoing "Lamb Cam" focused on the sheep at Virginia's Juniper Moon Farms. The online issue also features stories like "10 Things I've Learned from Lambs" and a look at the sport of mutton-busting, aka lamb riding. [EaterWire]

THE INTERNET— The curators at Cool Culinaria are getting in on the Cronut™ game with a box of holiday cards depicting Dominique Ansel's signature pastry. In the image, a rendered Cronut sits alongside a note addressed to Santa: "Sorry, I ate some of your Cronut. xo" The cards are available for a limited time only, in boxes of 10. [CC]

Next, Chicago. [Photo: Brecheisen]