Further down the stream

• SNAP changes land: four more states stop soda purchases on Nov. 1, and stores must now stock seven varieties of each staple food · The Table
• Michelin's Kuala Lumpur & Penang guide adds one star, for Potager, and keeps Dewakan as Malaysia's only two-star · The Table
• A 3-foot alligator wanders through a North Carolina bagel shop's kitchen to the front counter · The Wild
• Wendy's rejects a $1.4 billion takeover bid from Nelson Peltz's Trian and adopts a poison pill · Market Movers
• Basque grill restaurant Asador Etxebarri is named the world's best at The 50 Best awards in Lima; Bangkok's Gaggan is No. 2 · The Table