Food and Recipes
Here is a place for you to play with your food -- literally: enjoy, have fun with and celebrate food -- but don't worry, we'll still help you get dinner on the table every night.
Want a Perfect Cuppa Joe? Roast Your Own Coffee Beans
How Escargot Evolved From Snail Snack to Treat for the Elite
Capicola: The Italian Dried Meat Tony Soprano Called 'Gabagool'
Spread Holiday Cheer With a Good Mulled Beer
What Is Candy Corn and How Is It Made?
Why Restaurants Are So Loud These Days
How to Cut a Pineapple in 4 Easy Steps
Butter Boards Are Creaming Charcuterie Spreads This Season
5 Ways to Open a Can Without a Can Opener
Does Chicken Soup Really Help When You’re Sick?
5 Fall Foods You Can Forage in Your Own Neighborhood
Sardines: The Stinky Little Fish You Should Be Eating
What Is Imitation Crab Meat? Is the Crab Substitute Vegan?
Macaroon vs. Macaron: Differentiating Between Sweet Treats
Mezcal vs. Tequila: A Guide to Agave-based Spirits
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Lobster has long been associated with luxury and fine dining. But could newly imposed Chinese tariffs change that?
By Shaun Chavis
Michelin's iconic dining guide rates the best restaurants in 30 countries and four continents. But how did a tire company start rating restaurants?
And a simple biscuit recipe to go along with it.
By Shaun Chavis
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Coconut oil has either been lauded as a superfood that can cure a multitude of things or a fat-monster best avoided like the plague. What's the truth?
By Alia Hoyt
In 2017, bottled water surpassed soda as America's favorite drink and the trend continues. How did something we get for free become a multi-billion-dollar business?
By Shaun Chavis
How did this dish become so associated with the American South and yet so beloved all over the world?
The number of Americans living in food deserts has decreased, but there's still a long way to go before everyone has access to healthy food.
By Shaun Chavis
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Unless it's fresh-squeezed (and even then) juice is loaded with sugar, often as much as a can of Coca-Cola. So why do we still tout it as healthy?
By Shaun Chavis
Peppers are getting hotter these days. But which one is the hottest of them all? And why do we keep searching for ever-hotter peppers?
By Shaun Chavis
The U.S. government ban on artificial trans fats went into effect on June 18, 2018, but includes a one-year extension for certain additives.
By Shaun Chavis
Yep – cockroach milk is being touted in some circles as the next non-dairy milk substitute. But, seriously, OMG.
By Carrie Tatro
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Lemonade has a long and storied history, from its beginnings in ancient Egypt all the way to current 21st-century pop culture.
By Carrie Tatro
Barbecue season is upon us in all its mouth-watering glory. What's your BBQ IQ? Find out with this quiz.
By Alia Hoyt
More than 230 teams will compete at the 2018 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, also known as Memphis in May.
By Shaun Chavis
If a microwave's your only option, could you make it work?
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The two words may sound like a mouthful, but together they make up the building blocks of healthy food.
There are a lot of quirky eaters out there. Are you one of them?
By John Donovan
A study found that, on average, it takes 264 gallons (1,000 liters) of water to make a single chocolate bar. Now that's a hefty footprint.
Little tiny vegetables seem to pop up everywhere these days, but where do they come from?
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On a cold winter's day, a hot piece of pizza really satisfies. It works just as well on a hot summer's day with an icy soda too. But who invented pizza? And what did Chuck E. Cheese's have to do with Atari?
Ice cream that won't melt sounds like an impossible idea, but it's available now in Japan.
Whole Foods or Randalls? Cracker Barrel or Au Bon Pain? And what do your answers say about the way you voted, if anything?
By John Donovan
One glass of wine might not be a big deal, until you consider how much glass sizes have increased.
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A 4th-century cookbook advised readers how to get rid of the 'goatish smell' from stale bird meat.
What's the fastest way to thaw a frozen turkey on Thanksgiving? There are a few different methods to do it safely.