Ethics
Don’t Get Duped: Six Foods That Might Not Be The Real Deal
Colored sawdust instead of saffron? Corn syrup instead of honey? It's all in the newly updated USP Food Fraud Database
February 04, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Five Banned Foods and One That Maybe Should Be
From maggoty cheese to My Little Ponies to roadkill, some illegal and one legal food items in the United States
September 25, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Magical Thinking and Food Revulsion
Carol Nemeroff studies why certain foods, such as feces-shaped fudge, pink slime, or recycled tap water, gross us out
April 25, 2012 |
By Peter Smith
Where Are All the Ramps Going?
Ever since Martha Stewart published a recipe for ramps, the onion-like bulbs have gone from a rite of spring in Southern mountain culture to a compulsory purchase for foodies
April 16, 2012 |
By Peter Smith
Law and Order: Four Food Crimes
After stealing $1,500 worth of cooking oil from a Burger King, two men were apprehended siphoning off oil from a Golden Corral
January 05, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Can a Picky Eater Change Her Ways?
Most expand their culinary horizons as they get older, but a few people hold fast to limited diets of safe, familiar things like chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese
December 16, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Disease Found in Wild Salmon
Are farmed salmon the source of a viral infection off the coast of British Columbia?
October 20, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Is it Safe to Eat Roadkill?
Enough with the jokes already. Some people are serious about looking to the roadside for an alternative to mass-market meats
October 18, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Law and Order: New Culinary Crimes
Burglary, felony theft, criminal mischief, abusing a corpse—last month alone was rife with food-related crimes and convictions
October 06, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Shark Fin Soup in Hot Water
California is on the road to becoming the fourth state in the union to ban shark fin soup on account of the ecological impact rising demand is having on shark populations
September 20, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Food and Independence
Deciding what, how or where we eat is one of the earliest ways we assert our individuality. Do you have a story to share?
September 12, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Law and Order: More Culinary Crimes
Those who live outside the law sometimes meet their downfall through their relationship with food
August 23, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Mastering the School Cafeteria
Over the course of 12 years of eating with fellow classmates, any student can learn a set of new life skills
August 22, 2011 |
By admin
The Ecological Effects of Eating Frog Legs
As Kermit said, "All I can see are millions of frogs with tiny crutches"
August 11, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
What Is the "Right to Farm" and Who Has It?
A few years ago, while driving through rural Washington County, New York—a picturesque area that has attracted retirees and city-weary escapees—I noticed a sign declaring it a "right to farm" area. A city person myself until recently, it struck me as strange that anyone would feel the need to decla...
April 06, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners
Art and culture flourished throughout Europe during the Renaissance. It was the period when Michelangelo wielded his chisel, Galileo defied preconceived notions about the universe and William Shakespeare penned some of the most enduring dramatic works. It was also a period that saw the evolution of...
March 29, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Count Rumford and the History of the Soup Kitchen
Every December, the Salvation Army deploys bell-ringers to shopping areas to collect donations for the needy, acting as jingling reminders that not everyone has a roof over his head or food in her belly, much less gifts under the tree.The ringers' iconic red collection kettles, which represent soup...
December 29, 2010 |
By Lisa Bramen
A Cultural History of Candy
Samira Kawash writes the blog “Candy Professor” and is working on a book about the cultural and social history of candy in twentieth-century America. She spoke to Smithsonian’s Amanda Bensen about Americans’ tricky relationship with treats Amanda: At this time of year, even people who don’t eat a l...
October 29, 2010 |
By Amanda Bensen
Reverse Trick-or-Treating
I know a lot of adults—not me, of course—who buy their favorite Halloween chocolates secretly hoping that trick-or-treater turnout will be light and they can polish off the rest themselves. This is especially true of people who don't have their own children to pilfer from.If a relatively new practi...
October 22, 2010 |
By Lisa Bramen
A Showcase School Garden in D.C.
When I was new to D.C., many people gave me the same advice, "Avoid Anacostia."Separated from the District's heart by the Anacostia River, the southeast swath of the city loosely known as Anacostia has long been associated with high rates of violent crime and poverty.But after finally venturing acr...
October 14, 2010 |
By Amanda Bensen
