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The roving ceviche carts and meat grills are colorful pieces of street scenery, but eating a creamy cherimoya or a sweet and starchy lucuma could be the truest taste of Peru
January 17, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
HapiFork, a utensil that slows down your eating, is one of a new wave of gadgets designed to help you take control of your health.
January 17, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
A tour through the patent files reveals a wide range of odd shapes, which collectively are a far cry from the elbow-shaped pasta of your youth
January 15, 2013
| By Dan Lewis
Restauranteurs across the nation are feeding a new trend by feeding hot sauce into whiskey oak barrels
January 15, 2013
| By Marina Koren
A new study suggests a link, but it's important to remember the difference between causation and correlation
January 08, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Filmmaker Bryan Hurt explores what makes soul food so personal, starting with his own father's health struggle, in a PBS film premiering tonight
January 14, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
From food pairings to the best brews for beginners, Dan Koester presents a comprehensive guide to craft beer
January 09, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
How does the Scoville Scale rate the relative spiciness of a chili pepper?
January 10, 2013
| By Twilight Greenaway
The food truck revolution is in full force as mobile restaurants around the country dish out tacos, BBQ and other great eats
February 23, 2012
| By Megan Gambino and Aviva Shen
Is the mooncake just going through a phase or are these new variations on the Chinese treat here to stay?
October 02, 2012
| By Mike Ives
From the Anderson Valley Brewing Company, in Boonville, to the often irreverent Lagunitas brewpub, in Petaluma, here are several breweries worth pedaling for
September 06, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
In parts of Portland, Oregon, one must hardly walk three blocks before running into another bar that pours its very own beer. Locally brewed? The concept takes on a whole new scale of meaning in Portland
August 24, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Traveling and eating abroad, many diners discover that the world is a vegetarian's oyster
August 03, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Make a fuss in the road and stomp your feet, and someone will appear. Spit out some gibberish about “fromage a vendre,” and that should do it. You'll get your cheese
June 07, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Sauternes is a cute little village near Bordeaux that would likely have been just another manure-splattered cow town if dumb luck, microclimatology and royal wineries had not showered the region in fortunes
May 24, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Forget Chicago deep-dish, Roman pizza bianca and Domino's. For the best, most authentic pizza, go to Napoli
May 18, 2012
| By Susan Spano
If it looks like a black truffle, and if it cost you $1,500 a pound like a black truffle---it may actually be a worthless Chinese truffle
May 15, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
In downtown Los Angeles, a 95-year-old winery weathered hard times by making wine for church services. Now connoisseurs are devoted to it
June 2012
| By Amy Scattergood
Abalone divers die of exhaustion, heart attacks, or becoming entangled in kelp. The fear of being eaten by a great white shark is persistent and haunting
April 11, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Pawpaws are scarcely cultivated and even more rarely sold in markets, so pack a machete and a fruit bowl and get thee to the backwoods of Kentucky
April 10, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
The crimson fruits occur by the millions, and fishermen, tequila-sipping cowboys, families from the city and even a few tourists take to the desert to pursue the pitahaya
April 06, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
On the Italian island, marzipan figures—pears, plums, Paschal lambs—are a favorite holiday treat
April 05, 2012
| By Susan Spano
Stick to the road, ignore everyone and beware of liquid that looks like water—because it's probably chacha, and in the Republic of Georgia, locals will make you drink it
March 30, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Unmixed feelings about mixed drinks, from the Singapore Sling to the Spritz con Aperol, courtesy of a thirsty traveler
April 04, 2012
| By Susan Spano
What are the best restaurants for authentic Basque cuisine?
March 22, 2012
| By Aviva Shen
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