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Weasel Coffee: You’re Going to Drink What?
I was looking forward to another great-tasting coffee experience—until I found out that “cut chon” is Vietnamese for “civet cat dung”
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First identified by neuroscientists in the 1990s, the disorder is marked by “a preoccupation with food and a preference for fine eating”
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The Food that Fueled the American Revolution
A steady supply of preserved meats and flavorless flour cakes played a vital role in American patriots defeating the British during the American Revolution
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Inviting Writing: Sick of Chocolate?
Bayonne, the capital of France’s Basque country, is known for its ham, Espelette peppers and chocolate
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What the Heck Do I Do With Galangal?
Galangal is a rhizome in the same family as ginger, which it resembles in appearance and, to some degree, flavor
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Pairing beer with savory foods is what most of us traditionally do. But who’s to say you can’t find beers fit for a dessert course?
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Entomophagy—the fancy Latin term for eating insects—is beginning to catch on in the Western Hemisphere
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Inviting Writing: Restaurant and Kitchen Surprises
I was horrified to see the world’s creepiest menagerie of alien-looking sea creatures wandering through my walk-in
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Summer Reading List: Seven Tasty New Titles
The common thread among these recent releases is that the best food stories are really about people
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Law and Order: Jell-O Gelatin Unit
From drunk driving to acts of Cold War espionage, here’s a look at how Jell-O has sprung up in our criminal justice system
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Salisbury Steak: Civil War Health Food
After 30 years of research Dr. Salisbury finally published his ideas, setting off one of the earliest American fad diets
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The Cheese That Squeaks Like a Mouse
Lumps of fresh cheddar that haven’t been pressed and aged are a popular treat; they sound like a tiny window-washer is squeegeeing your teeth
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Inviting Writing: The Restaurant Real World
I should have known there was something odd about Bob from the start
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Books for Dads Who Love to Cook (Or Want to Learn)
Our 21st century culture is encouraging men to dispense with old gender roles and crack out the pots and pans
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Tastes Like Disco: A Meal from 1978
For my husband’s birthday, I prepared a dinner of recipes from the year he was born. I immediately noticed a few differences from the way we eat today
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The File Inside the Cake: True Tales of Prison Escapes
Jailbirds really have tried to fly the coop by way of contraband—files, handsaws and even guns—hidden inside baked goods
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New Inviting Writing Theme: Waiters and Waitresses
Let’s hear your best, worst or funniest dining-out experience, from the perspective of the server or the served
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In anticipation of Sunday’s Tony Awards ceremony, here are some of Broadway’s tastiest food-related songs
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If you’re feeling creative and adventurous and want to mount a Jell-O-based art project, you need to know a few things about how the stuff works
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The best way to eat watermelon? By the wedge, bare feet dangling into a pool or lake. But here are five other pretty good ideas
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