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Food and Think

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Why Modern Foods Hijack Our Brains

The history of the nuptial pastry is even stranger than these modern rituals suggests.

The Strange History of the Wedding Cake

How the traditional treat came to be

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Land of the Lost Food Traditions, Part II - The South

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Summer Slim Jim Scarcity Leads to Stockpiling

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The Culture of Obesity

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Land of the Lost Food Traditions, Part I — the Northeast

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Piranha Recipes From an Extreme Angler

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Ben Franklin: Patriot, Foodie

As we prepare to stuff ourselves full with corn dogs this weekend, it’s a good time to look back at an original American patriot’s food predilections

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 5 — the 80s Through Today

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Welsh Cakes: Not a Scone, Not a Cookie

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 4 — The 1960s and 70s

A glass of red wine

Five Red Wines to Drink This Summer

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Testing for Poison Still a Profession for Some

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What’s in your Lunch Box? Part 3 — War and the Suburbs

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Five White Wines to Drink This Summer

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 2 — Prohibition and the Great Depression

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Did Cooking Make Us Human?

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What’s in Your Lunch Box?

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Is Headache-Free Wine Too Good to Be True?

Chewing gum has been around for centuries.

A Brief History of Chewing Gum

The Mayans and Aztecs were the first to unlock the positive properties of gum

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