Food History

Sugar Masters in a New World

Sevilla la Nueva, the first European settlement in Jamaica, is home to the bittersweet story of the beginning of the Caribbean sugar trade

January 12, 2010

Searching for a Mother-in-Law Sandwich

Eager enthusiasts track Chicago’s indigenous—and sometimes endangered—food traditions

April 19, 2009

Ancient, Doomed “Iceman” Had Been Eating Mosses

Scientists found six species of moss in the stomach of the famous five thousand-year-old glacier mummy

December 8, 2008

Happy Repeal Day!

Cheers! Today marks the 75th anniversary of the US government changing its mind about Prohibition

December 5, 2008

What Would You Choose for Your Very Last Meal?

That’s what the National Museum of Crime and Punishment asked 500 of its visitors

December 1, 2008

The Eat-ymology of the Turkey

What do you really know about where the turkey came from?

November 26, 2008

Frybread Recipe

A recipe from Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions

July 2008

Tea’s Time

The ancient drink makes a comeback

February 1, 2007

How 260 Tons of Thanksgiving Leftovers Gave Birth to an Industry

The birth of the TV dinner started with a mistake

December 2004

Shaker Recipes

A compendium of thoughts on the Shakers from some quotable notables

April 2001

Two for Tea

America’s only commercial tea crop is grown on an island with plants more than a century old

March 2000