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Pink Gumdrops Are Solving a Sticky Crisis in London

The receptacles are part of the world’s first chewing gum recycling program

November 2, 2015

Scores of different spices, including these colorful peppercorns, are available at the Drogheria Mascari, a family-owned store that opened on the Ruga dei Spezieri (“street of the spice merchants”) in Venice in 1948.

Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice

The Spice That Built Venice

The story of an import so prized, royals were literally rolling in it

November 2, 2015

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Candy Corn Hasn’t Changed Since the 19th Century

The Halloween sweet was invented in the 1880s

October 30, 2015

What Do the Most Innovative Chefs Keep in Their Fridges?

A new book gives a peek inside the home refrigerators—and minds—of some of Europe’s top culinarians

October 28, 2015

Yesterday’s announcement created widespread confusion for carnivores

October 27, 2015

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Would You Drink a Cocktail Invented By a Computer?

How IBM’s Watson become the world’s most creative bartender

October 26, 2015

This Camera Sees What Your Eyes Can’t

HyperCam, an affordable hyperspectral imaging camera, can tell if your food’s gone bad, among other things

October 26, 2015

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Adding Faint Scents to Healthy Food Could Make it Taste Better

Scents of salty food may be all it takes to make low-salt items delicious

October 23, 2015

Craft beer sales grew by 17.6 percent last year compared to a rate of just 0.5 percent in overall beer sales.

There’s No Stopping The Craft Beer Craze

How innovations in the craft brewing industry have changed (and improved) our taste in beer

October 23, 2015

New Research

The Mysterious Case of the Adirondacks Sugar Maple

The trees are on the decline, but why?

October 22, 2015

Nikiko Masumoto works with raisins on her family's farm.

Age of Humans

Where Will Our Future Food Come From? Ask a Farmer

Two farmers with different viewpoints talk about organic farming, GMOs and farm technology

October 22, 2015

A spaghetti squash explodes with color. Maciek Jasik does not reveal his technique for making produce expel colorful smoke.

These Fruits Explode With Color. Literally.

Artist Maciek Jasik won’t share the secrets behind his work, but the mystery is part of the fun

November 2015

Pepin has recently announced his donation of the menu from that long-ago meal when he dined with Julia Child at her home shortly before her kitchen was dismantled and delivered to the Smithsonian Institution.

Jacques Pépin Donates a Hand-Painted Menu From His Last Supper With Julia Child

This month the modern traditionalist chef is honored with the first-ever Julia Child Award

October 20, 2015

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JetBlue Goes Green with a Farm at JFK Airport

The airline hopes to produce herbs and around 1,000 pounds of blue potatoes each season

October 14, 2015

With the lobster catch up sixfold in the last 30 years, can we eat without worry?

October 14, 2015

Eateries like La Palma in San Francisco's Mission District are revered by some communities, but off-the-radar for others

Find Flavor Around Every Corner (and Off the Beaten Path) With These Culinary Walking Tours

From beloved institutions to hole-in-the-wall eateries, great food is everywhere

October 13, 2015

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Who Will Save the World’s Chocolate?

As climate change threatens cocoa crops, rival food companies are banding together

October 12, 2015

Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half

October 12, 2015

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Feast Your Eyes on an Optical Illusion Cake

This may be the most delicious optical illusion

October 6, 2015

Strange-looking squash have become big business for farmers

October 6, 2015