Lactose Tolerance Is an Evolutionary Puzzle
Could famine be the missing piece?
Food
Hard Seltzer Has Gone Flat
Americans are realizing the truth about White Claw: It’s bad!
The 12 Most Unforgettable Descriptions of Food in Literature
Haruki Murakami’s stir fry, Maurice Sendak’s chicken soup with rice—only the most gifted writers have made meals on the page worth remembering.
Silicon Valley Is Coming for Your Chocolate
One day, cocoa might come from a petri dish.
National Cuisine Is a Useful Illusion
What writing cookbooks has taught me about the wonderfully muddled provenance of food
The Paradox of Sour Food
“It’s a weird sense to need.”
A Very Radical, Very Delicious Take on Risk Management
When times are dark, I lick the bowl.
The Loss at the Heart of Guy Fieri’s Entertainment Empire
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is a mainstay of basic cable—and a rallying cry for a country that is losing touch with itself.
An Ode to Barbecue Potato Chips
Void of nutritional value, divorced from the intense culinary process that is actual barbecuing, irresistible
The Key to Julia Child’s Success Hid in Plain Sight
The chef’s almost mythical origin story can obscure a fundamental privilege she carried: She was American.