How steak became ‘manly’ and salads became ‘feminine’
When was it decided that women prefer some types of food – yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine – while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and bacon?…
5 ways social entrepreneurs are trying to cut food waste
For now, the problem isn’t that there’s not enough food on the planet to feed everyone. The problem is how much food is wasted.
PBS NewsHour Weekend presents ‘The Future of Food’
PBS NewsHour Weekend and Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer and bestselling author, present 'The Future of Food,' a series of reports about efforts being made around the world to produce enough food sustainably and ethically for a…
How the New York pizza slice became universal
A new book explains how simple inventions, like the New York City pizza oven, allow certain food producers to dominate their global supply chains.
Math can solve your eternal questions of ordering pizza and explain why folding your pizza is always the strongest move.
A food and arts festival in central Wisconsin has grand ambitions. “Fermentation Fest” celebrates art, farming and all things fermented. But in addition to serving up sauerkraut and kombucha, festival organizers from The Wormfarm Institute also hope it provides…
Kimchi, a dish made from fermented vegetables, is a staple food in Korean cuisine and in author Min Jin Lee's family. Here's her mother's recipe.
Affluent consumers may have more access to information about food than lower-income earners, but they are just as vulnerable to misinformation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a plan under the Obama administration that required chickens laying organic eggs to have access to soil, not just enclosures attached to hen houses. But before the rule could be implemented under the Trump…
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