Plastics Are Forever
Plastic is in everything, including our tap water.
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Vive Les Gourmands! How Six American Expats In Paris Changed How We Eat
A new book chronicles the gastronomic adventures of six influential Americans in the City of Lights and what they brought back to the U.S.
Food Access Advocates Walk The Long Walk ... To The Nearest Grocery Store
Nearly 40 million Americans live miles away from fresh, healthy food, and participants in the "Grocery Walk" wanted to show how difficult it can be to get basic items in these often low-income areas.
The Other Reformation: How Martin Luther Changed Our Beer, Too
The protest movement Luther launched 500 years ago revamped not only how Europe worshipped but how it drank. We'd call him the patron saint of beer except, well, he wouldn't like the "saint" part.
'Fasting And Feasting': The Remarkable Life of Patience Gray
A British food writer, Gray advocated slow food and foraging long before the rest of the food world. Her work had outsized influence on chefs from Alice Waters on. A new biography tells her story.
Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why We Love To Hate Gross Candy
Candy is supposed to be sweet and delicious. So why are we tempted by candy that pretends to be made of hazardous chemicals, that threatens to nuke our tastebuds, or that dares us to be disgusted?
This Halloween Is Scaring Up Record Sales of Candy, Costumes And Decor
Surging consumer confidence is spurring sales for Halloween. Retailers are forecasting an 8 percent increase in sales for costumes, candy and decorations. Those gains are strong given low inflation.
Orange Chicken, Panda Express' Gift To American Chinese Food, Turns 30
The concoction, crispy fried chicken tossed with a sweet and sour sauce, is an Americanized version of dishes found in China. But this top seller has developed its own authenticity over the years.
Food Safety After Flooding
Historic flooding in Texas after Hurricane Harvey has raised questions about food crops touched by flood waters, which the FDA says are not safe to eat. Some farmers argue that guidance is too broad.
Bats And Tequila: A Once Boo-tiful Relationship Cursed By Growing Demands
As the tequila industry surges, the early harvesting and cloning of agave are disrupting the ecosystem of some species — leading some groups to go to bat for the hardworking nighttime pollinators.