food

One reason cooking at home might be linked to poor health? Researchers say it could be because there are too many unhealthful baked goods coming out of the oven.

Health & Safety

Is 'Cook At Home' Always Good Health Advice?

4:48pm January 09, 2015

by Melissa McEwen

A recent study finds that middle-aged women who spent more time cooking were more likely to have metabolic syndrome. Researchers say the message should be "cook healthfully," not just "cook often."

A stash of vintage beers at Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware.

Arts

Vintage Beer? Aficionados Say Some Brews Taste Better With Age

2:39pm January 09, 2015

by Alastair Bland

Aging in the bottle isn't just for wine anymore: It can also bring out sweet, caramel tones in some high-alcohol, smoky or sour craft brews. Don't believe us? You, too, can try this at home.

A still-trim Elvis Presley enjoys a sandwich in 1958. His love of fatty foods hadn't caught up to him yet.

On His 80th Birthday, Shake It Like Elvis With A Milkshake

6:29pm January 08, 2015

by Maria Godoy

The legendary singer had equally outsized eating habits, including his famous affinity for peanut butter, bananas and bacon. Celebrity chef Sean Brock has created a drink in the King's honor.

Queue Listen Now

A foie gras dish is prepared at Hot's Kitchen during a "Farewell Fois Gras" event in June 2012 in Hermosa Beach, Calif. The restaurant was one of three plaintiffs that filed suit after the ban went into effect, and it has been serving free foie gras to gu

Out Of the Shadows And Onto Menus: Foie Gras Is Back In California

5:07pm January 08, 2015

by Lindsey Hoshaw

Chefs across California are celebrating a judge's decision to end the state's ban on the sale of foie gras. Many had continued to serve the delicacy, made from fatty duck or goose liver, illegally.

Wilbur Sargunaraj takes us on a culinary tour of village food in India.

World News

Cooking With Wilbur: Recipes From A South Indian Village

4:46pm January 08, 2015

by Vijitha Shyam

If you'd like to try pepper water (it's hot hot hot) or day-old rice (it tastes better than it sounds), we've got the scoop.

Sister Elizabeth feeds Yoda, a water buffalo calf at the ranch. The nuns bought the buffalo to make mozzarella.

Nuns On The Ranch Give A Heavenly Twist To Beef

3:17pm January 08, 2015

by Luke Runyon

At a Colorado ranch run by Benedictine nuns, prayer and farming go hand in hand. "We have kind of a corner on the market" for grass-fed beef, says one sister. "People just kind of believe in it."

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Researchers created the bag on the left as an example of groceries bought in December while those on the right show groceries bought in January. After the New Year, some shoppers add healthier items to their carts but end up taking home more calories than

Health & Safety

How Food Shopping Can Turn New Year's Resolutions Into 'Res-Illusions'

10:49am January 08, 2015

by Alison Bruzek

Many people aim to make healthier food choices in the New Year. A study finds that while people buy more healthy food, they spend just as much on unhealthy foods as they do during the holidays.

Aurora Leveroni, 91, is also known as "Nonna Marijuana."

Arts

Way Beyond Brownies: Vice Launches A Marijuana Cooking Show

10:37am January 08, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

"Nonna Marijuana's Italian Feast" is the first episode of a Web series exploring pot cuisine. It features a charming 91-year-old grandmother who cooks cannabis Italian food infused with love.

Arts

Sandwich Monday: The Pretzel Dog

5:28pm January 07, 2015

by Ian Chillag

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the Pretzel Dog from Auntie Anne's. It's a hot dog, wrapped in soft pretzel and meditations on life and death.

The IUCN says the Atlantic bluefin tuna is endangered. Its stocks have declined globally between 29 percent and 51 percent over the past 21 to 39 years, according to the conservation group.

Why Some Chefs Just Can't Quit Serving Bluefin Tuna

2:28pm January 07, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

Japanese sushi chefs often can't resist bluefin tuna on offer. Some American chefs can't either, even though conservation groups and marine biologists have been badgering them about bluefin for years.