Food and Think

Courtesy Flickr user PumpkinWayne Unless you leave your house (or turn off all the lights and hide, as at least one person I know does) this Saturday evening, chances are good that you’ll be faced with at least a few sweet-toothed, half-pint monsters on your doorstep. ...

A double-double cheesburger, fries, and soda from In-N-Out Burger. Courtesy of Flickr user Klara Kim I recently finished the book In-N-Out Burger, by business writer Stacy Perman, about the wildly popular West Coast burger chain...

When I wrote about apple picking in Massachusetts last month, my editor spotted what she thought might be an error in the post: I referred to the “cider donuts” sold at the orchard. Did I mean cider AND donuts, she asked? Ci...

Over the weekend, Lebanon shattered three food-related Guinness World Records: Largest plate of hummus (over 2 tons), largest plate of tabbouleh (nearly 4 tons), and largest plate in general...

As I’ve mentioned before, I live in the boonies, which is lovely but not exactly hopping with art museums, ethnic cuisine or cool historic bars where you can order a vintage cocktail. ...

Winter squash, courtesy Flickr user randomduck There are hundreds of ways to eat winter squash, but these are five of my favorites. Tell me yours… 1) Baked maple squash. This is best with smaller varieties like acorn or delicata. ...

I depend on coffee for my morning caffeine, but I prefer the more delicate flavor of tea when I need an afternoon warmer or a mild pick-me-up...

Vegemite on toast, courtesy Flickr user StephenMitchell The Australian snack spread Vegemite, a yeasty brown goop, is one of those taste sensations—like cilantro—that inspires either fierce loyalty or disgust. I ...

Splash of milk, courtesy of Flickr user Tamabako the Jaguar I’ve never been a milk drinker. From the very moment I had any control over my diet, I stopped drinking it, unless a hearty squeeze of Hershey’s syrup was involved. Now, I use it merely for the occasional bowl of cereal. Wh...

As I wrote last week, food safety is a hot topic right now, and it just keeps getting hotter...

Vintage ad for diet candies, courtesy of Flickr user tmat1075 This is the third in a three-part series about the history of health foods, from antiquity to medieval times to the present day...

Today’s guest post comes from a fellow Smithsonian staffer, Surprising Science blogger Sarah Zielinski, whose recent vacation included a visit to the Great British Cheese Festival. We are officially jealous. —Eds. Sampling at the Great British Cheese Festival. Photo by Sarah Zielinski. Sa...

Bakers from the 14th century...

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