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Food

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a lot about food, and that made its way onscreen as well as to Denny's.

Ode to a Denny's Hobbit Menu

The long history of fandom food.

Anne Ewbank September 7, 2021

That's kale right there.

In the 1800s, This British Isle Was Covered in Groves of 12-Foot-Tall Kale

Until relatively recently, it was a common sight.

Amelia Soth September 3, 2021

A Tokyo soba noodle delivery in 1956.

Remembering Tokyo’s Golden Age of Noodle Delivery by Bicycle

The demae cycled one-handed while balancing dozens of boxes of soba noodles.

Diana Hubbell September 2, 2021

Lodi, California

The Original Home of A&W Root Beer

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

San Francisco, California

Fior D' Italia

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

Blue Java bananas are so creamy that they’re sometimes called ice-cream bananas.

Why Is There Just One Top Banana?

The world is full of delicious alternatives, but most people have only tasted one kind.

Alex Mayyasi August 30, 2021

Blue Moon’s flavor dances on the tip of your tongue, taunting you into another guess, at turns familiar and elusive.

The Enduring Midwestern Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream

And how—to the best of our ability—to make it at home.

Luke Fater August 30, 2021

A scene from <em>Gone With the Wind</em>, in rice.

The Epic Landscape Art of Tiny Inakadate, Japan

Each year, entire rice fields grow into masterpieces.

Selena Takigawa Hoy August 27, 2021

Ships under repair in Bermuda in 1871.

Remembering When Bermuda Was an Onion Island

Mark Twain once called the allium the “pride and joy of Bermuda.”

Diana Hubbell August 25, 2021

<em>Koko Sāmoa</em> is practically the national drink.

In Samoa, Hot Chocolate Is Homegrown

Growing, grinding, and drinking koko Sāmoa brings families together.

Tiare Tuuhia August 23, 2021

Lemonade berries are as sweet and sour as their name implies.

Gaze on Ghostly Portraits of North America’s Wild Edibles

From familiar flowers to unusual salad greens.

Anne Ewbank August 20, 2021

Virginia Webb fills honey bottles inside the honey house at Mtn Honey in Clarkesville, Georgia.

The Blue Ridge Honey Made ‘by Bees and Angels’

Produced only in these mountains, it's regularly named best in the world.

Rachel Kester August 19, 2021

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Back Door Donuts

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

Bioluminescent firefly squid.

bioluminescence

For a Brief, Shining Moment, These Bioluminescent Squid Are Sushi Stars

Hotaru ika are a glow-in-the-dark delicacy.

Diana Hubbell August 18, 2021

Tama Matsuoka Wong in a field of wild violets.

New Jersey's 'Meadow Doctor' Wants You to Eat Your Weeds

Tama Matsuoka Wong makes house calls to help people maintain their native grasslands.

Meagan Shelley August 16, 2021

Don Quixote Dining Room

Columbia Restaurant

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Everything from cornmeal to women-produced coffee beans is just a click away.

How to Stock Your Pantry With Native American Foods From Across the Continent

A new online marketplace sources ingredients from New York to Nevada.

Tsanavi Spoonhunter August 13, 2021

Green chile everything is the calling card of Albuquerque. That also occasionally extends to their minor league baseball team.

How Minor League Baseball Teams Hype Hyper-Local Food

Root, root root for the...Hartford Steamed Cheeseburgers?

Anne Ewbank August 9, 2021