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The Harvey Girls of the Historic Grand Canyon El Tovar Hotel. Note their prim uniforms.
restaurants

When American Waitresses Were Labeled 'Women of Ill Repute'

The 400-year history of the restaurant industry's #MeToo moment.
Reina Gattuso September 16, 2019
These lovely pastries in the British Museum are 1,500 years old.
museums

Why Museums Display Ancient Pastries and Beef Older Than Christ

People love food, even when it's behind a glass case.
Anne Ewbank September 13, 2019
The cookbook from Iron Shepherds is a rare glimpse into a commoner's kitchen of medieval England.
medieval

Eat Like an English Peasant With This Medieval Cookbook

It makes peasant food pleasant.
Luke Fater September 12, 2019
A shopkeeper in Seoul selling piles of festival treats, in the early 20th.
food

For Centuries, Massive Meals Amazed Visitors to Korea

Scholars, writers, and missionaries all exclaimed over how much food was available.
T.K. Park September 12, 2019
One of the jawbones came from the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, England.
science

Found: The Earliest Direct Evidence of Milk Consumption

Lactose intolerance was no match for a prehistoric desire for dairy.
Anne Ewbank September 10, 2019
In 2012, this Cuban restaurant popped up in downtown Helsinki.
restaurants

On Restaurant Day in Helsinki, Anyone Can Open an Eatery, Anywhere

By making everything from ceviche to ice cream, city residents show off their cooking chops.
Karen Burshtein September 6, 2019
Louis Trevino (left) and Vincent Medina (right) plate traditional food at Cafe Ohlone.
Berkeley, California

Cafe Ohlone

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.
Faux produce on display at Turin's Fruit Museum.
museums

When Royalty, Scientists, and Gardeners All Wanted Fake Fruit

One collection of fake produce is a reminder of both ingenuity and loss.
Vittoria Traverso August 30, 2019
Yano's piranha-men will be sold September 20-23 in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood.
food

The World's First Piranha Ramen Is No Joke

It did start as one, though.
Luke Fater August 29, 2019
The notebooks had been hidden in a basement for decades.
food

Found: Slime-Covered Notebooks Full of Conservation Data and Fish Scales

Century-old data paints a grim picture of salmon populations in British Columbia.
Reina Gattuso August 28, 2019
A <em>toheroa,</em>showing off why its name means "long-tongue" in the Māori language.
food

The Vanishing Act of New Zealand’s Iconic Clam

Once, toheroa were endless. Now, they're all but gone.
Naomi Arnold August 27, 2019
The temple is a converted Victorian.
Berkeley, California

Wat Mongkolratanaram

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.
The Flying Jacob is an unlikely concoction that tells the story of Swedish food culture.
food

How a Banana-Chicken Casserole Defined Swedish Cuisine

The recipe for "Flying Jacob" was the improvised creation of an air-freight worker.
Luke Fater August 26, 2019
Before he became a legendary football player, Harold "Red" Grange worked a summer as an iceman to get in shape.
music

When Everyone Wanted to Be the Iceman

Before refrigeration, New York's ice-delivery men inspired raunchy jokes.
Kelly Robinson August 23, 2019
A cosy sight: the entrance to the geodesic dome where the Club 90 South bar was originally located.
bars

The Perils and Pleasures of Bartending in Antarctica

At the South Pole, the freezer is just a hole in the wall to the ice outside.
Zoe Baillargeon August 22, 2019
A nice cool swig of water from a <em>botijo.</em>
food

The Art, Science, and Allure of Spain's Water-Cooling Jugs

Used from time immemorial, this traditional technology is now fading away.
Ignacio Amigo August 22, 2019
Many sno-balls. Many colors.
food

The Family Dynasty That Pursues Perfection in Shaved Ice

For three generations, the Hansens have made summer sno-ball season in New Orleans.
R. Blakeslee Gilpin August 21, 2019
Blue Babe on display at University of Alaska Museum of the North.
ancient

The Dinner Party That Served Up 50,000-Year-Old Bison Stew

When life gives you frozen bison, make dinner.
Paula Mejia August 21, 2019