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French fries in France, with a choice of dip.
food

The Global Diversity of French Fry Dips Is a Window Into the Way We Eat Today

Ketchup and mayo are just the beginning.
Dan Nosowitz April 11, 2019
This 1920 Eagle toy stove by Hubley Manufacturing Company features a working damper and came with a waffle iron.
objects of intrigue

Before the Easy-Bake Oven, Toy Stoves Were Beautiful and Deadly

They burned real fuel and caused real damage.
Anne Ewbank April 10, 2019
Madison, Minnesota

Lou T. Fisk

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.
Mmm, curry.
food

The Subversive, Surprising History of Curry Powder

One of India’s most popular gastronomic exports tells a tale of empire.
Rohini Chaki April 9, 2019
An 18th-century portrait, likely of William Fullerton, a British East India Company official and mayor of Calcutta (Kolkata).
food

In India, the British Hyped Potatoes to Justify Colonialism

The British East India Company handed out seeds and bribes to farmers willing to grow the humble spud.
Atlas Obscura April 9, 2019
Agra, India

Sheroes' Hangout

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.
The Star Hotel around 1910.
gold rush

How Basque Food Got to Northern Nevada

It all started with the Gold Rush.
The dome houses the satellite dish that provides Rothera's internet connection, which is one of its only links to civilization during winter months.
science

Researchers at This Base in Antarctica Eat Better Than You Do

And the chef does it with just one food shipment a year.
Katie Thornton April 5, 2019
Sacred Seeds' 2018 spring planting.
farms

The Promise and Perils of Resurrecting Native Americans’ Lost Crops

Who owns ancient seeds?
Reina Gattuso April 4, 2019
This bottle sold for more than $100,000.
objects of intrigue

See the Lone Survivor of Coca-Cola's Prototype Bottles

It had eluded even the most dedicated bottle treasure hunters.
Matthew Taub April 5, 2023
Split, Croatia

UNESCO-Protected SPAR Supermarket

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
You should probably make this ridiculously stunning Grauvieh picture the background of whatever device you’re reading this article on.
food

Around the World in 105 Cows

A book of bovine beauty shots seeks to revive the human-cattle bond.
Abbey Perreault April 3, 2019
Space10 is located in Copenhagen's fashionable Meatpacking District.
food

Inside IKEA’s Laboratory of Futuristic Foods

Assemble and enjoy bug burgers, mealworm meatballs, and algae hot dogs.
Rohini Chaki April 2, 2019
Olive and banana trees stand tall over broad bean fields.
forests

The Moroccan Food Forest That Inspired an Agricultural Revolution

These ancient forest gardens may be more relevant than ever.
Eric J. Wallace April 1, 2019
Farmers still use the same techniques developed 2,000 years ago.
ancient technology

The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramids

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.
Vittoria Traverso March 29, 2019
Musician James Lugolole (left) and a peer hold Bigwala instruments.
music

To Revive This Royal Music, Ugandans Had to Grow New Instruments

Bigwala was once illegal, and only two master practitioners remained.
Natalia Jidovanu March 29, 2019
An image of the Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter sit-in illuminates the cafe interior.
Washington, D.C.

Sweet Home Cafe

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
Monks Mound at Cahokia.
food

How Did Cahokian Farmers Feed North America’s Largest Indigenous City?

Native American farming was more sophisticated than your history textbook told you.
Reina Gattuso March 28, 2019