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Meet the West African Baker Reshaping French Pastry

Amadou Ly is working wonders in laminated dough.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

Meet the Chef Reviving Royal Cambodian Recipes

Inspired by a trailblazing princess, Chef Nak's cookbook is a celebration of Khmer history.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

In Nordic Countries, Pine Foods Have Evergreen Appeal

What was once famine food is now fine dining.

Kirstin Fawcett, Atlas Obscura

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Meet the Women Mapping New York City’s Halal Food

It's a constellation of birria, noodles, and fried chicken sandwiches.

Sam Lin-Sommer, Atlas Obscura

summer of wonder 2023

The Retro Lover’s Guide to Road-Tripping

Inside one man’s quest to visit the last vestiges of roadside Americana.

Sam O'Brien, Atlas Obscura

summer of wonder 2023

Every Summer, Galician Winemakers Turn Their Homes Into Restaurants

What started as a way to sell excess wine has become a beloved custom.

Austin Bush, Atlas Obscura

How Hot Dogs Became Norway's National Snack

Whether wrapped in flatbread, made with reindeer, or gone gourmet, Norwegians love them.

Jessica Furseth, Atlas Obscura

Podcast: Chile Pepper Institute

How New Mexico became a chile pepper wonderland.

The Podcast Team , Atlas Obscura

first draft foods

Meet Baked Alaska's Prototype, 'Alaska, Florida'

This parlor trick of a dessert has a long, complicated lineage.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

first draft foods

The Original Caesar Salad Was Finger Food

The world's most famous salad started as a Tijuana trend.

April White, Atlas Obscura

first draft foods

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and No Clams

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

first draft foods

Red Velvet Cake's Journey to The Juneteenth Table

Make the dessert that first inspired the popular crimson slice.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

Feeding Armies Throughout History

From Sparta to the Mongol Empire, soldiers needed fuel for the fight.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

scientists at work

How to Feed an Army

Go behind the scenes at the Massachusetts military lab engineering the fuel of the future.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

The Evolution of American Military Food

What would George Washington's spruce beer-chugging troops have thought about today's cheesecake rations?

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

Food Innovations That Came from War

Thank Uncle Sam for Cheetos, air fryers, and other modern mainstays.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

Podcast: Butter Sculptures

These works of art are butter than you think.

The Podcast Team , Atlas Obscura

Remembering the Golden Age of Airline Food

Why were in-flight meals so much better in the past?

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura