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Remembering the Cookbook Author Who Made Microwave Meals Gourmet

Barbara Kafka bucked assumptions about kitchen appliances.

Paula Mejia, Atlas Obscura

These Mushroom Clouds Are Made From Actual Mushrooms

A team of artists create horror out of fungi.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

The Greenhouse Where Tomatoes Grow in Iceland

Geothermal energy keeps the crop warm even during deep snows.

Stephanie Harper, Atlas Obscura

Remembering 'Brownie Mary,' San Francisco's Marijuana Pioneer

She baked thousands of pot brownies for AIDS patients.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Restoring Glasgow's Tea Rooms to Their Art Nouveau Glory

On the 150th birthday of its designer, a famed tea establishment reopens.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

How a Georgian Princess’s Cookbook Helped Build a Celebrated Restaurant

Struggling restaurateurs happened upon the feminist hero's culinary manifesto at a flea market.

Will McGough, Atlas Obscura

Eating Like an Astronaut Means Kimchi for Koreans and Lasagna for Italians

What people eat in space depends a lot on where they’re from on earth.

Natasha Frost, Atlas Obscura

When Two Economists Scientifically Ranked New York's Best Deli Sandwiches

The Madansky-Shubik experiment settled one beef and started many more.

Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura

A Firm Is Now Making Fish Food From Whisky

Unfortunately, it won't make the salmon taste like scotch.

Natasha Frost, Atlas Obscura

Organic Farmers Are Using Flamethrowers to Weed Their Fields

Burn, broadleaf weeds, burn!

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Found: Tooth Gunk That Shows Mesolithic Mediterraneans Ate Fish and Plants

Questionable dental hygiene in a man from the 8th millennium B.C. unveils early omnivore tendencies.

Christina Ayele Djossa, Atlas Obscura

History’s Greatest Potato Promoter Relied on Science and Stunts

Before Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, the French considered the tuber disgusting and poisonous.

Jim Clarke , Atlas Obscura

When Researchers Used IHOP to Determine if Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake

Delicious, and helpful.

Paula Mejia, Atlas Obscura

What Will Your National Dish Look Like in 2050?

We want to know your predictions for the future's culinary landscape.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

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Why Is a ‘Pepper’ Different From ‘Pepper’? Blame Christopher Columbus

Black pepper and chili peppers have little in common.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

The Rebellious French Village Making Wine Banned by the E.U.

Beaumont's beloved, black market wine is made with outlawed American vines.

Eric J. Wallace, Atlas Obscura

The Lost Lingo of New York City’s Soda Jerks

Anyone for a "glob"?

Natasha Frost, Atlas Obscura

Driving a Muffin Car Is Fun (and Slightly Dangerous)

For 14 years, "Muffineers" have built movable treats.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura