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Anne Ewbank

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Chinese cuisine is especially well-represented in the collection.

collections

Meet the College Student With 6,000 Takeout Menus

He's not quite sure what to do with them.

By Anne Ewbank
Fernando Padilla has designed all of Boudin's breads for the last 40 years.

food

The Master Baker Giving San Francisco Sourdough a New Shape

For 40 years, Fernando Padilla has sculpted with dough.

By Anne Ewbank
People send Scott Wiener pizza boxes from around the world for preservation.

collections

Meet the Owner of the World's Largest Pizza Box Collection

1,550 and counting.

By Anne Ewbank
Bake up some birds.

food

7 Spectacular Breads to Make Once You’ve Mastered the Frog Loaf

From crispy popovers to artful bird cakes, take a carb cruise around the world.

By Anne Ewbank
Wellesley Fudge Cake dates back to 19th-century school shenanigans.

universities

The Gastro Obscura Guide to Cooking School-Lunch Classics

You're the lunch lady now.

By Anne Ewbank
Tommy the cat is on the left, and Golly on the right.

animals

During the 1918 Flu Epidemic, Pet Parents Put Masks on Their Cats

Yancia the bulldog even made the local paper: "This Seattle Dog Wears Flu Mask."

By Anne Ewbank
From Vikings to grandmothers, people around the world keep cooking.

food

7 YouTube Channels for the Stay-at-Home Food Adventurer

Get inspired by these imaginative cooks from around the world.

By Anne Ewbank
The Pink Pearl apple, seen from the top.

food

Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples

From the sweet to the offbeat.

By Anne Ewbank
This tin contains the wedding cake of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the last in a line of royal wedding fruitcakes.

food

You Can Still Buy the Actual Fruitcakes Served at British Royal Weddings

The often-insulted confection was once featured at weddings as well as Christmas.

By Anne Ewbank
A backlit conveyor belt allows workers to pick out double-yolked eggs.

food

The Chinese City Famous for Eggs With Two Yolks

Gaoyou ducks are bred to produce tasty double-yolkers.

By Anne Ewbank
The "Bacardi Bomber" now resides at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

military history

Bacardi's Head Honcho Once Tried to Bomb Castro's Cuba

After many a misadventure, his warplane is on display today.

By Anne Ewbank
The recipe for Peking duck from Bianyifang in Beijing is still a secret.

restaurants

A New Cookbook Traces the Surprising Histories of Famous Dishes

Some signature dishes changed the culinary world.

By Anne Ewbank
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.

By Anne Ewbank
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.

By Anne Ewbank
A 17th-century cider press.

history

When the Cure for Poisonous Cider Was Hours of Bathtime

Doctors sent "Devonshire colic" patients to soak in the town of Bath.

By Anne Ewbank
A Nordic breakfast spread, including a brown cheese, or brunost, on flatbread.

food

Around the World in 380 Breakfasts

A cookbook devoted to morning meals showcases chocolate-fish porridge, ice-cream brioche, and more.

By Anne Ewbank
Henry D. Clark, the "Rhubarb King."

food

How Alaska Became Home to Humongous Rhubarb

The leafy green grows to monstrous size under the midnight sun.

By Anne Ewbank
Considering a large specimen.

food

The Centuries-Old Society Dedicated to Growing the 'Forgotten Fruit'

To the tune of a ukelele orchestra, growers face off over gooseberries.

By Anne Ewbank
Storehouses like this one stored both sweet potatoes and valuables.

gardens

The World’s Only Traditional Māori Garden Was Made From Memories

Once gardens, then a garbage dump, then back to gardens.

By Anne Ewbank
Stripey "Tigger" pocket melons have a powerful perfume.

food

Around the World in 125 Melons

It took nine years to grow and photograph all the melons in this book.

By Anne Ewbank
Midnight feasts and fudge-making were mild forms of college rebellion.

food

America's Early Female College Students Held Illicit Fudge Parties

"Vassar chocolates" became emblems of women's education.

By Anne Ewbank
Garlic is the perfect food to smuggle.

crime

The Coast Guard Just Busted a Garlic-Smuggling Operation in the Caribbean

Nations around the world are fighting the fragrant crime.

By Anne Ewbank
A more flattened teapot became the standard.

objects of intrigue

Why a Computer History Museum Owns a Legendary Teapot

For computer-graphics researchers, it's both a tool and a meme.

By Anne Ewbank
Two unfortunate moa fleeing a Haast's eagle.

animals

When the Māori First Settled New Zealand, They Hunted Flightless, 500-Pound Birds

The magnificent moa is no more.

By Anne Ewbank
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