holidays
This 19th-Century Cocktail Still Fights Cold Nights in the Midwest
The Tom and Jerry is a Christmas staple.
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
food
Bake Luxurious 19th-Century Marlborough Pie
This apple custard pie is a forgotten New England classic.
food
The Conservationist Saving India's Heirloom Rice Varieties
A tiny plot of land in eastern India safeguards 1,420 kinds of rare indigenous rice.
auctions
Sold: A Country Ham for $1 Million
Hogging the limelight at the Kentucky State Fair.
food
The Exquisite Boxed Meals of Japan’s Train-Station Kiosks
Ekiben offers a taste of the country's regional delicacies.
food
Meet the Man on a Quest to Document Every Apple in North America
And the mammoth book he wrote about it.
wine
Manhattan’s Only Vineyard Creeps Up an Upper East Side Brownstone
Only friends and family can visit Chateau Latif.
nazis
The Extraordinary ‘Cookbooks’ Left Behind by Prisoners of War and Concentration Camp Victims
Their culinary legacies, written on scraps of paper or fabric, tell stories of hope and resistance.
art
This Cake Artist Makes Confectionery Look Like Classical Paintings
Julie Simon’s sugar flowers are edible horticultural wonders.
science
These Dairy Devils Are Making Cheese From Celebrities' Bacteria
Aged, ripe, and not for consumption.
food
How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice
Computer scientists have studied these “pictorial prayers.”
food
To Cope With a Wartime Banana Ban, British Home Cooks Made 'Mock Bananas'
They weren't appealing.
food
This Restaurant Has Wed Six Couples in Pools of Chocolate
Desserted at the altar.
deserts
Before the Music Festival, Coachella Valley Promoted Itself With an Arabian Fantasy
Celebrating the local date industry involved a Queen Scheherazade beauty pageant, vendors in veils, and a Taj Mahal.
food
The Subversive, Surprising History of Curry Powder
One of India’s most popular gastronomic exports tells a tale of empire.
food
Inside IKEA’s Laboratory of Futuristic Foods
Assemble and enjoy bug burgers, mealworm meatballs, and algae hot dogs.
paintings
Why the USDA Hired Artists to Paint Thousands of Fruits
Researchers and a Twitter bot use them today.
science
Scientists Are Fighting Fire (Ants) With Wasabi
What’s good for the sushi is not good for the Solenopsis invicta.
food
Alexandre Dumas’s Magnum Opus Was a Massive Cookbook
The French literary icon thought this 1,150-page compendium on cookery would be his masterpiece.
space exploration
The Oddly Named Energy Bar That Rocketed to the Moon
Pillsbury designed Space Food Sticks for astronauts before launching them in grocery stores.
art
This Assortment of Candy Art Includes a Giant, Illuminated Gummy Bear
Bear in mind, it's not actually edible.
japan
Japan's Most Interesting Newspaper Is for Recluses, by Recluses
Fed up with sensationalized portrayals, the country's hikikomori are reclaiming their narrative.
farms
Farmers Are Making Bespoke Milk for Coffee Art
High fat, protein-rich dairy produces better foam and tastier coffee.
art
Charming Crochet Versions of Fish, Fries, and Other Foods
Kate Jenkins’s delicacies often look better than the real thing.
