Food

New York City probably can’t deliver “Costco for all.”

New York City probably can’t deliver “Costco for all.”


A disturbing new investigation reveals how easy it is for farms to subvert organic rules — and hide animal cruelty.


The third wave of frozen yogurt resembles the previous crazes in one key way.


New analysis suggests other factors may explain the harms blamed on “ultra-processing.”
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Fuel and food prices are rising. Mass protests could follow.


RFK Jr. may have abandoned the issue, but raw milk isn’t going away.


Extreme heat is already wiping out soy, coffee, berries, and Christmas trees. Farm animals and humans are suffering too.


Your morning coffee is one of modern life’s underrated miracles.

Can a CCW and a Diet Coke really heal millennial ennui?


A few things you might not know about Easter’s favorite candy.


The world’s poorest countries are paying the price for a war they didn’t start.


Why new allegations against a high-profile chef are prompting a reckoning in the world of haute cuisine.


4 billion people are fed by fossil fuels. The Iran war is showing just how fragile that is.


The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.


The secret to “looks-maxxing” and saving money? Sardines.


What comes after “peak protein”?


De-extinction, drinking, and a whole new thing that could end the world.


We don’t have to accept all that death and waste for a dry, flavorless bird no one likes.


Don’t Americans deserve better than turkey on Thanksgiving?


How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive.


The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.

You are not going to like where our ancestors got their protein.


TikTok is only part of the reason the snack has become the epitome of “IRL brainrot aesthetic.”


The panic over lead in protein powder got the risk totally wrong.

This technology could feed a world of 10 billion. We’re squandering it, and the trade war with China could make it worse.


We’ve made tremendous progress against famine — but hunger hasn’t disappeared.


Penne? Angel hair? Farfalle? Why??




The second-wave matcha boom isn’t really about the tea.

This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.



The surprising truth about milk is hiding in plain sight.

Beef is tied to my cultural identity through its complicated history. Could the daughter of a cattle rancher ever let it go?


How to save without sacrificing your favorite snacks.


RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.


It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.

The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.

Everybody loves MAHA — because nobody knows what it really is.


How the dessert company taps into the never-ending cycle of hyper-consumption.
Desserts at restaurants have gotten boring — here’s why.


Kitchen do’s and don’ts that may surprise you.


Who decides what can and can’t be in food in the US?
Red 3 has been banned for use in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990. Why is it still in our food?