Food & Drink
Whopper to go 
The Economist
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SHARES in Burger King soared on September 1st, on reports that the fast-food company was talking to one or more private-equity firms interested in buying it.
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How does booze extend your lifespan?
Slate Magazine
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People who drink heavily live longer than those who completely abstain from alcohol, according to a new study conducted by a psychologist at the University of Texas.
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Rosh Hashana Recipes Routed Through Africa
New York Times
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Perpignan, France CORYNNE MAS said the pastries she makes for Rosh Hashana were like teiglach, Eastern European cookies covered with nuts and honey.
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'Healthy kimchi with less salt
Korea Times
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Kimchi has been acknowledged for its abundant nutritional qualities due to the vegetable content and fermentation process.
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Cooking tips for avoiding cross-contamination
Chicago Tribune
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When handling raw meats, poultry and seafood, it's important to keep food safety in mind. You want to avoid cross-contaminating plates, platters and utensils used for raw foods
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What's the value of home-grown food?
San Francisco Chronicle
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Rob Baedeker I planted a bunch of vegetables in our backyard this spring, and last week I picked the summer's first ear of corn.
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Grass Fed | A Very Meaty Marriage
New York Times
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I know Brian Shebairo because he used to feed my dog hot dogs. Lots of hot dogs, chopped into little pieces, often raw, occasionally fried.
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Ice Cream Joins Cheese, Chocolate In Artisan Trend
National Public Radio
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A gelato company in Washington, D.C., is a model of a big trend in the food industry: going artisan. Plenty of people seem willing to pay the higher prices of vendors that use
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Anthony Lane: “Soul Kitchen” and “Centurion.”
The New Yorker
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Food movies are an acquired taste. I have lost count of all the lip-smackers, the heart-warmers, and the spicy-noodle-slurpers, not to mention such molar-wrecking fables as
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Sandwich Monday: The Denny's Fried Cheese Melt
National Public Radio
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Not content to let other nationwide chains be the only ones to commit murder-by-sandwich, last week Denny's unveiled its Fried Cheese Melt.
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MyWire Knowledge
Cabbage
Oxford Ency of Food & Drink
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Native to Europe, wild cabbage is a parent plant of many cultivated vegetables, including broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, and kohlrabi.
Combat Food
Oxford Ency of Food & Drink
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At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, individual colonies fed their own militias. As the army increased in size, it soon became apparent that it would have to develop a
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Dutch Influences On American Food
Oxford Ency of Food & Drink
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The history of the Dutch colony New Netherland begins in 1609 . In that year Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River, as it was later named, on behalf of the Dutch
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Beans
Oxford Ency of Food & Drink
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Beans and bean products are diet staples worldwide. The history of beans in the Americas in general and the United States in particular is highly colorful—including, with a great
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Pawpaw
Oxford Ency of Food & Drink
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The North American pawpaw ( Asimina triloba ) has a well-established place in folklore and rural culture.
Water, Imported
Oxford Ency of Food & Drink
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Until the late 1970 s bottled water was imported for health concerns and in response to a fashionable trend.
