American Food

America's Best Fries

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.08.2012

The Daily Meal

Those who know fries know that the standard, mediocre orders stand worlds apart from the outstanding examples.

American Chefs Show Paris Who's Boss

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 12.28.2011

PARIS -- Paris, once regarded as the gastronomical center of the world, is looking to a cadre of young chefs from a country derided for its love of pr...

Why The Biggest New Wedding Trend Is Also The Smallest

Peter Callahan | Posted 02.24.2012

Peter Callahan

Serving your favorite American foods at your wedding reception is like having the orchestra only play America's Greatest Pop Songs of All Time: everyone recognizes them and is immediately put at ease.

15 Brilliant Ways To Cook Your Turkey

Kitchen Daily | Posted 01.07.2012

Whether you're cooking for a huge crowd of extended family members on a holiday or whipping up a weeknight dinner for four, turkey will serve you well...

The Most Bizarre Pizza Toppings

The Daily Meal | Posted 11.14.2011

The Daily Meal

These days, it seems that no matter where you are there is a new pizza shop opening up on every corner, serving up pies hot and fast. Yet with pizza ...

Jacques Pepin's Illustrious Culinary Career

AP | By MICHELE KAYAL | Posted 10.03.2011

MADISON, Conn. -- Back in the woods, behind the kitchen, French and American flags fly over Jacques Pepin's petanque court. He launches his heavy, met...

15 All-American Recipes

KitchenDaily | Posted 09.02.2011

Who doesn't love classic American food? Usually rich, sometimes greasy, and always a treat, it's sometimes impossible to deny a craving for it....

The Weirdest Regional American Foods

Food & Wine | Posted 08.20.2011

Fresh cheese curds and gravy smothering fries are a quintessential part of Canadian culture, but across the border, cheese curds can often be found co...

From Lobster Rolls To BBQ, Chicago Has Options For Homesick Out-Of-Towners

| Lauren Drell | Posted 08.01.2011

Homesick for your favorite hometown eats? If you can't get out of town to curb your Maine lobster roll, Philly cheesesteak, or Texas-style BBQ craving...

When Simple Banana Bread Becomes Exotic (a recipe)

Jamie Schler | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamie Schler

2010-10-12-bread.jpg What we think of as homely comfort food, goodies thrown together in just a few minutes so the kids will have something sweet for their lunchboxes, are exotic, special treats to the French.

PHOTO: Pre-Chicken Nugget Meat Paste, AKA Mechanically Separated Poultry [Updated]

Posted 05.09.2012

The photo above [SEE UPDATE BELOW] has been extensively passed around recently, and for good reason: it's a peek into the rarely-seen world of mechani...

Twain's Feast: Forgotten Foods Worth Bringing Back

Andrew Beahrs | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Beahrs

Today's post is aspirational--a way of prompting thoughts about what can be done to bring back some of the diverse abundance that Mark Twain took for granted.

Amazing American Flavors: 20 States' Specialties

Martha Stewart Living | Posted 05.25.2011

Martha Stewart Living

For its birthday month, we here at Martha Stewart Living are celebrating America's big, bold glory by showcasing specialties from every state. We scoured the country to find the best local flavors.

PHOTOS: Celebrating Illinois Food, Canadian Style

Posted 05.25.2011

Americans in Canada represented the Midwest this weekend, serving up Chicago favorites at the American embassy in Ottawa during their Independence Day...

The American Ethnic Food Section In A German Grocery Store (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

The video below has been making the rounds, and for good reason. In it, an American tourist (YouTube user simoneharuko) visits what she calls, "prett...

The Patriot Cooks

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011

Isabel Cowles

The belief that we can have it all, with no reverence for the natural restraint of seasons and regions, has created a food culture that's destructive for our bodies, our society and our land.

Mark Lilly, Farm To Family Delivers Fresh Produce To Virginia Families

Tonic | Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Lilly of Farm to Family brings fresh produce to people all over central Virginia, and in the process aims to transform the American food landscap...

Healthy Reading

Hillary Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Hillary Newman

Just finished The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell. I was originally turned on to the book by Michael Besancon, VP of Whole Fo...

The 25 People Who Changed Food In America

Gourmet.com | Anne Mendelson | Posted 11.17.2011

1. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), statesman and U.S. President He developed an abiding appreciation of French food as American ambassador to France (1...