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The Perfect Literary Meal

Posted 11.22.2012 | Books

It may be a little late to alter your Thanksgiving Day dinner plans, but in case you need some last-minute inspiration, we have you covered. There...

7 Ways To Stop Emotional Eating

Jennifer Taitz | Posted 09.11.2012 | Books
Jennifer Taitz

Diets advertise thinness, yet eating healthfully offers so much more than a tenuous bikini body. "Emotional eating" is a popular term used to describe eating that is influenced by emotions both positive and negative.

PHOTOS: Is This The Best Wine Ever?

Oz Clarke | Posted 08.28.2012 | Books
Oz Clarke

So Bordeaux was my first tasting. And my first great wine. And my next. And my next. And my next. Châteaux Léoville-Barton '62, Montrose '61, Beychevelle '61, Langoa-Barton '53, Haut-Bailly '55, Lynch-Bages '55, all begged or borrowed from richer and older wine lovers than me.

The Hidden Costs Of Fast Food

Will Allen | Posted 07.14.2012 | Books
Will Allen

Only 2% of Americans fish or farm for a living today--down from nearly half of Americans a century ago--and hundreds of thousands of small farmers have been pushed off of their land. Most of us do not know how to provide for ourselves on the most basic level.

7 Consequences Of Fast Food

Will Allen | Posted 07.13.2012 | Books
Will Allen

Only 2% of Americans fish or farm for a living today--down from nearly half of Americans a century ago--and hundreds of thousands of small farmers have been pushed off of their land. Most of us do not know how to provide for ourselves on the most basic level.

9 Nasty Truths About Your Favorite Foods

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 07.09.2012 | Books
Martha Rosenberg

Many farmers and agricultural professionals are miffed that the days of "it's-none-of-your-business" farming are over. Once upon a time, consumers cared only about the price and wholesomeness of food and didn't worry about -- or videotape -- its origins and "disassembly."

The Man Who Changed The Way We Eat

Thomas McNamee | Posted 07.08.2012 | Books
Thomas McNamee

Here was the early New York Times food editor who made gastronomy a respectable profession, a restaurant critic in a world that did not know the term, the guy who brought us arugula, pesto, nuoc mam, and the salad spinner.

The 7 Best Dinner Parties In Literature

Sadie Jones | Posted 07.04.2012 | Books
Sadie Jones

It struck me that there are many parties in literature, either comical or dramatic, glamorous, unpleasant, or just plain uncomfortable - as novelists, playwrights and filmmakers through the generations imprison their characters around a table and take note of the consequences.

9 Health Myths Debunked

Timothy Caulfield | Posted 06.30.2012 | Books
Timothy Caulfield

In the hope of getting to the basic truth about the best way to optimize health, I have spent several years immersed in the world of health and fitness. What I found was a sea of myths and misinformation. Here are a few of my favorites:

Why Eating Should Be More Like Sex

Barb Stuckey | Posted 06.16.2012 | Books
Barb Stuckey

I advocate treating mealtime like you'd treat a much-anticipated intimate encounter. After all, eating is the only multi-sensory experience you can enjoy three times a day, every day, in private or in public without worry. Give eating your full attention.

PHOTOS: 7 Foods You'll Be Eating In The Future

Josh Schonwald | Posted 06.14.2012 | Books
Josh Schonwald

It took me some time to warm to the idea of unveiling my own forecast. But after a couple of years on the food frontier, I can confidently say you'll see more of these seven foods in 2042.

7 Vices That Are Actually Good For You

| Posted 03.31.2012 | Books

By Daniel Lefferts for Bookish: Chocolate lovers, rejoice! A new study conducted by The University of California, San Diego suggests that eating ch...

PHOTOS: The Science Behind Your Favorite Foods

Erik van der Linden | Posted 05.21.2012 | Books
Erik van der Linden

Eating is a multi-sensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components, setting up the stage for science-based cooking.

PHOTOS: Scanwiches, The Book

Posted 11.29.2011 | Home

Most people know a good sandwich when they see one. But when you're presented with 150 sandwiches, the sheer magnitude of deliciousness is certainly d...

Beefy Book

npr.org | By Mark Schatzker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

But Steak stands apart because of Schatzker's fun, accessible style and his willingness to slay the sacred cows of what supposedly makes great steak....