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The Science of Frying

Amanda Greene | Posted 05.16.2013 | Taste
Amanda Greene

How simple hot oil transforms everyday foods into sinful delights!

Artichokes: Bake, Boil or Steam?

Amanda Greene | Posted 04.29.2013 | Taste
Amanda Greene

It's peak artichoke season from March to May, so don't let this intimidating vegetable scare you away!

WATCH: How A Blender Really Works

Posted 03.25.2013 | Taste

These slow motion graphics are amazing.

The Extraordinary Science Of Addictive Junk Food

www.nytimes.com | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business

On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who c...

Easy Homemade Yogurt With Bananas Foster

Kathy Carter Woods | Posted 03.30.2013 | Taste
Kathy Carter Woods

I'd been wanting to make homemade yogurt for years. After much trial and error, I finally figured it out and found the perfect recipe for me: a small batch of unsweetened yogurt.

Chemical Foods and the Science That Will Save Us

Rachele M. Pojednic, Ed.M, M.S. | Posted 01.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Rachele M. Pojednic, Ed.M, M.S.

Michael Pollan, esteemed writer and noble defender of the dinner table, has been a leading crusader for real food. He is undeniably right, but we should be wary of demonizing all science surrounding nutrition in the publics' eye.

Hot Chocolate Tastes Better In An Orange Cup

Agence France Presse | | Posted 03.05.2013 | Home

European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste.Researchers at th...

Why Doesn't Honey Spoil?

Quora | Posted 11.25.2012 | Taste
Quora

For something to spoil there has to be something to spoil it. Honey is almost unique among organic compounds in that it constitutes a "perfect storm" of attributes against spoilage.

How The Fake Meat Gets Made At Rising Chicken-Substitute Startup

Posted 08.30.2012 | Home

Remember when the co-founders of Twitter and their Obvious Corporation made us all do a double-take by investing in a fake meat company? The company, ...

What Scientists' Gene Feat Means For Picky Eaters

Posted 07.30.2012 | Science

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/30/2012 01:07 PM EDT on LiveScience For years scientists have slaved away, trying t...

Food Study Yields Surprising Tie Between Flavor, Temperature

| Sophie Bushwick | Posted 05.21.2012 | Science

Does an ice-cold drink actually taste better than the same beverage at room temperature? Depends on what its taste is: a new study finds that the int...

'Glorious Nation' Where Apples Originated

| Sam Kean | Posted 05.19.2012 | Science

Nearly every child has bitten into a crabapple (left) at some point and spit it back out--yuck! But a new study in PLoS Genetics shows that modern s...

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."

Help Defeat the Republicans in Their War Against Science

Steven Clifford | Posted 06.16.2012 | Comedy
Steven Clifford

Iconic scientific institutions can no longer perform the fundamental research that fuels our knowledge based industries and economy. We are losing the science race, particularly the race in gastronomic science. But with your help, we can win the race.

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.

Experts Develop New Wheat Strain

Reuters | Tan Ee Lyn | Posted 05.12.2012 | Green

By Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia have crossed a popular, commercial variety of wheat with an ancient species...

Bitter Truth About Wine Experts Revealed In New Study

Posted 03.03.2012 | Science

"Can't we just get rid of wine lists? Do we really have to be reminded every time we go out to a nice restaurant that we have no idea what we are doin...

The Five-Second Rule Is Baloney!

Robert L. Wolke | Posted 04.06.2012 | Science
Robert L. Wolke

No matter how you slice it, any such rule is baloney, or a red herring, or any other food metaphor you like, because the length of time your food rests on the floor has nothing to do with how contaminated it gets.

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: In Vitro Meat

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 09.20.2012 | Science

Would you eat a hamburger grown in a petri dish? How would you feel if your breakfast sausage came from the lab? Well, scientists are getting close to making this a reality.

Real Food Science Questions, Answered

Food Republic | Posted 10.19.2011 | Home
Food Republic

Yes, your coffee is stale, but how did it get that way? Are you really deep in a food coma, or does the mere thought of food-induced fatigue bring on the yawns?

Junk Food Companies Pay Scientists To Fudge Nutrition Research

Posted 08.23.2011 | Home

Yet another major long-term study, this one published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has conclusively demonstrated the link between weight ga...

LIVE Q&A: Ask An Food Science Author Gary Taubes Anything

Posted 06.20.2011 | Home

There's no getting around it: obesity in the United States has steadily been increasing over the past twenty years. And it's a problem that seems to b...

Athletes' Game-Day Diets

The Daily Meal | Posted 06.01.2011 | Home

When it comes to performing on the day of the big game there are many things that factor into the equation. Training, a good night's sleep, timing, th...

Michael Ruhlman Reviews The 5-Volume 'Modernist Cuisine'

Michael Ruhlman in the New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

DESCENDING this week on the culinary scene like a meteor, "Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking" is the self-published six-volume masterw...

Food Science And The Future Of Your Satiety

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
David Katz, M.D.

So we should all look on with both interest, and caution, as Nestle, and other food industry giants, explore ways to help us fill up on fewer calories.