Sam Dean

And I is for ice cream. Put them all together and you've got one sweet-hot-crunchy-cool-salty-chocolatey masterpiece: the Sriracha ice cream sandwich

Now that we've all gotten used to saying "Sriracha," what does the word itself actually mean?

The history of eating eyeballs. Plus, how to thwart a doughnut robber, inside a super-exclusive Japanese restaurant, and more in our daily roundup of food news

Eric Kayser's levain gives life to his loaves in 88 locations, from Kiev to Kinshasa, and he brought a bit of that goodness by the BA test kitchen

The beloved chile sauce is so versatile that we've come up with 25 BRAND-NEW WAYS to use it. Click now to feel the burn--in mac n' cheese, gazpacho, and beyond

Barring a last-minute solution, the federal sequester goes into effect today, with very real consequences for the way we eat in America

The Vietnamese noodle soup is the "Thrift Shop" rapper's "ultimate go-to" food--and it's fueling the whole Seattle hip-hop scene

From McNuggets and gummy candies to aspic molds and pudding containers, it's a special (if random) look at form in today's roundup of food news

Meet Hriato, the traditional Slovak cocktail of alcohol, honey, and bacon. Drink up before the fat sets!

Why did we give our favorite citrus a name that rhymes with almost nothing? A look at the fruit's juicy linguistic origins

Hiroko Shimbo--known as the Martha Stewart of Japan--breaks down cooking with miso, kombu, and dashi

For the first time, a scientific study proves the Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart disease by 30 percent

Pyrotechnic drinks are hot, and so is Sriracha. Plus, cheese in space, face-time at Starbucks, and more in our roundup of today's food news

What were "cates" and who brought them into the house? A look at the origins of a very familiar term

Say cheese! It's a grilled-cheese sandwich, with cheese instead of bread. Cheese!

Banish your memories of gefilte fish with these crispy smoked fish cakes with beet vinaigrette

On President's Day—our national day of auto deals—we look at the history of this essential innovation, the car cup holder

The Beetnik Martini is what you need to add some like, beatitude to your weekend

Farmers have a new tool in the war on pests, apples and bananas are getting tattooed, El Bulli is reopening (sort of), and more in our daily roundup of food news

What do you do if you find a red-hot meteor in your backyard? We've got a few ideas (clambake!)