Sam Dean

The EU controls the names of some unusual foods, from Spanish tigernuts to Chinese white asparagus to Yorkshire forced rhubarb

Bon Appetit's bible on charcoal (or gas, whatever) fired cooking is here--or at least ready for preorder

Christmas in the Netherlands can be weird (uh, blackface elves?), but they definitely do one thing right: speculoos shortbread cookies

You are feeling cookie, coookiieeee...

A friendly new drink from south of the border might be just what you need to carry you through 'til Xmas

Yeah, the BA-branded blades are part of a special one-day HSN sale, but they look sharp, affordable, and giftworthy. And that's not all!

These chocolate macarons with orange ganache and gold dust are a sparkly homemade gift

On 12/12/12, we ask: Why is the dozen so important in the food world?

A sampling of Google's top food-related trends for 2012, from Twinkie panic to iPhone mind control

A new iPad app from one of our favorite chefs makes cooking Italian easy, and we're giving away promo codes to download it for free

The left-leaning rapper (and son of a chef) wakes at 11 and is "definitely a toast guy"

PSYCH! It's cheesecake (good cheesecake, too)

Think turducken's crazy? To the Romans, the French, and the Bedouins, three animals in one is just a start

The delicious dessert's name has its roots in a familiar black bird

A history of restaurant-critic bile-spewing, from Mark Twain to Pete Wells

Sometimes you just want to watch things blow up in super-slo-mo. That's why we have the Internet

That's just one of several food-centric phrases, from "salty koji" to the Long Breath Diet, that swept Japan in 2012

An Atlanta chef balances the savory and the sanguinary at an upcoming dinner

"GIF" was just declared the word of the year, and we have 24 animated ways to celebrate!

It's true: Thanksgiving desserts don't have to be orange! Here are 16 of our favorite recipes