Cooking
The History of Hard Cider, From the Old Testament to the Apple Orchard
This week's Eat Your Words looks at a fall favorite: cider
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Meat Hooked! at the Film Food Festival
And we have an interview with the director of tonight's big documentary, 'Meat Hooked!'
Culture
Modern Stone and Flint Knives (for the Prehistoric Kitchen)
Tired of using metal to cut things? Nothing says "authentic" like knives made of rocks
Culture
Handwritten Recipes
The website Handwritten Recipes collects old recipes found in used books, and occasionally even tests them out
Lifestyle
Anthony Bourdain's Surprise 'Wire' Reunion in Crown Heights
Oxtail stew and fist-bumps ensue
Lifestyle
What Alice Cooper, Tony Bennett, and Deepak Chopra Really Think About Food
And other celebrity food philosophies from the New York Times
Culture
How a Bad Rye Crop Might Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials
One of the leading explanations for one the spookiest events in American history
Culture
Snoop Dogg Raps for Hot Pockets
"Pocket Like It's Hot" might not make much sense as advice, but it does rhyme with "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Cooking
Sound the Turkey Call! Wooden Gobblers to Go with Your Thanksgiving
It's a turkey call! Let us explain...
Culture
Watch the Swiss Spaghetti Harvest of 1957
A mild winter made this year's pasta crop especially bountiful (according to this 1957 hoax)
Cooking
The Impress Coffee Brewer Cup
The Impress coffee brewer cup seems like the logical next step in portable coffee brewing technology
Cooking
Keep Out the Cold with a Tall Glass of Tomas Collins
The Tomas Collins is the Nordic wind you need to sweep the week away
Culture
Greely Myatt's Wooden Cake Sculptures Look Good Enough to Eat
Artist Greely Myatt manages to make blocks of wood and acrylic paint look as good as any edible confection
Culture
Watch Anthony Bourdain Get Roasted in NYC
Mario Batali, Eric Ripert, Rachael Ray, and Guy Fieri all took turns at the podium to politely share their opinions about Mr. Bourdain
Culture
Agatha Christie's Favorite Food Was Cream
The great writer couldn't keep her hands off a good dish of clotted cream
Lifestyle
Stephen Colbert on Coffee Cup Polling and Pizza Toppings Town Hall
"What could be more American than using our electoral process for product placement?"