Culture
The Feral Swagger of the Bodega Cat
A "nature documentary" on our feline friends who keep rodents out of NYC's ubiquitous bodegas
Lifestyle
Bluefin tuna breeding's first success; cookie-baking robot bakes cookies
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Lifestyle
A Beer That's Hoppy, Crisp, and...Baseball Batty?
Seattle Mariners pitcher Chris Ray gets hands-on with a baseball bat-infused beer for a local brewery.
Lifestyle
Scientists Discover New "Lantibiotic" That Could Fight Salmonella, E. Coli
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found a new food-safe antibiotic (and just in time!).
Culture
A Tour of Galco's Soda Pop Stop, 500-Bottle Wonderland of Rare Sodas
Rose petal sodas, double colas, and something called "Mr. Q Cumber"
Cooking
Pork Memoirs
The popular food culture we've seen explode in the past decade is one obsessed with pig, but for some people this meat stirs an emotional response.
Culture
Starbucks wants loitering laptop users out; food giant Kraft splits into two companies
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Lifestyle
An Interactive Map of the World Food Crisis (and How You Can Help)
The new interactive map sheds light on where in the world food instability leads to big problems
Culture
A guide to big-city BBQ; urban hydroponics for fresher produce
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Lifestyle
Science Says Diets Are Hard to Stick to Because They Might Make Your Brain Eat Itself
Gross, right?
Culture
An Illustrated Guide to Writers' Favorite Foods
Wendy MacNaughton took a look at the favorite snacks of famous writers (and we added a bonus illustration!).
Lifestyle
Wait, Who Is that Guy on the Cover of SF Mag?
Ladies and gentlemen, meet our new wine columnist.
Culture
Food on a plate shouldn't move; reconsidering boxed wine
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Lifestyle
RIP Pork Belly Futures; Long Live the Phrase "Belly Pit"
As the futures market for pork belly trading closes in Chicago, the New York Times takes a look back at the culture of the "belly pit."
Lifestyle
Farmstead Meatsmith Wants to Teach You How to Kill Animals
Enterprising Washingtonians are trying to get an instructional butchery video series off the ground, and we are inspired.
Culture
Comfort food might change the way you feed sad; McBaguette hits French McDonald's
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Culture
Peanut butter rides to the rescue in Somali famine; Gawker declares war on Whole Foods
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Lifestyle
The Nutrition Facts Label Is Due for a Makeover
And a competition out of UC Berkeley has come up with some interesting possibilities to revamp the old black and white Nutrition Facts.