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Its camera allegedly scans your face for your gender, age, and even mood—yikes!

For his dream dinner party, the “Better Call Saul” actor's ideal guest list features Civil Rights icons.

Books like ‘Simply Julia,’ ‘Korean American,’ and ‘Arabiyya’ teach us as much about life as they do food.

Don’t be pressured into drinking a Dirty Shirley or espresso martini. It’s not worth it.

Frustrated customers, devastated restaurants, and more: What you need to know about this week’s food delivery catastrophe.

Humans have long been obsessed with food as art. Here’s why.

It's messy, but you haven't lived until you've tried it.

Online, cakes are beautiful forever. In person, they necessitate slice-by-slice destruction.

Uprooted, my daughter and I found home in my childhood kitchen.

Rethink what it means to nourish and nurture.

TikTok foraging queen Alexis Nikole Nelson tells us what to be on the lookout for this spring.

Some are too daring

Avocados might cost $20 a pop.

Fish populations have shrunk while America’s appetite for sushi has only grown. Restaurants are starting to adapt—will it work?

Every homeowner needs to know how to get rid of fruit flies—you never know when they’ll decide to visit.

A dive into "junk," simple (and not-so-simple) pleasures included.

Why this dud candy keeps on keeping on, despite a distinct lack of redeeming qualities.

How Lay's took over the world's snack aisles, one hyper-specific flavor at a time.

At my house, where junk food was king, the snack was always, always these golden little squares.

The true pleasure of a long night out is returning home and burying my arm in a bag of chips.

Food hierarchies are, in truth, sorting mechanisms. It does not make you a worse person to eat "junk" food, and it certainly doesn’t make you a better person to eat whole grains.

These are the scams, the stars, and the shifts that are defining the meals we eat between meals, according to Andrea Hernández.

The soft drink with a kick was all the rage at LAN parties in the early 2000s—and then it fizzled out.

From peanut butter-filled pretzels to the infamous elote chips, Trader Joe’s is a treasure trove of snacks. These are the undisputed best.

Sarah Masoni, who has developed around 100 ice creams, explains the chemistry behind our love for frozen dairy.

Beef-less beef is everywhere. Here’s how it stacks up nutritionally.

“I’m highly allergic to scallops,” he said, as soon as they hit the table.

A little advice for the newbies: Do bring your curiosity. Don’t bring that sourdough loaf.

First there's deep dormancy, then a glacial sense of growth, and then, finally, signs of hope.

It was the middle of Great Migration, and my grandfather had a dangerous proposition.