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Pope Francis, the former cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, eats like a humble man of the people--but at least he enjoys a good espresso

Sam Dean

Actually, sugary drinks are only the latest food to get banned in America. Here are 11 other weird food laws to be aware of

Sam Dean

Fire struck Chez Panisse on Friday morning. But Alice Waters and her "family" are already planning the restaurant's rebirth

Danielle Walsh

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

Sam Dean

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

Sam Dean

How would a higher minimum wage change the restaurant world?

Sam Dean

The good news: sushi-grade Maine shrimp are hitting the market now. The bad news: they won't be available for long

Scott DeSimon

The Inaugural Ball apparently didn't put much effort into its menu. Cheez-Its, anyone?

Sam Dean

A rolling pig, a moveable cupcake, and a bicycle cafe are just a few of the strangest mobile food vendors around

Rebecca Flint Marx

To score some of the world's best craft brews, you have to go underground. Welcome to beer's thriving black market

Bon Appétit

Here's what you should be eating for the next nine months. (See you at the baby shower, right?)

Michael Y. Park

When an editor allegedly cut dozens of words from the OED, the English language lost some unusual food-related terms, including ghetchoo and milk sociable

Michael Y. Park

From bread prejudices to the diet of orcas, our favorite lines from the New Yorker's annual ode to eating

Michael Y. Park

To some restaurateurs, everything. A brief history of bitter branding battles, from Ray's to Gordon Ramsay

Michael Y. Park

And other wacky, food-related petitions filed to the White House

Michael Y. Park

The day the Petraeus scandal broke, Paula Broadwell was dining out with her husband. Here's what was on the menu (besides heartbreak)

Michael Y. Park

Hostess is liquidating its brands, and Twitter's abuzz with anger, sadness, and nostalgia

Danielle Walsh

As China picks its new leader, a look back at the tastes of its rulers

Michael Y. Park

Marijuana's legal in Washington and Colorado. How long till chefs there put it on the menu?

Sam Dean

Her care (and maybe her chicken soup?) added decades to our lifespans

Sam Dean

And other celebrity food philosophies from the New York Times

Sam Dean

"What could be more American than using our electoral process for product placement?"

Sam Dean

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