Food Culture

These splendid little seeds are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals — and they’re versatile, too.

Our ancestors devoured treats that most of us would find hard to stomach. But their primitive appetites probably made more sense than the cravings we indulge today.

Serving my kids a good, healthy meal is only half the battle. The bigger challenge is getting them to eat it.

Your aisle-by-aisle guide to a fast, healthy grocery run.

You know that fish offers all kinds of health benefits, but how do you know what’s safe to eat and good for the planet, too?

Chef Rick Moonen celebrates the ocean’s sustainable bounty.

Mark Bittman’s no-fuss approach to cooking focuses less on precise measurements and more on putting your personal food preferences front and center.

Here’s what to eat when your day is rushed.

For nearly 50 years, Jacques Pépin has been a cooking inspiration. Today, his elegant but efficient approach to food is more in demand than ever.

Catered banquets. Big-deal dinners. Gobbled-down anything. The eating scenarios we face at work are rarely ideal. Here’s how to make the best of three tough situations.

Everything you need to know about ­selecting and enjoying terrific wines is already within your grasp.

Instead of following complicated, unsatisfying diet regimens, tune in to your own senses and instincts.

Katrina Heron thinks that small-scale farmers and organic growers have been misrepresented. In her new book, she aims to set the story straight.

Having a peaceful meal isn’t just about setting a mood, it actually helps you digest and assimilate your food better.

How we think about food matters as much as what we eat.

Author and veganism advocate Rory Freedman isn’t afraid to get in your face about animal rights, but what she really wants is for you to be as happy and healthy as she is.

In hard economic times, chef Nate Appleman lets us in on a cost-effective and delicious way of cooking – southern Italian style.

Best-selling author and TV host Ellie Krieger found a personal balance between good health and delicious food. Now she’s committed to helping others make a breakthrough.

’Tis not the season for self-denial. Cookbook author Myra Kornfeld shares her wisdom on healthier ways to indulge in the holidays’ guilty pleasures.

America’s food industry is in the midst of a dramatic culture shift that’s challenging everything we’ve been taught about eating. Here’s how to take advantage of this exciting new movement and eat more healthfully than ever before.

Soil is not just a neutral medium in which to grow food. The nutrient density of the food we eat is directly influenced by the quality of the soil in which it is grown.