Food Culture

Behold the beauty of the midwinter egg. May we never again take it for granted.

My new hobby: aquaponics. This might just be the wave of the future — if we can figure out the finer points.

Dreading the little birds-and-bees talk? Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how telling your kids about food-industry profit margins can be just as awkward.

Deciding to forgo a food you’ve long savored presents practical and emotional challenges — even when you know it’s for the best. Here’s how to make it easier.

Pilar Gerasimo on making sensible, sane choices in a food world as nutty and confusing as the one we live in now.

After years of working in restaurants and cooking at home, James Beard Award–winning food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl dishes on her favorites.

The implications of our food choices are far-reaching. The quandaries are real. How can we start eating our way to a better world?

EL‘s Heidi Wachter on the surprising rewards of learning to cook.

Activist-blogger Vani Hari — a.k.a. the Food Babe — on why universal access to healthy food is “a basic human right.”

Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why perhaps it’s time we stopped obsessing about how the French eat, and started emulating the way they live.

A study published in the science journal Neuron suggests that precommitment is more powerful than willpower.

Enticing and unexpected ways to enjoy this super-healthy fish.

Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s smart or good for you. Enlist fellow trend buckers — and create a trend of your own.

A University of Oslo study discovered that eating three meals a day, rather than six, produces greater muscle and strength gains.

A whopper of a question. And the answer food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl offers makes a strong case for knowing your rancher and farmer.

Harvard nutritionists David Ludwig and Walter Willett argue that milk should be a dietary choice, not a nutritional requirement.

Bees are under attack. Here are some ideas on what you can do to save them.