Honestly, Dara

Has Instagram Changed the Way We Eat?

A social-media platform is changing food culture. Are we OK with that?

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Peace, Love, and Bean Sprouts

It’s time to take a second look at hippie cuisine — because it changed everything.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Holiday Food Hazards

Enough already with the artificial substitutes in traditional dishes. Let’s stick with the real stuff.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture Holidays

Still Slow, Still Strong

A global culinary revolution has changed the way we think about food — including a certain apple in Wisconsin.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

The Truth About Eating Insects

I’ve got nothing against eating insects. Just don’t tell me cricket-flour tortilla chips are the solution to global hunger.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

More to Life Than Pumpkin Spice

Enough with the seasonal coffee-shop flavors already — fall has many other fleeting foods to enjoy.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

A Day in My (Food) Life

All it takes for a busy food critic to stay on the healthy-eating path is a little planning — and a few hard-boiled eggs.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Balloon Farm

What do children raised to love farmers’ markets really think of them? Their answers might surprise you.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

The Elite Turnip

Are unfamiliar ingredients really an elitist construct, or are they just a reminder of the way people used to eat?

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

The Secret Life of Mushrooms

There’s a lot we don’t know about fungi.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Old-World Inspiration

Contemporary foodies are rediscovering the wonders of traditional Northern European Jewish cuisine.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Culture Club

Sandor Katz has been extolling the benefits of live-culture foods for a decade — and it’s changing the world.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Consider the Raisin

Maximize your dining pleasure this holiday season by eating slowly. Very slowly.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture Mindful Eating

A Caloric Evolution

A biological anthropologist has upended everything I thought I knew about calories.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Tapas Party!

We might all be a little happier if we invited everyone over for olives, anchovies, and peppers more often.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Cooking & Food Food Culture

The Cure Is in the Kitchen

A trip to the Mayo Clinic reveals the surprising future of medicine.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Cooking & Food Food Culture

It’s Good for You!

Do kids instinctively know what a healthy diet looks like? Maybe — but a little parental prodding never hurts.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Cooking & Food Food Culture

A Taste of the Earth

How foraging for food can change the way you see the world around you.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Biodiversity in Your Grocery Bag

The choices we make at the supermarket are having a bigger impact than many of us might realize.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture Meal Planning & Prep

In Praise of Pickling

All you need is a few quick-pickling tricks to make your life a little easier and your microbiome a lot happier.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Cooking & Food Food Culture

The Trouble With Trends

There are reasons behind the rise and fall of certain foods — and some are more alarming than amusing.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Food Culture

Honestly, Dara

Has Instagram Changed the Way We Eat?

Peace, Love, and Bean Sprouts

Holiday Food Hazards

Still Slow, Still Strong

The Truth About Eating Insects

More to Life Than Pumpkin Spice

A Day in My (Food) Life

Balloon Farm

The Elite Turnip

The Secret Life of Mushrooms

Old-World Inspiration

Culture Club

Consider the Raisin

A Caloric Evolution

Tapas Party!

The Cure Is in the Kitchen

It’s Good for You!

A Taste of the Earth

Biodiversity in Your Grocery Bag

In Praise of Pickling

The Trouble With Trends

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