Watch it wiggle
Once billed as the most popular dessert in the United States, Jell-O had lost its luster by the turn of the 21st century. Sales of the gelatin product slumped, and people shared - and mocked - images from garish and…
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Meet Ravenous, a new food website
For too long, we have had to bring you stories of food magazines and websites that were laying off workers or shuttering altogether. However, today we're excited to report some good news: the debut of a new,…
The Cook's Companion turns 30
When chef and restaurateur Stephanie Alexander published her Cook's Companion in 1996, she could not have known that it would become Australia's kitchen bible. An A to Z guide to ingredients, from abalone to zucchini,…
Fortnum & Mason Awards shortlist announced
Fortnum & Mason has long been a resource for English cookery, providing quality ingredients to generations of cooks since its founding in 1707. The company’s annual food and drink awards celebrate the best publications…
Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards Nominees & Winners 2026
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Food news antipasto
Because of the Easter holiday, food news is on the light side this week, but there are a few tidbits to share. In the mashups you didn't see coming department: Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Natural Light beer, is selling…
Pizza chains are feeling the pinch
Pizza is almost as iconic as hotdogs and apple pie in the American lexicon of food. From chains to local artisanal pie shops to the frozen food aisle, pizza is everywhere. Not everything is rosy in the land of pizza,…
Sourdough science
Do you still have the starter you created when everyone was making sourdough bread in the pandemic? I'm sad to report that my starter died an ignoble death at the back of our basement refrigerator. I'm a serial starter…
Give me a break: Thieves make off with tons of KitKats
This story seemed appropriate for me to discover on April Fool's Day because it sounds made up. Food conglomerate Nestlé confirmed a report that thieves pilfered a truck carrying over 400,000 specially crafted KitKat…
New Le Creuset + Nigella's Easter Egg hunt
Today I discovered that Le Creuset dropped another color on us; this one is called Riviera, and it absolutely speaks to me. I thought Sea Salt was the perfect color to complement my kitchen cabinets, but this one would…
Food news antipasto
Recent years have been bad for wineries, especially in the US. A 56-year-old winery, Kenwood Vineyards, recently closed its doors with no plans to reopen. Other major wineries, including E. & J. Gallo and Jackson Family…
Food as medicine
Chicken soup to treat a cold, ginger for nausea, tea with honey for a sore throat, a mustard poultice for muscle pain - these foods and more have been used to treat ailments for millenia. While these home remedies vary…