CookShelfMost health studies end up stating that the foods we love are bad for us and we shouldn't eat them. Not so a recent study published in the journal Appetite, which says that eating chocolate is linked to improved…
Blackened foods are not new - we've been eating blackened fish, steak, and other meats for eons. But chefs are expanding the concept to vegetables, breads, and even desserts. The Washington Post takes a look the trend…
I'm not sure how this slipped past my radar, but Food52's 2016 The Piglet cookbook competition has already started and one of the first round winners has been announced. The annual cookbook competition, inspired by The…
Ming Tsai has been a mainstay on the Food Network as the host of East Meets West, for which he won an Emmy. He is also producing and hosting a series, Simply Ming, on public television at WGBH in Boston. The chef…
When The Book of Latin American Cooking was first published in 1969, the foods of the region were not well known by American and British cooks. The book was among the first to spark enthusiasm for the food of Latin…
Oatmeal has been a breakfast staple for centuries. Americans usually prefer it sweet, but a new trend (sparked in part by the gluten-free movement) has oats starring in decided savory roles. This trend has caught the…
In 2013, the UK was rocked by a scandal where horsemeat and pig meat were found in packages of ground beef, and products that claimed to contain ground beef like lasagne and bolognese. Citizens were outraged,…
We reported earlier in the year about the UN declaration that 2016 is the International Year of the Pulses. As part of this celebration of the bean, indexed magazine Food & Wine explores several lesser known beautiful…
The Golden Globes are history and the Oscars are only days away, so it's officially award season. The first culinary awards aren't too far off, and the James Beard Foundation has announced its 2016 restaurant and chef…
In the past five years, the percentage of beer in total liquor consumption in the U.S. has fallen to less than 50 percent from 56 percent, while the share of hard liquor has risen by seven percentage points over the…
You may recall the controversy that swirled around Paula Deen in early 2013 after her past use of a racial epithet surfaced. Deen was widely castigated by culinary professionals, including food blogger Michael Twitty of…
When you are at the supermarket staring at the cheese display you may be deciding what type of cheese you want to buy, but you probably aren't wondering about how the different varieties got their name. However, the…
