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Baked Alaska has taken on many forms.
food

Meet Baked Alaska's Prototype, 'Alaska, Florida'

This parlor trick of a dessert has a long, complicated lineage.
Diana Hubbell May 18, 2023
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The Little Slice of France and Spain in Nevada

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No knife and fork needed to eat the original Caesar.
food

The Original Caesar Salad Was Finger Food

The world's most famous salad started as a Tijuana trend.
April White May 17, 2023
St. Malo, perhaps the oldest Asian community in the United States, as depicted in an 1883 report by <em>Harper’s Weekly</em>.
food

7 Must-Read Stories to Mark AAPI Heritage Month

Some of our favorite tales of tragedy, joy, protest, love, and surfing.
April White May 17, 2023
Red wine, fish, and hardtack were the main ingredients of old-fashioned chowder.
food

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and No Clams

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.
Anne Ewbank May 16, 2023
The first “red” chocolate cakes were barely red at all.
food

Red Velvet Cake's Journey to The Juneteenth Table

Make the dessert that first inspired the popular crimson slice.
Diana Hubbell May 15, 2023
The packaging laboratory where researchers design and test ways to transport and store rations in a wide variety of environments.
science

The Evolution of American Military Food

What would George Washington's spruce beer-chugging troops have thought about today's cheesecake rations?
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
Trays at the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine’s Metabolic Kitchen are prepared for an employee taste-testing panel.
science

Food Innovations That Came from War

Thank Uncle Sam for Cheetos, air fryers, and other modern mainstays.
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
At the high-tech military food center colloquially known as Natick Lab, R&D achievements include a vacuum microwave-dried cheeseburger (center top) and other shelf-stable meals.
science

How to Feed an Army

Go behind the scenes at the Massachusetts military lab engineering the fuel of the future.
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
A Close Combat Assault Ration, which provides calorie-dense nutrition and is shelf stable for years.
science

Feeding Armies Throughout History

From Sparta to the Mongol Empire, soldiers needed fuel for the fight.
Diana Hubbell May 12, 2023
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s Guide to St. Pete/Clearwater

With St. Pete/Clearwater undergoing a cultural renaissance, the culinary scene is certainly not to be overlooked on your next visit. From an ATM-turned-taco stand to an acrobatic pizza-maker to a Roaring ‘20s nightclub, here’s a handful of unexpected eateries to keep you fed in the Sunshine City and beyond.
art

Podcast: Butter Sculptures

These works of art are butter than you think.
The Podcast Team May 11, 2023
The good old days in the 1950s, when airlines advertised delicious food.
aircraft

Remembering the Golden Age of Airline Food

Why were in-flight meals so much better in the past?
Diana Hubbell May 8, 2023
Coronation quiche was served at an event at Westminster Abbey in April.
food

Eat Like a King With the Official Coronation Quiche

Can Charles III's recipe live up to his mother's curried chicken?
Chloe Faure May 4, 2023
Pikes Peak Summit House
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7 Unusual Dining Spots in Colorado

History, innovation, and elevation come together to create some unexpected eateries across the Centennial State.
Fanciful butter is an age-old concept.
food

How to Make Mystical 'Fairy Butter'

This historical sweet spread has supernatural ties.
Jess Eng May 2, 2023
Every May, an ancient Celtic festival, known as Beltane, is held atop Calton Hill in Edinburgh, where participants eat a mysterious Beltane bannock cake.
festivals

Why 18th-Century Scots Performed Mock Human Sacrifices Over Cake

This May Day, make Beltane bannock, a simple snack with a long history of superstition and divination.
Sam O'Brien May 1, 2023
Chef Damian Brockway and his wife, Kornpawee Brockway.
food

Podcast: Distant Relatives

Tried and true barbecue favorites meet unexpected spices and flavor profiles.