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Cheese labels are immensely charming.
collections

The French Art of Cheese-Label Collecting

“It’s more than a hobby, it’s a passion.”
ANNA MINDESS October 18, 2022
Reading tea leaves.
witchcraft

The Ancient Art of Kitchen Divination

How to try tasseography, cromniomancy, and other mystical gastronomic arts.
Diana Hubbell October 17, 2022
A farmer in Ethiopia cradles a handful of maslin, mixed grains including different varieties of wheat and barley that are grown together.
science

This Nearly Lost Ancient Grain Tradition Could Be the Future of Farming

A past global staple you've never heard of, maslins are poised for a comeback.
Gemma Tarlach October 13, 2022
These eggs see all.
witchcraft

The Long, Extremely Witchy History of Telling the Future With Eggs

From ancient Greece to the Salem Witch Trials.
Diana Hubbell October 13, 2022
A luminous jelly.
food

Meet the Duo Molding the Weird, Wondrous Future of Jelly

From disturbingly realistic gelatin portraits to a jiggling Buckingham Palace, Bompas & Parr are pushing the wobbly envelope.
Diana Hubbell October 7, 2022
A Halloween party in Scotland in 2004.
food

In Scotland, Trick or Treaters Sing (And Tell Jokes) For Their Candy

This tradition dates back hundreds of years.
Jemma Beedie October 5, 2022
The Sweeney bowl is five feet tall and 225 pounds.
food

4 of History's Most Epic Punch Bowls

If your party doesn't feature enough alcohol to float a rowboat, you're doing it wrong.
Sam O'Brien October 3, 2022
Inquisitive cows near Derbyshire, UK.
food

This Man Wants You to Rethink Everything You Know About Cows

It's time to change our 10,000-year relationship with cattle.
Diana Hubbell September 30, 2022
Without added flavors, carrageen moss pudding can be rather bland.
food

How Ireland Embraced Seaweed Pudding

Irish moss has a long culinary history.
Chris Baraniuk September 28, 2022
Oystermen were often African American.
food

The Double Life of New York's Black Oyster King

Thomas Downing was a fine-dining pioneer with a secret.
Briona Lamback September 28, 2022
A bowl of paitan ramen with chashu.
List

25 Places for Noodle-Lovers Around the Globe

Shops, museums, and old-school factories perfect for those who love to slurp.
Diana Hubbell September 22, 2022
Gold miners weren't especially good at baking.
gold rush

San Francisco’s Famous Sourdough Was Once Really Gross

Gold miners made themselves sick on smelly, hard loaves.
Amanda Herbert and David Woodworth September 21, 2022
The Gloucester Cathedral-shaped lamprey pie for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
food

Michigan’s Bloodsucking Parasite Is Britain’s Royal Delicacy

Lamprey pie is a coronation tradition.
Diana Hubbell September 20, 2022
This cookbook doubled as an advertisement for Planters peanut oil.
libraries

4 Library Collections Filled With Culinary Treasures

They're saving food history for the future.
Anne Ewbank September 19, 2022
<em>Hugh Johnson’s Pop-Up Wine Book</em> is both informative and artful.
food

The Treasures Within the World's Greatest Wine Library

This California collection is a trove of wine books and rarities.
Vittoria Traverso September 16, 2022
Store #1837 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
art

The Photographer Capturing the South From Waffle House Booths

Micah Cash’s journey to 125 diners was fueled by burnt coffee, scrambled eggs, and Southern hospitality.
Sam Lin-Sommer September 14, 2022
Nora Mill Granary
Helen, Georgia

Nora Mill Granary

A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.
List

5 Marvels of Mid City, Los Angeles

From ancient dragonfly fossils to world-famous hot dogs, wonders abound.