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A Stack of 10 Places for Pancake-Lovers

From diners to sugar shacks, get your flapjacks, crepes, and silver dollars piled high.
Diana Hubbell September 13, 2024
A 15th-century Iranian manuscript of the <em>Shahnama</em> ("The Book of Kings)" depicts a lavish banquet.
museums

A New Exhibition Features Culinary Art From Across the Islamic World

The Detroit Institute of Arts will showcase food-themed treasures from near and far.
Anne Ewbank September 12, 2024
Valletta, Malta

Victory Kitchen Sign

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.
Pastel de nata may be Portugal's most famous culinary export, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.
restaurants

Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Portugal

Transcendently flaky pastéis de nata, superb tinned fish, and fragrant fortified wines await.
Austin Bush September 6, 2024
The blood Voltaire drank came from a bull on his country estate in Ferney, France, now called Ferney-Voltaire.
science

Why Voltaire Drank Bull’s Blood

Bull’s blood isn’t poisonous; so why did people think it was for centuries?
Andrew Coletti September 5, 2024
Trafaria, Portugal

Piri Piri

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.
Matosinhos, Portugal

Conservas Pinhais

Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.
Los Angeles, California

Ilé

Hidden in a Hollywood apartment, this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa.
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20 Fantastic Street Food Spots Around the World

Feast on freshly blow-torched tuna in Osaka or half-century-old soup in Bangkok.
Diana Hubbell August 29, 2024
science

The Strange Allure of Blue Food

When nature’s rarest color shows up in food, it elicits a range of reactions.
Andrew Coletti August 26, 2024
Fort Langley, British Columbia

Tradish's The Ancestor Cafe

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.
This embroidered wedding bread fed 130 party guests.
food

The Beautiful Art of Greece's 'Embroidered' Bread

A museum outside of Athens preserves this fading custom.
Yana Frigelis August 22, 2024
This unusual ice cream has a long history.
food

The Unlikely Popularity of Grape-Nuts Ice Cream

This simple flavor has a cross-cultural and cross-generational appeal.
Anne Ewbank August 21, 2024
Houston, Texas

Soy Pinoy

Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.
Chardon, Ohio

The Grave of Chef Boyardee

Pay your respects at the final resting place of the man behind one of the best-known names in food.
Brooklyn, New York

Honey Badger

Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.
Citizens of <em>Mogdir</em> feast on insects like the <em>pitter</em>, a giant caterpillar that spins edible silk.
food

What's on the Menu in Your Fantasy World?

Meet three worldbuilders who bring their magical settings to life through food.
Andrew Coletti August 13, 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark

Tolbod Bodega

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.