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Butterfly wings from Fritz Müller.

The Curious Task of Digitizing Darwin’s Beans and Butterflies

From squeaky beans to arsenic scares, conservation is full of surprises.

BY Diana Hubbell
The room that was previously part of the subway tunnel.
The food is arranged on steam tables behind the counter.

12 Places to Eat and Drink That Are Literally Underground

Bank vaults, bunkers, and grottoes house some fantastic restaurants and bars.

Sushi Carousels and the Future of Contact-Free Dining

Virginia Woolf and the Complexities of Cottage Loaf

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Places to Eat & Drink

Sedona, Arizona

Teal McDonald's Arches

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
The building's exterior
Concord, New Hampshire

Haunted Margaritas

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.
Monon, Indiana

Whistle Stop Restaurant

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.
The sign that mentions the site's significance.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Site of Alice's Restaurant

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.
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Stories

A view of a coffee forest in Ethiopia.

The Last Wild Coffee Forests

Plus four ways to eat and drink coffee that involve the whole plant.
BY Alex Mayyasi
The cookies "calm all bitterness of the heart and mind."

Eat Like a Medieval Saint With Her Recipe for 'Cookies of Joy'

St. Hildegard was a mystic, healer, and passionate proponent of spelt and nutmeg.
BY Sam O'Brien
The sherpa winter stew at Raithaane has dried, cooked unripe maize (phalgi makai), beans, and vegetables.

The Restaurant Preserving Dishes From Every Corner of Nepal

From blog to bistro, Prashanta Khanal’s focus is forgotten and overlooked foods.
BY Thomas Heaton
Inez Cook at her restaurant.

How a First Nations Restaurateur Found Her Family Through Food

For more than a decade, Salmon n' Bannock has been serving indigenous cuisine and stories in Vancouver.
BY Diana Hubbell
Flowers add some sunny color to baked goods and drinks.

The Colorful World of Edible Flowers

A new book catalogs 105 floral ingredients for everything from pasta to pies.
BY Anne Ewbank
Pink pineapple looks and tastes quite different than the classic yellow kind.

How to Buy Pink Pineapples and Fruitcake Off Etsy

Etsy, Instagram, and even Facebook can provide a taste of novelty and home.
BY Anne Ewbank
Get a Taste of the Upcoming Gastro Obscura Book

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BY Dylan Thuras