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Anne Ewbank

Anne Ewbank

Gastro Obscura's senior associate editor

Based in Northern California

Get in touch at: anne.ewbank@atlasobscura.com

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culinary crimes

Watch a Thief Steal a $1.3 Million Bottle of Vodka

Cameras caught the burglar snatching the diamond-and-gold decorated liquor.

January 4, 2018

new year nibbles

Lemon Pigs Are the World’s Newest New Year’s Tradition

They go viral roughly every 50 years.

January 3, 2018

The Grocery List Sketched by Michelangelo

You can't sculpt like Michelangelo, but you can eat like him.

January 2, 2018

The Glamorous Train Line That Justified a Brutal Occupation

Even the lunch menu had a nationalistic agenda.

December 18, 2017

Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

And they probably make us drink more.

December 15, 2017

Building a Life-Sized Gingerbread House Takes Over 10,000 Cookie Bricks

To be ready by Christmas, you better start baking in August.

December 14, 2017

In 19th-Century Britain, The Hottest Status Symbol Was a Painting of Your Cow

The livestock looked surprisingly geometric.

December 13, 2017

Researchers Built a 'Nose' to Find Rotting Food and Dead People

Say goodbye to the sniff test!

December 12, 2017

Recreating King Midas's 2,700-Year-Old Feast

A mysterious tomb contained a royal feast. Scientific analysis made it possible to taste once again.

December 11, 2017

The Story Behind Britain's Unexpected Mega-Apples

How one of the country's favorite apples went from pint-sized to pound-sized.

December 8, 2017

The Psychic Tea Rooms of 1930s New York Didn't Predict All the Police Raids

Tea parlors were the battleground in a war against fortune telling.

December 7, 2017

In This Museum Full of Treasures, The Most Popular Attraction Is a Tiny Cabbage

But it's fit for an emperor.

December 6, 2017

Gorillas Don't Need to Be Taught to Clean Their Food

Sandy apples? No problem.

December 5, 2017

A Dinner at the End of Our World

An author and a chef imagine how we'll eat if bees and fish vanish.

December 4, 2017

A Hidden Beer Flavor Has Finally Been Revealed

Researchers brewed 150 beers to determine if barley left a distinct taste.

December 1, 2017

Why Smell Like Flowers When You Could Smell Like Roast Beef?

The rebel of the perfume world can make you smell like dinner or dessert.

November 30, 2017

This Food Was Once Packaged Military Rations

You can make combat rations look better, but they still won’t taste good.

November 29, 2017

culinary crimes

Tancítaro's Avocado Protection Force

The town created a paramilitary group to ward off Mexican cartels.

November 28, 2017

The Finicky Food Diagrams of a Royal Chef

When you cook for kings and queens, dinner needs to be perfect.

November 27, 2017

For Years, Republican and Democratic States Held Separate Thanksgivings

Before Friendsgiving, there was Franksgiving.

November 22, 2017

London's Buses Are Getting a Boost From Coffee Fuel

No reports yet on tea-fueled buses.

November 21, 2017

Before Avocado Toast, There Was Snowflake Toast

The Kellogg brothers' spa served health food that still sounds trendy.

November 20, 2017

gelatin and jellies

The Beautiful Cakes Injected Full of Flowers

Watch as jelly masters create 3-D designs with needles and syringes.

November 17, 2017

These French Desserts Are Made of Glass and Clay

The artist had food allergies and a "Great British Baking Show" obsession.

November 16, 2017