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rock and roll

The Artist Collective That Brings Heavy Metal Fever Dreams to Life

For nearly 40 years, a rotating cast of artists has made costumes and props for GWAR—the band behind one of the world’s wildest stage shows.
October 1, 2021
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heirloom

Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 'Lost' Varieties

Tom Brown's retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.
June 3, 2021
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breakfast

Found: Emperor Hadrian's Palatial Breakfast Chamber

This was no cozy nook.
February 17, 2021
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native american cuisine

The Radical Act of Opening a Brewery as a Native American

Many associate beer and spirits with disease and colonialism.
November 16, 2020
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cider

The Cider Makers Who Bury Their Booze

A Virginia cidery has adapted an 8,000-year-old winemaking method.
October 1, 2020
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chefs

The Cherokee Chefs Bringing Back North America’s Lost Cuisine

Researching traditional foods led them to the revelations of an archaeological dig in Kentucky.
June 4, 2020
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seed banks

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Garden Is Still Growing

Restoring the grounds and its rare, heirloom crops recreated what was effectively the country's first seed bank.
April 21, 2020
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wine

In an Italian Town, Red Wine Briefly Flowed From Faucets and Taps

A mishap turned water into Lambrusco.
March 11, 2020
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gastro obscura profiles

The Chef Restoring Appalachia's World-Class Food Culture

A coal fortune is fueling the revival of a cuisine it nearly destroyed.
January 10, 2020
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sugar

The Indigenous Tribes Fighting to Reclaim Stevia From Coca-Cola

Guaraní have long cultivated the plant, which they introduced to a world hungry for natural sweeteners.
July 12, 2019
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oddities

These Made-to-Order Cakes Look Like Beautiful Nightmares

Meet English baker 'Annabel Lecter.'
July 9, 2019
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dessert

The Moroccan Food Forest That Inspired an Agricultural Revolution

These ancient forest gardens may be more relevant than ever.
April 1, 2019
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corn

Americans Have Planted So Much Corn That It's Changing the Weather

The Corn Belt is making it rain.
December 3, 2018
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grapes

The ‘Wine Archive’ That Quietly Improves the World’s Wine

A collection of more than 7,000 grapevine varieties is a boon to vintners and scientists.
October 11, 2018
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seed banks

This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to Farmers

The Ethiopian institution pioneered a new model.
October 3, 2018
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beer

Drink Up at the Home-Museum Displaying Over 10,000 Beer Steins

Tours start at the kegerator.
August 6, 2018
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black markets

The Rebellious French Village Making Wine Banned by the E.U.

Beaumont's beloved, black market wine is made with outlawed American vines.
June 4, 2018
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profiles

Inside the World of Virginia’s Roadside Attraction King

For more than 30 years, Mark Cline has been keeping the state weird.
April 1, 2018
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wine

How Two Italians Achieved a 200-Year-Old Dream of Virginian Wine

Since Thomas Jefferson first tried, growing European vines had always failed.
March 19, 2018
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wonders of salt

Making Salt From an Ancient Ocean Trapped Below the Appalachians

West Virginia was once a seabed.
January 8, 2018
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medicine

The Forgotten Sanatorium That Was Cooled by Cave Air

It was billed as the first air-conditioned building in the United States.
December 27, 2017
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The Mountain Man Who Makes Chefs’ Wild Dreams Come True

Jay Marion never expected Virginia's elite restaurants to be interested in the foraging skills his grandparents taught him.
November 15, 2017