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The Polarizing Practice of Eating Horses

The Polarizing Practice of Eating Horses

Eating horsemeat -- hippophagy -- is culturally and historically significant, for good reason.

The World's Fifth-Largest Economy: U.S. Health Care Flickr

The World's Fifth-Largest Economy: U.S. Health Care

Zeke Emanuel thinks the Affordable Care Act will shrink the $2.8 trillion system to something more sustainable -- and give doctors incentive to speed up that process.

Passover and Easter Prep: Brisket and Pink Peeps flickr/katerha

Passover and Easter Prep: Brisket and Pink Peeps

Nostalgia is usually only delicious (Peeps!) and sometimes nutritious (brisket!)

The Many Questions Surrounding Walmart's 'Great for You' Initiative Reuters

The Many Questions Surrounding Walmart's 'Great for You' Initiative

Regardless of what's motivated the retail giant to come up with its new front-of-pack labels, they'll give consumers valuable information.

Last-Minute Holiday Shopping: Food Books for Friends and Family W.W. Norton

Last-Minute Holiday Shopping: Food Books for Friends and Family

From Barbara Kafka's 'The Intolerant Gourmet' to Didi Emmons' 'Wild Flavors,' a selection of titles new to 2011 that you can value forever

How Alice Waters United West and East With a Dinner in Beijing Visuals Press/Dong Lin

How Alice Waters United West and East With a Dinner in Beijing

At an event inaugurating the U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture, the Chez Panisse chef made the case for artisanal, organic foods

New Natural Neccos Now Old News Wikimedia Commons

New Natural Neccos Now Old News

A couple of years ago, Necco brought natural flavors into its product line, but, with sales falling, the company has decided to return to its bad old ways of tinny, Day-Glo colors

That Fish Isn't What You Think It Is Shutterstock

That Fish Isn't What You Think It Is

Restaurant buyers who get fish on ice from dealers often have no idea that that fish was caught 40 days ago an ocean away and had been frozen until the distributor defrosted it

Body and Soul and Robotic Surgery Wikimedia Commons

Body and Soul and Robotic Surgery

The Buddha-like Deepak Chopra sits down with physicist Leonard Mlodinow, and Ira Magaziner discusses his work to lower the price of AIDS drugs at The Atlantic Meets the Pacific event

4 Days of Cheese: Eating and Smuggling at a Slow Food Festival Slow Food Cheese

4 Days of Cheese: Eating and Smuggling at a Slow Food Festival

Like everyone who traveled to get to the event in Bra, Italy, I came with an empty bag, which was stuffed with heavy blocks of cheese when I left

Danny Meyer's Untitled: Brooklyn Cuisine Meets Diner Food Courtesy of Untitled

Danny Meyer's Untitled: Brooklyn Cuisine Meets Diner Food

A visit to the latest restaurant from New York's best-loved restaurateur, located in the Whitney Museum of American Art

A Food Lover's Guide to Atlanta texascooking/flickr

A Food Lover's Guide to Atlanta

In his latest food advice column, our critic offers tips on fried oysters, baked trout, food trucks, and the city's not-too-shabby group of nationally acclaimed chefs

The Country's Toughest School Food Reformer: Massachusetts Mike Blake/Reuters

The Country's Toughest School Food Reformer: Massachusetts

The state is pulling sodas from school stores and regulating bake sales. But will the USDA do anything about the actual cafeterias?

Food Fights in Aspen: Fats, Labels, and the Toxic-Sugar Debate Bill Resnick

Food Fights in Aspen: Fats, Labels, and the Toxic-Sugar Debate

Highlights from the food events at the Aspen Ideas Festival, including controversial speakers and a bacon/M&M smackdown

A Gelato Lover's Guide to New York missmeng/flickr

A Gelato Lover's Guide to New York

Our expert offers his advice about cold treats for summer (or winter—for Corby, gelato is a year-round food group). But you might be better off with regular ice cream.

The Real Founder of Today's Gardening Trend: Uncle Sam? National Archives

The Real Founder of Today's Gardening Trend: Uncle Sam?

The National Archives connects the dots between red, white, and blue and local foods—and industrial agriculture

Two Must-Buy Father's Day Gifts for Non-Foodies (One Food, One Non-) jiannone/flickr

Two Must-Buy Father's Day Gifts for Non-Foodies (One Food, One Non-)

Our expert recommends a book of essays and recipes—including, of course, beer-can chicken—and a stylish accessory

Why Do Chefs, and Especially Butchers, Love Tattoos? Courtesy of Corby Kummer

Why Do Chefs, and Especially Butchers, Love Tattoos?

Corby asks culinary professionals about the roots of tattoo culture—and why people who cut flesh are so into marking their own

Barry Estabrook's 'Tomatoland' Andrews McMeel Publishing

Barry Estabrook's 'Tomatoland'

If you care about social justice—or eat tomatoes—read this account of the past, present, and future of a ubiquitous fruit

The Best Ingredients in Europe? They're Probably Irish Madame Fromage1/flickr

The Best Ingredients in Europe? They're Probably Irish

Our expert's culinary advice for those traveling to Dublin and beyond. Hint: Don't skip the bread and cheese.

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