food

Japanese company Spread is building the world's first robot-run farm: no human farmers, 30,000 heads of lettuce a day, 98% of water recycled.

January 28, 2016 · 2 min read

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the Delhi Dialogue Commission's proposal for 'Aam Aadmi Canteens' — nutritious meals capped at Rs 10, a la Tamil

July 16, 2015 · 1 min read

No food melts belly fat on its own — but eggs, oats, dals, nuts, and leafy greens make the calorie equation easier. Suchitra Sharma on eating for a flatter

January 12, 2015 · 2 min read

A burger costs less than a salad — not by accident. The economics that make ultra-processed calories the cheapest calories, and what they really cost.

November 16, 2014 · 2 min read

In 2014, 90-year-old Fort Lauderdale activist Arnold Abbott was arrested under a new city ordinance for doing what he had done for decades: feeding the

November 10, 2014 · 1 min read

Pizza, ice cream, pakoras, doughnuts, white rice — the foods we love that love our waistlines back. A 2014 TI list, fact-checked for today.

September 11, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, school districts dropped federal healthy-lunch standards — not opposing healthy food, but because uneaten meals went straight from tray to trash.

September 3, 2014 · 1 min read

From the 2014 Naperville Diary: Ribfest, the Ale Fest, municipal band concerts, and more — a snapshot of one summer in the western suburbs of Chicago.

June 9, 2014 · 1 min read

Cornell's Terry Acree on how sight and smell shape flavor: tint Sauvignon Blanc red and tasters taste merlot — a sniff can even sweeten water.

April 12, 2013 · 3 min read

The short version: Your memory of a meal counts toward feeling full. Recalling lunch in detail reduces later snacking; eating distracted increases it.

March 7, 2013 · 2 min read

In a candid 2013 interview, Nigella Lawson talked about conquering America, her famous figure, the losses that shaped her, and why we should eat less but

February 18, 2013 · 3 min read

The most expensive foods are the most faked: olive oil, honey, spices, juices, and fish top the global food-fraud list. How to buy smarter.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

Deep Foods started in 1977 with Bhagwati Amin's Gujarati snacks in New Jersey. It became one of America's largest Indian food brands.

August 31, 2012 · 1 min read

An August 2012 Pediatrics study found that students in states with strong school junk-food laws gained less weight — evidence that policy shapes waistlines.

August 13, 2012 · 1 min read

How McDonald's turned its McCafé coffee line into a serious Starbucks rival — and won a Consumer Reports blind taste test on the way.

July 24, 2012 · 1 min read

Okanagan Specialty Fruits' genetically engineered non-browning Arctic Apple promised fresher sliced apples — and set much of the apple industry against it.

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

Blind-tasting research says the price tag changes how wine tastes more than the wine does: what the studies on expensive vs cheap wine actually found.

July 16, 2012 · 1 min read

A Swiss woman died of starvation after attempting 'Breatharianism' — living on sunlight alone. The medical verdict on the lethal belief is unambiguous.

May 26, 2012 · 1 min read

Chicago earned its meat-city reputation — but by 2012 its best kitchens were quietly serving plant-based dishes worth ordering on their own terms.

May 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng's 2012 escape to the US Embassy in Beijing put Hillary Clinton at the center of a human-rights versus geopolitics crisis.

May 2, 2012 · 1 min read

What celebrity fitness really involves: hours in the gym, personal trainers, yoga, and strict diets. The honest truth behind the perfect bodies on screen.

March 10, 2012 · 1 min read

Maitreyee Das launches her Friday food column — a Bengali fish lover's quest for an easy recipe inspired by a restaurant spinach-and-cod dish.

February 3, 2012 · 1 min read

Leicester's Dalwara Singh received a 12-month suspended sentence for secretly lacing his wife's food with steroids — until his teenage daughter caught him.

November 2, 2011 · 1 min read

The fear that meatless cooking is less satisfying or less flavorful has proved groundless. What vegetarian food actually requires is technique, not apology.

August 27, 2011 · 1 min read

Kids come home starving at 4pm. Here is how to build after-school snacks that truly satisfy -- fresh, simple, and Ayurveda-friendly, minus the sugar crash.

January 25, 2011 · 2 min read

Four lunch salads worth adding to your rotation: warm lentil, white bean and tuna, chickpea with tahini, and shaved fennel with citrus.

January 19, 2011 · 1 min read

The pumpkin pie debate is not about pie — it is about memory. On food traditions, addition over substitution, and multicultural Thanksgivings.

November 18, 2010 · 1 min read