food
Hamilton Nolan · 02/28/13 04:59PM
Cord Jefferson · 02/26/13 06:02PM
IKEA Stops Serving Meatballs After Some Found to Contain Horse Meat
Neetzan Zimmerman · 02/25/13 10:09AMAmericans Want to Take a Good Look at That Meat
Hamilton Nolan · 02/22/13 09:47AMYou Should Eat Horse
Cord Jefferson · 02/21/13 06:30PMThis horse meat scandal is sweeping Western Europe and quivering even the stiffest of upper lips in Britain. Some people are concerned that the horse meat in their microwaveable pasta dinners may be tainted with an equine anti-inflammatory called phenylbutazone, which in huge doses can cause health risks. But let's get real: Most people are just grossed out at the thought of eating horse meat instead of cow meat. That's stupid.
Can You Eat Your Own Poop?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/21/13 10:25AMHello, it is time for "Hey, Science," our nauseatingly scientific weekly feature in which we have your most provocative scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). No question is too smart for us to tackle, which will be our downfall. This week, medical experts answer the question: Can you eat your own poop?
The Secret to Long Life: Garlic, Onions, Rotten Eggs
Hamilton Nolan · 02/19/13 11:56AMLean Cuisine Mushroom Ravioli Recalled Because It Has Glass In It (Also: Gross Mushrooms)
Caity Weaver · 02/12/13 06:38PMIs Lindsay Lohan Opening a 'High-End Mexican Restaurant' In Tribeca? Please, God, Yes
Caity Weaver · 02/11/13 04:55PMDaft Americans Pay More For the Privilege of Eating Less
Hamilton Nolan · 02/07/13 02:50PMDog Food Has to Be People Food Now
Hamilton Nolan · 02/06/13 10:44AMDo you own a dog? Is your dog's name "Ranger?" Why not? Do you sometimes—because you love Ranger very much—go to the special pet store and buy him special, more expensive "Science Diet" dog food that is scientifically formulated to be food, for dogs? You monster. You're feeding your dog science? How is that even natural?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/01/13 03:28PM
Study Finds Vegetarians Will Live Longer, Are Boring
Robert Kessler · 01/30/13 06:05PMThe Three Most Vicious Lies About Celery
Mallory Ortberg · 01/26/13 02:12PMWho is the Worst Person in This New York Times Article About Diners Taking Photos of Food?
Jordan Sargent · 01/22/13 11:32PMToday, the New York Times ran a story titled "Restaurants Turn Camera Shy," about the push back against the now ubiquitous act of diners taking photos of their food. As one would expect of a Times trend story about frivolous bullshit, no one profiled in the story comes off as sane and/or respectable. But who's the worst? That's for you to decide. Here are the candidates:
The Sweet vs. Dill Relish Imbalance Is an Outrage
Hamilton Nolan · 01/15/13 01:10PMLet's examine this issue calmly, one step at a time. People invented pickling thousands of years ago as a way to preserve perishable foods. The preservation comes from acidity. That's that classic sourish, pickly flavor. Americans consume more than 20 billion pickles a year. Most of those pickles are dill. Dill pickles are the most popular kind of pickles.
Eat Like the Stars: A Course-by-Course Golden Globes Menu Analysis
Caity Weaver · 01/04/13 06:44PMThe best thing about Golden Globes night is that it provides dinner to a roomful of stars who otherwise could not afford to feed themselves. The celebs sit smushed elbow-to-elbow at round dinner tables and the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton looks like an Olive Garden the ad sales department has rented out for its 2003 F-ad-bulous Employee Recognition Dinner. Also everyone gets wasted, which is great for .gifs.
People Are Eating Orange Pie
Hamilton Nolan · 01/02/13 05:25PMWe Must Drink More Milk, America
Hamilton Nolan · 12/11/12 11:20AMToday comes the most shocking and demoralizing report on the evolving taste of the American consumer since we discovered that kids these days are sellouts: Americans, it seems, now consider themselves to be "too good" to drink milk—despite clear evidence that it does a body good. Shall we just shoot mom and poison the apple pie next, to get it all over with?