Food
The New Food Movement
Twenty years since my book The Omnivore’s Dilemma was published, America’s food system is still a mess—but there are reasons for optimism.
Requiem for a Condiment
When Durkee Famous Sauce disappeared from grocery-store shelves, I mourned a piece of my childhood.
Cereal Has Strayed Too Far
How breakfast became dessert
Nobody Knows What Ultra-Processed Food Is
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking on the fuzziest category in food science.
Will People Ever Stop Eating Animals?
Bruce Friedrich has devoted his life to reducing American meat consumption—and he isn’t giving up just yet.
America’s Raw-Cheddar Chaos
The FDA has linked an E. Coli outbreak to contaminated cheese. The company that makes it refuses to agree to a recall.
The Dieting Myth That Just Won’t Die
How a 50-year-old study about milkshakes duped psychology
One Food All Americans Can Agree On
The humble bean is the solution to America’s nutritional chaos.
Why Dinner Never Gets Easier
If logistical innovation alone could have solved the nightly meal grind, it would have been solved several times over.