Tag: Food
When restaurants close, Americans lose much more than a meal
Rebecca L. Spang, Indiana University
Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted a video of himself on March 15 saying: “No more restaurants.” Seated in his palatial kitchen with...
Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
Stephanie Clark, Iowa State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Fish, sausage, even honey: Food fraud is hidden in plain sight
John G. Keogh, University of Reading
The globalization of the food chain has resulted in increased complexity and diminished transparency and trust into how and...
Bill de Blasio’s bagel gaffe and the fraught politics of food
Stacy A. Cordery, Iowa State University
If New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hadn’t already dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, #bagelgate might...
How Crisco toppled lard – and made Americans believers in industrial...
Helen Zoe Veit, Michigan State University
Perhaps you’ll unearth a can of Crisco for the holiday baking season. If so, you’ll be one of millions...
Gluten-sensitive liberals? Investigating the stereotype suggests food fads unite us all
Trey Malone, Michigan State University
Sitting down for a family feast, do you need to gird yourself for battle in the ongoing sociopolitical culture war?...
What to do with those Thanksgiving leftovers? Look to the French
Samantha Presnal, Amherst College
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, the tryptophan has worn off, and there are towers of Tupperware filled with turkey, stuffing and...
Light versus dark – the color of the turkey meat is...
Joshua Selsby, Iowa State University
As families gather together this holiday season, the lucky ones will avoid impassioned discussions about religion and politics. But another...
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Evolutionary evidence shows it’s time to revise how we classify life...
Ben Holt, Imperial College London and Knud Andreas Jønsson, Imperial College London
A cat is, of course, a cat. Lions are cats too, as are...
