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Balls *and* Brains: The Science and History of Offal
It’s pretty rare to find organ meat on the dinner table in most American households today, but 90 years ago, the earliest editions of The Joy of Cook…
4 years, 7 months ago
Trick or Treat: Soul Cakes, Candy Corn, and Sugar Skulls Galore!
If you live in the U.S., chances are, your first hint of fall isn’t a russet-colored leaf landing on the sidewalk—it’s the orange-wrappered candies t…
4 years, 7 months ago
Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies
If you’ve ever engaged in mortal combat with a patch of ragweed, dandelion, or crabgrass in your garden, you might understand the twin emotions of ra…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Barrel That Could Save A Forest
Bourbon has to be aged in barrels, by law; whiskey usually spends years in barrels, by custom; and between 20-30 percent of wine spends some time in …
4 years, 8 months ago
Tofu for You: Meet the Cult Leader, the Spy, and the Pioneering Woman Chinese Doctor Who Brought Tofu to the West
For a lot of Americans, tofu conjures up images of bland, squishy cubes: a sorry alternative to meat. Even in Asia, where tofu was born, the soybean …
4 years, 9 months ago
The Great Gastropod Pudding Off (encore)
Four bakers, one evening, and one challenge: Who can steam the best spotted dick? On this week’s action-packed episode, Tom Gilliford, Selasi Gbormit…
4 years, 9 months ago
It's All Going to Pot: the Science and Economics of Edibles
If you thought it was high time for us to get into the weeds with cannabis science and economics, then you’re in the right place: Welcome back to par…
4 years, 10 months ago
Baked: How Pot Brownies and Pate de Fruits Fueled an Edible Cannabis Revolution
Edible cannabis products are hot right now: Snoop's got some, Willie Nelson's got some—even Martha Stewart's making fancy French-style gummies. In st…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Bottle vs. Tap Battle Finale: Alkaline H2O, Lead Pipes, and, Yes, Water Sommeliers
As promised, it's time for the final splashdown in the battle of bottled vs. tap water. When we left off last episode, bottled water had staged a mir…
4 years, 11 months ago
Bottled Vs. Tap: The Battle to Quench Our Thirst
Today, bottled water is ubiquitous and cheap: every single second of every single day, more than a thousand people buy and drink a plastic bottle of …
4 years, 11 months ago