Fall is here, with its delicious foods and flavors. Cinnamon, apple varieties, Brussels sprouts, beets, potatoes, turnips and parsnips will be abundant on tables and trending in recipes. And the star of many a produce stand will be a colorful assortment of winter squash — including butternut, acorn, spaghetti and turban. Though more varieties of […]
Which is better, a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet or a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet — or is it the type of fat that matters? In a new paper featured on the cover of Science magazine’s special issue on nutrition, researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues with diverse expertise and perspectives on […]
Ever since Singapore separated from Malaysia and declared independence in 1965, the two neighbors have argued over who has stronger claims to aspects of their shared heritage. One major example of this rivalry is, “who does street food best,” which has only been exascerbated by Singapore’s government-organized petition to the United Nations Education Scientific and […]
If you crave your daily dose of java in the morning, you might just be bitter. A new study by Northwestern Medicine and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia reveals that the more sensitive people are to the bitter taste of caffeine, the more coffee they drink. “You’d expect that people who are particularly […]
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, you’re planning that perfect feast, and now you need to put on the finishing touches. Or maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re going to spend the day with someone who has prepared that perfect feast, and you’re the poor schmuck that doesn’t know what to bring. Either way, we’ve got […]
In seeking those elusive Instagram follower fame, people have gone food-trend foolish. One of the worst seen this year is shellacking your edibles with the precious ore. Gold flake-dusted dishes seem to be everywhere these days, but why stop at flakes when your entire dish could be covered in gold? From chicken wings to chocolate, […]
Tis the cold and flu season, and when you’re feeling crummy, nothing seems to taste better than a comforting, steaming bowl of chicken soup. But is it, as old wives tales tell us, really going to cure what ails us? According to the National Institutes of Health, the idea of hot soup as a […]
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Arby’s, the restaurant know for everything Roast Beef, is getting its Turkey on. In their new commercials, the food chain is promoting three different sandwiches featuring deep-fried turkey meat: The Gobbler, the Cajun and the BLT. As the commercial boasts, The Gobbler features the turkey, “with hints of pepper […]
As you’ve wandered down the aisles of your local grocery store lately, you may have noticed an ever-increasing array of tonics, juices, foods, powders and pills that tout the wonders of Probiotics. So, what is it about probiotics that make them so great? Probiotics are live microorganisms that can be consumed through fermented foods or […]
Chrissy Teigen has cravings, and she’s not afraid to share them with you. In her first cookbook, “Cravings,” Teigen shared all her favorite “salty, spicy, saucy, and fun as sin” recipes she’d been collecting, cooking and instagramming for years. Now with her new book “Cravings: Hungry for More,” Teigen digs deeper into her recipe files […]