Over the past half-decade, whiskey records have been broken left and right: world’s most expensive cask, world’s oldest single malt, world’s most valuable collection, etc. And next month, one of the most coveted titles might be toppled: the most expensive bottle of whiskey ever sold. However, scoring this distinction requires a big leap: Whereas the current most expensive bottle is a […]
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because of concerns that specific ground beef products may be adulterated with E. coli O26. “The problem was discovered after a consumer submitted a retail package of ground beef produced by Empire Packing bearing a use or freeze by date of […]
What could be more enjoyable than a slice of, delicious, Blueberry pie? Blueberries, or star berries as the Native Americans called them, are one of nature’s super foods. The humble blueberry is one of few blue foods, found in nature, and it is native to the Americas. Blueberry harvest begins in April and lasts until […]
A big part of White Castle’s appeal is the simplicity of their burgers: thin, tiny sliders — just beef, bun, onions, and a pickle — that can be eaten by the sackful. That’s not to say the chain has shied away from innovation: as Food and Wine pointed out, White Castle was the first major […]
Milk’s favorite cookie has a new field of science dedicated to it: Oreology, the study of the flow and fracture of sandwich cookies. Everyone has their own way of snacking on Oreos, whether it’s twisting the sandwich cookie to eat two separate parts, dunking it into milk or just shoving the whole thing into one’s […]
It’s an exciting time for food in America. The culinary landscape in cities big and small around the country has matured exponentially in the past two decades, a shift that has been thrilling to experience and to taste. The immense challenges of the last two years in particular have seen many chefs, restaurateurs, and makers […]
Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study presented at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2022. Researchers from the University of Maine previously found that a phenolic extract from wild blueberries improved vascularization and cell migration—critical steps in the healing process—in human […]
It took chef Alton Brown less than a dozen words to make enemies out of everyone in the 716 area code. During an April 2018 appearance on the YouTube series “First We Feast,” the Good Eats host said “If you want great Buffalo chicken wings, don’t go to frickin’ Buffalo.” Buffalo residents weren’t at all delighted by that […]
Just in time for Easter, today is National Glazed Spiral Ham Day! Glazed spiral ham is a hearty, savory dish that often makes an appearance at holiday feasts. What goes into making a fabulous glazed ham? Well, a traditional glazed ham is baked with a glaze consisting of sugar, honey, or orange juice, and flavorful […]
As Food and Wine reports, pandemic-driven inflation has increased the price of everything: snacks, cereal, pizza, you name it. And the reasons behind these broad price increases are equally diverse: things like shipping issues, labor issues, and — since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — fuel costs. Wine is certainly not immune from all of these outside price pressures (and is also prone to […]