Oct 30th, 2008 · The leaves are falling — and food writer Nigella Lawson is ready to share some of her favorite autumn recipes. With ingredients like butternut squash, pears and chestnut puree, many of the flavors are tart but mellow, with an earthy sweetness.
Oct 21st, 2008 · According to legend, it's been 65 years since the first nachos were served. Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya is credited with creating the snack food at a restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico, just across the border from Texas along the Rio Grande. As the story goes, some Americans stopped in the restaurant just when the chef had stepped out. Maitre d' Nacho Anaya threw together some chips and cheese, stuck them under the broiler and added a jalapeno. And nachos were served.
Sep 5th, 2008 · The new HBO series centers on a vampire clan living in a small Louisiana town. It's by Alan Ball, creator of the hit series Six Feet Under, and based on a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. Anna Paquin stars.
Aug 8th, 2008 · Tim Stark was a management consultant when he stumbled into heirloom tomato farming, as he describes in Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Farmer. (Tip: The ugliest tend to be tastiest.) Now his tomatoes are served in the finest New York restaurants.
Aug 7th, 2008 · Celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson says he's sorry he recommended a salad ingredient that could kill someone. He told a magazine that tasty salads can include a plant called "henbane." But "henbane" means "killer of hens," and it's deadly in large doses. Small amounts cause hallucinations. The chef says he meant to name a different, harmless weed called "fat hen."
Jul 18th, 2008 · Fast food restaurants in New York will start getting fined Friday if they don't post nutrition information. We talk to Times Square restaurant-goers about whether they still have an appetite for that five-piece fried chicken meal once they can see the calorie count.
May 2nd, 2008 · Researchers report that growing cherry tomatoes in diluted seawater can make them tastier and richer in antioxidants. The findings could encourage the use of slightly brackish water in tomato agriculture, extending precious supplies of fresh water.
Apr 23rd, 2008 · Filmmaker Aaron Woolf got so fed up with making artificial foods look tasty on the big screen, that he decided to open his own grocery store in Brooklyn. He has made it his mission to provide shoppers with detailed information on their food's impact on the planet.