MIT Researchers Twisted Apart Hundreds of Oreos to Find the Perfect Method
Food & Wine · 3 minWho says science can't be fun? Everyone knows that Oreos are delicious, but now science can prove they defy the laws of science too.
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The Restaurants at the End of the World
Atlas Obscura · 4 minTHIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE MARCH 25, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. How far would you go for a special meal?
11 Recipes to Indulge Your Morning Sweet Tooth
PocketFrom a light and refreshing customizable yogurt parfait to a surprisingly easy-to-make chocolate Dutch baby pancake.
What's the White Stuff on Cheese?
Mental Floss · 2 minIf your taste in cheese has evolved beyond the individually-wrapped processed American slices and into blocks of the hard stuff—like cheddar—you’ve probably noticed that some cheeses can develop a chalky white substance on their surface. At first glance, it looks like mold.
Bengaluru’s darshini wars
lifestyle.livemint.com · 12 minWalking into Bengaluru Cafe, a popular south Indian eatery in Jayanagar, one of the older neighbourhoods in the city’s south, Ajit Bhaskar sets a stopwatch before standing in queue to pay for a plate of idli-vada.
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A scientific salad for astronauts in deep space
astronomy.com · 4 minAn international team of scientists have developed a “space salad” that can keep astronauts well-nourished on future missions into deep space.
Unwritten Recipes
hazlitt.net · 8 minWelcome to Cooking is Thinking, a column about the transformation of food and how we feel about it.
The Best And Worst Yogurts For Your Health, According To Nutritionists
huffpost.com · 4 minYogurt is loaded with good-for-you properties, like probiotics and calcium (good for gut health and bone density!) and the ability to keep us full for a while (great for weight loss or maintenance!).
Food Photography: A Complete Guide
PetaPixel · 13 minFood photography is one of the easiest photography disciplines to start out with. You can arrange food however you like. It doesn’t scamper away mid-shoot and doesn’t get tired. It’s also relatively contained and easy to practice.
Best Slow Cooker Recipes
budgetbytes.com · 9 minThis post contains some affiliate links, which means that we make a small commission off items you purchase at no additional cost to you. Want to maximize your time AND money? Slow cookers and Crockpots are your friends.
Distilled Water Is So Easy to Make: Follow These 5 Simple Steps
CNET · 6 minYou can use distilled water in many different ways around the house -- from medical to cosmetic purposes. Distilled water is the purest form of water you can find: simple hydrogen and oxygen, with 99.9% of minerals, chemicals and pollutants removed.
Gastro Doctors Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat
huffpost.com · 4 minWe all have our indulgences: A big bowl of chocolate ice cream after a long, stressful day. That can of Coke with a few slices of pizza on a Friday night. A burger and fries at that new restaurant everyone’s been raving about. The saying “everything in moderation” exists for a reason.
What Is Erythritol (and How Bad Is It for You)?
Lifehacker · 4 minA recent study suggests that the sweetener erythritol, found in many foods, may put us more at risk for blood clots, and thus for heart attack and stroke. So what is erythritol, and what are the chances you ate something containing it today? I’ll explain.
The Secret to Making Pasta Sauce Actually Cling to Your Noodles
Allrecipes · 5 minEating pasta at a restaurant can feel like such a luxury. The pasta has some bite to it and the sauce is thick, glossy, and creamy — sometimes even without the help of dairy — and seems to effortlessly cling to the pasta, as if beholden to an “if it goes, I go” pact as you slurp up noodles.
Keanu Reeves, explained
Vox · 17 minKeanu Reeves is a celebrity for all times. It started in the pub, as all the best research does: Media studies professors Renee Middlemost (University of Wollongong) and Sarah Thomas (University of Liverpool) found themselves wondering where all the stars had gone.
“Alisa, Alisinka, why? Why on earth now?”
The New Yorker · 9 minBy the time life was brought to perfection, old age had arrived. The last costly touch was a small bathtub, installed after a lot of reflection and searching.
Click Here If You Want to Be Sad
The Atlantic · 8 minThe internet loves bad news. And that’s bad. This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every week.
The Best Broccoli Salad Can Hang in the Fridge for Days
Bon Appétit · 5 minI’ve said it once, I’ll say it again: Lunch is the hardest meal. Especially if you commute, the only option is to plan ahead, and who has time for that? This humble broccoli salad wants to help. Most salads are impatient. Leafy ones, especially.
Best Mexican food: 23 dishes to try
CNN · 10 minEditor’s Note: The CNN Original Series “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico” premieres on CNN at 10 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, March 26. Sign up to CNN Travel’s four-part Unlocking Mexico newsletter for more on the country and its cuisine.
6 Foods That Are Poised to Become the Next Superfoods, According to RDs
Real Simple · 3 minEating healthy can feel extra efficient when you’re packing in superfoods, that is, foods that have multiple nutritional benefits, such as high levels of vitamins, minerals, fiber, or antioxidants.
How to Save American Drinking in Five Easy Steps
thebulwark.com · 11 minAs we enter the part of the year known as the Mark Wahlberg 40-Day Challenge, it is perhaps worth taking stock of our overall relationship with alcohol—why we drink, how we drink, and its relation to our happiness and virtue.
‘The Pandemic Showed Us How Fragile Chinatown Is’
Eater · 9 minAnchored beneath the rumbling overhead tracks of the Manhattan Bridge between Chinatown and Two Bridges, the 88 East Broadway mall has been home to a number of businesses since it opened in 1988: doctor’s offices, hairdressers, travel agencies, clothing shops.
Dinosaurs Were Evolutionary Copycats of These Long-Lost Look-Alikes
Smithsonian Magazine · 5 minMany of the reptiles that thrived during the Triassic were crocodile relatives that dinosaurs would later mimic through evolutionary happenstance, such as Postosuchus (back) and Desmatosuchus (front). Evolutionnumber9 CC BY-SA 4.
Your Gut Health and Mental Health Are Closely Linked—Here’s How to Boost Them Both
Real Simple · 7 minHave you ever felt butterflies in your stomach? Felt an instant pit when something bad was about to happen? Or felt your stomach twist into knots when you were about to get in trouble? Those feelings are the result of your gut and your nervous system (which includes your brain) working in tandem, an
What Does 'OK' Actually Stand For?
huffpost.com · 5 minThe English language is chock full of abbreviations. While the words behind many of these shortened forms tend to feel rather obvious (like ft.