What I’ve Learned From Three Years With My Instant Vortex Air FryerAfter using the Instant Vortex air fryer for three years, there are things I wish I knew at the start, and ways it's changed my cooking forever.
Meet the “Birria Queen” Who Caught H-E-B’s AttentionDonelle Mendoza brought the birria craze to a whole new level with her spice “bombs” for home cooks, earning her $25,000 from the grocery giant.
Making Genetically Engineered Food PalatableThe next generation of genetically altered food is forging ahead, aiming to be attractive to consumers rather than producers. Katrina Megget finds out whether Crispr means crisper salads
Vegan Meat: The Future of Food or an Evolutionary Paradox?A food revolution is underway, and at its core is vegan meat—a concept that challenges traditional dietary norms.
How to Brew the Best Pour-Over Coffee, According to ScienceThis optimized method doesn’t just taste better—it’s environmentally responsible.
Could This Be the Funniest Book Ever Written?Books of advice come in many forms: financial, spiritual, physical, philosophical. Novels too are books of advice, if read in a certain light. Eve Babitz understood, for example, that part of Colette’s greatness is that you can open her novels anywhere and “brush up on what to do.”
How to Perfect an Imperfect Pasta SauceThe simplest secrets to turn any unexciting pasta sauces into a spectcular one.
Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and airThe photographs show the TPA product formation at different runs after every 4 h of heating (total reaction time = 20 h). Credit: Green Chemistry (2025). DOI: 10.
The fall of Lonely PlanetIt was once the Bible of travel. Then influencers became the messiahs. David Vanderhoef was concerned about his guidebook to Kenya.
Where Will We Eat When the Middle-Class Restaurant Is Gone?When Daniel Cox was growing up in Rochester, N.Y., he spent every Saturday night at Pizza Hut with his father and two brothers. The server got to know the family so well that when she saw their blue Dodge Caravan roll up, she would put their order in: two cheese pan pizzas and two pitchers of Pepsi.
I use ChatGPT every day — here's 9 prompts I can't live withoutWhen ChatGPT first burst onto the scene, I dismissed it as just another tech novelty. I played with writing poems and asking questions, but was skeptical that it would bear any lasting impact on my day-to-day life. Fast forward to now, and I've completely changed my tune.
Wonder drug or waste of money? The truth about fish oil supplementsFish oil is a perennial wellness topic, partly because there’s so much conflicting information. Fish oil supplements are high in omega-3s, essential fatty acids that our body does not produce on its own.
Born in the wrong generationIt’s a bright cloudless day and you’re meeting your beautiful submissive girlfriend for a breakfast date. You’re meeting her at the soda fountain. You’re meeting her at the ice cream parlour. You’re meeting her at the drugstore to share a malted milk.
The Flawed Ideology That Unites Grass-Fed Beef Fans and Anti-VaxxersFew environmental documentaries boast the star power of Common Ground, a forthcoming sequel to Netflix’s award-winning 2020 documentary Kiss the Ground, which presented regenerative agriculture as the “first viable solution to the climate crisis.
The doctor who believes a high protein diet isn’t just for bodybuildersThere are lots of categories of people who might experience higher protein needs; athletes, pregnant women, women in menopause, and those in a protein-deficient state after surgery or illness. And we all need more protein in midlife and beyond.