Food News Feed

Restaurant menus dating back to the 1850s have allowed scientists to track the decline of marine species, providing crucial information that will assist efforts to protect the most vulnerable sea life.

A new crop of books explores appetites and the interplay of food and society -- from a tasting tour of the world's "forbidden fruit" and cultural histories of hunger and feasting to the evolution of American foodways and a photographic memoir of one man's mouth.

Researchers say school policies restricting sodas in vending machines would not be effective. {Oh yeah, please note this study was funded by the obviously unbiased American Beverage Association.}

Plumbers have a lot of guts this time of year - pumpkin guts, to be exact. People carve jack-o'-lanterns and stuff the guts down their disposals, some plumbers say. The blades can't chop the stringy mess, and sinks get plugged.

Water heating tempers the potatoes to prevent french fries from shattering during the cutting process. Potatoes go through a set of water knives. The cutting head determines the french fry size. {Yum!}

The 38-year-old Michelin-starred chef, who is currently filming the new F Word series for Channel 4, said Britain has produced a generation of women who are incapable in the kitchen.

Let's see, Brazil is one of the biggest exporters of beef in the world...