Food
For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint
For the careless and despairing alike, there's a special day on the Orthodox Christian calendar to provide relief - with the help of some orange-flavored cake.
60 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: August 28-30
Whether you are dining your way through DC Restaurant Week with exclusive multi-course menus, catching free outdoor Shakespeare under the stars, or taking in new landmark exhibitions across the National Mall, Washington offers endless ways to have fun this weekend.
Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment, so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them
As a morning fog lifted over Maine's York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region's most despised crabs and hoped to find a few that would end up on a gastronome's plate somewhere in New England.
Butter me up: Paris gets its first boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat
The contradiction of the trim Parisian and the butter croissant now has a storefront.
Cheaper chicken options: Cook once without eating the same meal twice
Chicken prices fell 3.5% in July 2026 compared with the prior year, even as overall grocery prices and beef costs have climbed. For households trying to stretch their grocery budget, chicken is gaining even more appeal.
Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition
As children return to school across the U.S., the Trump administration is spending $25 million on farm-to-school grants and $70 million for schools to upgrade their cafeterias to cook nutritious meals.
From ‘swicy’ to ‘swavory,’ savory foods dominate 2026
Sweet treats lose their grip on snack time. The savory snack market was valued at $316 billion last year and shows no signs of slowing down. Savory snacking stays at 2026's top food trends, as pickles, salty snack plates and anti-sweet treats dominate social media feeds and grocery shelves alike.
How to make crispy Buffalo chicken tacos with collard slaw and a protein-packed ranch dressing
These Crispy Baked Buffalo Chicken Tacos from my cookbook "The Protein Meal Prep Plan" are stuffed with a collard slaw made with a protein-packed ranch dressing (yes ... protein ranch!) that, I have a feeling, will surprise you by how delicious it is.
Italy’s heat wave sparked cheese panic online — here’s what’s actually true
As Italy has been plunged into a period of extreme heat, social media accounts amplified and falsified reports about the impact on the production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and a regional bank that stores the cheese wheels as collateral for loans.
Read our big scoop: Ice cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants
Read this quickly, before it melts.
Trump nominates White House aide Heidi Overton to lead FDA
A White House aide, Dr. Heidi Overton, has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Trump announced Wednesday.
Restaurant nostalgia never leaves: Copycat recipes keep the classics alive
2026 has been an unusually turbulent year for chain restaurants. The result is an unpredictable restaurant landscape where familiar menus and locations feel less permanent, while nostalgia for menu classics remains strong.
Bryan Voltaggio makes his lobster rolls with a flavor-boosting soak
I've never been to Maine for a lobster roll, but the ones I've had in other places have been so good that I knew I needed to make one myself.
Actor Mark Ruffalo says RFK Jr. ‘has killed the lettuce market’ amid outbreak
Actor MARK RUFFALO says RFK Jr. "has killed the lettuce market by not getting to the bottom of these outbreaks and playing politics with everything. We can't trust the CDC or him."
Wine tied to lower death risk than beer, spirits, study finds
STUDY: Wine drinkers may face a lower risk of death than people who drink beer or spirits at the same intake levels.
Move over, mom — social media is now America’s go-to cooking teacher
One in five Americans would sooner take cooking advice from a "food-fluencer" than from their own mom (18%), according to new research.
Extreme heat is reshaping Italy’s sparkling wine industry with early harvests and nighttime picking
Workers fan out before dawn to clip clusters of grapes destined to be transformed into Italy's prized Franciacorta sparkling wine a full 10 days earlier than anticipated, as scorching temperatures brought the fruit to maturation earlier than ever.
5 questions about the Taylor Fresh Foods jalapeno recall
Taylor Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling jalapeno products sold at Kroger, Target, Walmart and other major retailers over possible salmonella contamination linked to a multistate outbreak.
RFK Jr. announces tightening of regulation that lets food makers decide if additives are safe
The Trump administration said Monday it will require companies to notify federal regulators whenever they determine a food additive is "generally safe" for consumption.
Pizza, fries and the tomato paste rule: school cafeteria food that survived, and some that vanished
The USDA National School Lunch program has provided nearly 246 billion lunches since the establishment of the federal Food and Nutrition Service, now Food and Nutrition Administration, in 1969. The National School Lunch Program dates back to World War II, but was significantly expanded in the late '60s and early '70s. This year, the rules and procedures are being rewritten.