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Rohini Chaki

Chocolate addict. Nolen gur evangelist.

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home-cooked holidays

This 19th-Century Cocktail Still Fights Cold Nights in the Midwest

The Tom and Jerry is a Christmas staple.

December 10, 2020

home-cooked history

Bake Luxurious 19th-Century Marlborough Pie

This apple custard pie is a forgotten New England classic.

November 18, 2020

The Conservationist Saving India's Heirloom Rice Varieties

A tiny plot of land in eastern India safeguards 1,420 kinds of rare indigenous rice.

November 25, 2019

Sold: A Country Ham for $1 Million

Hogging the limelight at the Kentucky State Fair.

August 29, 2019

moveable feasts

The Exquisite Boxed Meals of Japan’s Train-Station Kiosks

Ekiben offers a taste of the country's regional delicacies.

Meet the Man on a Quest to Document Every Apple in North America

And the mammoth book he wrote about it.

Manhattan’s Only Vineyard Creeps Up an Upper East Side Brownstone

Only friends and family can visit Chateau Latif.

The Extraordinary ‘Cookbooks’ Left Behind by Prisoners of War and Concentration Camp Victims

Their culinary legacies, written on scraps of paper or fabric, tell stories of hope and resistance.

This Cake Artist Makes Confectionery Look Like Classical Paintings

Julie Simon’s sugar flowers are edible horticultural wonders.

These Dairy Devils Are Making Cheese From Celebrities' Bacteria

Aged, ripe, and not for consumption.

How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice

Computer scientists have studied these “pictorial prayers.”

To Cope With a Wartime Banana Ban, British Home Cooks Made 'Mock Bananas'

They weren't appealing.

This Restaurant Has Wed Six Couples in Pools of Chocolate

Desserted at the altar.

Before the Music Festival, Coachella Valley Promoted Itself With an Arabian Fantasy

Celebrating the local date industry involved a Queen Scheherazade beauty pageant, vendors in veils, and a Taj Mahal.

The Subversive, Surprising History of Curry Powder

One of India’s most popular gastronomic exports tells a tale of empire.

Inside IKEA’s Laboratory of Futuristic Foods

Assemble and enjoy bug burgers, mealworm meatballs, and algae hot dogs.

Why the USDA Hired Artists to Paint Thousands of Fruits

Researchers and a Twitter bot use them today.

Scientists Are Fighting Fire (Ants) With Wasabi

What’s good for the sushi is not good for the Solenopsis invicta.

Alexandre Dumas’s Magnum Opus Was a Massive Cookbook

The French literary icon thought this 1,150-page compendium on cookery would be his masterpiece.

The Oddly Named Energy Bar That Rocketed to the Moon

Pillsbury designed Space Food Sticks for astronauts before launching them in grocery stores.

This Assortment of Candy Art Includes a Giant, Illuminated Gummy Bear

Bear in mind, it's not actually edible.

February 13, 2019

Japan's Most Interesting Newspaper Is for Recluses, by Recluses

Fed up with sensationalized portrayals, the country's hikikomori are reclaiming their narrative.

February 12, 2019

Farmers Are Making Bespoke Milk for Coffee Art

High fat, protein-rich dairy produces better foam and tastier coffee.

February 6, 2019

Charming Crochet Versions of Fish, Fries, and Other Foods

Kate Jenkins’s delicacies often look better than the real thing.

January 21, 2019