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10 Questions for Olympic Diet Expert Dr. Louis E. Grivetti

Learn what foods fueled the Olympians of old—and how athletes' diets have changed—in this interview with noted UC Davis nutrition historian by Gourmet Live's Carolina Santos-Neves...
07.25.12
food + cooking

How Robert Bresson Taught Me To Cook

Chip Brantley, author of the book The Perfect Fruit: Good Breeding, Bad Seeds and the Hunt for the Elusive Pluot and co-founder of cookthink.com, explains what the difficult French filmmaker showed him...
09.30.09
food + cooking

How to Say No

We’ve encouraged our daughter to eat anything that pleases her. We never thought about how to set limits.
09.30.09
food politics

Politics of the Plate: The Conscientious Carnivore

Can meat be a part of an environmentally sustainable diet?
09.21.09
food + cooking

Sporting an Appetite at the U.S. Open

When it comes to conspicuous consumption, this tournament’s players are no match for the fans.
09.09.09
food + cooking

Michigan’s Unlikely Food Revolution

You don’t have to be in California to see a local-food movement flourishing—try the Great Lake State.
09.09.09
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: Richard Wrangham

In his new book, Catching Fire, Richard Wrangham, Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University, makes the case that cooking was the definitive evolutionary step that made us humans what we...
08.26.09
food + cooking

The Kid’s Menu: Hold The Purée

Do your baby a solid favor and give those little jars of mushy sweet potatoes, squash, and bananas a skip.
08.17.09
food politics

Reduce Debt to Lose Weight?

A new study suggests that owing money (regardless of your income level) makes you fat.
08.07.09
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Toxic Strawberries?

California’s governor will soon decide whether to approve a new—and possibly very dangerous—pesticide for use on this beloved summer fruit.
07.16.09
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