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The Mouthfeel Wheel

What we talk about when we talk about texture (in wine)—marshmallows, apparently.
07.25.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Fighting Words

A new study says that conventional crops trump organic ones. Here’s why you can’t trust the claim.
07.23.08
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To Bee or Not to Bee

The United States has more crops in need of pollination than it has honeybees to do the job. Now what?
August 2008
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Framing a Life

Beekeeping seems a simple pursuit. But with time and the right instructor, it can teach you a lot.
August 2008
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Mister Cool

Whether opening macrobiotic restaurants or chairing Britain’s prestigious Soil Association, Craig Sams has always worked to promote food that’s good.
August 2008
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The Corrections

Recent discoveries show us that practically everything we think we know about the science of taste is wrong, wrong, wrong.
July 2008
wine + spirits + beer

My Peach, Your Apricot

A major aroma compound in wine has been pinpointed, but describing a wine’s flavors is still a highly personal task.
06.16.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Rotten Tomatoes

A produce expert on how salmonella found its way inside tomatoes and sickened 145 diners across the U.S.
06.11.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Pavlov’s Fish, Trans Fat Transgressions, and Tyson’s Troubles

Fish learn to catch themselves, the USDA finds a human-grade antibiotic in Tyson's “antibiotic-free” chicken, and more.
06.06.08
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: Daphne Miller

An integrative doctor on the problems with Americanized ethnic cuisine and why al dente penne is less likely to give you diabetes than mushy spaghetti.
05.06.08
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