Deciding what to eat, where to get it, and how those choices align with health goals or cultural habits are ordinary parts of daily life. But when thoughts about food become constant, intrusive, or ...

There's a reason Scandinavians rarely seem to dread the dark months. While much of the world braces for winter as something ...

Jack Bishop. Credit: America’s Test Kitchen, Daniel J. van Ackere What’s the secret to making a fluffy omelet or the perfect pie dough? In this interview from 2012, Jack Bishop, now senior content ...

TL;DR: Researchers have studied the science of cooking eggs to optimize both cooking time and nutritional value. Many chefs consider the cooking of an egg art as it can be pretty tricky to cook eggs ...

Pushing the boundaries of food development through science is at the core of Drexel University's innovative Master of Science in Culinary and Food Science. The program offers dynamic, ...

You don’t have to be Martha Stewart to host a successful dinner party. Sure, it helps to know your way around the kitchen—but ...

Cooking food is one of the activities that makes humanity unique. It's not just about what tastes good: advances in cooking technology have been a constant part of our progress, from the ability to ...

Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the beige concoction, commencing a ritualistic dance that summons wild yeast ...

Chef and molecular gastronomist Wylie Dufresne of wd~50 uses science to create innovative dishes. He's experimented with hydrocolloid gums--specifically xanthan gum, which resulted in the creation of ...

There’s a lot of truisms around cooking that when poked and prodded by science aren’t actually that true. No, salt doesn’t help water boil faster, and, no, searing meat doesn’t seal in the juices. But ...

Author and science journalist Deborah Blum describes how an Indiana chemist kicked off the first major food regulation in the U.S. It was common in the 1800s for people to consume milk containing ...