Samin Nosrat of Salt Fat Acid Heat, both the book and the Netflix miniseries, sat down with Helen Rosner of The New…
Ever wonder why biting into a fresh bag of potato chips is so dang satisfying? To answer that question, and pay…
I’ve only gotten as far as the second episode of HBO’s McMillions, a six-part documentary series about the fraud…
This is the question explored, in all its facets, in a long feature in The New York Times Style Magazine. What are…
Since the dawn of air travel, there have been jokes about the quality of airplane food. But, when you really sit and…
Restaurants are part of the fabric of daily life, and, as such, the best and worst parts of our society are woven…
If you’re a regular reader of The Takeout (as you should be), you’ll know that I’m a bit of a history buff. I’ve…
There are times when there is nothing in the world that is more beautiful than an all-you-can-eat buffet—like when…
Did you know that every Din Tai Fung soup dumpling weighs exactly 16 grams and is sealed shut with precisely 18…
I left my hometown of Brooklyn for Baltimore four years ago because it was one of the most magical places I’d ever…
The Hustle took a deep dive into the world of fast food franchising earlier this week, and the findings are…
As with many things in America, the Black customers, workers, and franchise owners of McDonald’s have a much…
We’ve all been there: waiting for a pot to boil on the stove, wondering why it’s taking forever, only to realize…
Is there any other kind of cream cheese besides Philadelphia? My colleague Allison Robicelli claims there is…
Grub Street posted a long and fascinating tale on Wednesday by Jason Turbow called “How New York’s Bagel Union…
The neighborhood I grew up in, way down on the southern edge of Brooklyn, has about 80,000 residents, making it one…
Yesterday, Impossible Foods announced it will move into the plant-based pork business. Both major U.S. makers of…
It’s a new year, and you know what that means: food mavens are very excited to pretend they have magical,…
This time of year, we tend to throw around the term “Christmas miracle” willy-nilly: good parking spot, early…
The 2009 Folgers commercial called “Coming Home” aired for just three holiday seasons, but it has lingered in our…