Food Econ 101

Paul Roberts, the author of The End of Food, dishes on the food system. (By Roxanne Webber)

Perusing Peru's Pisco

A single shot glass and many, many piscos. (By Jordan Mackay)

Eat Well and Save

Tips for spending less on good food. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Taste of an Oyster

Plus a dozen oysters you should know. (By Rowan Jacobsen)

Not that long ago, pomegranates made only cameo appearances in salads. And now: pomegranate juice, pomegranate soda, pomegranate martinis, pomegranate ice cream. (By Paul Somerson)

As we reported last month, Australia is in the grip of an eight-year-long drought that’s threatening the country’s food supply. Looks like that impending food crisis is much closer than we thought. (By Christy Harrison)

The gastronomic hit list of global warming may have just added another victim: the black truffle. (By James Norton)

Drought in Australia shuts down the world’s largest cattle ranch. (By Nicholas Day)

Australia, host of the recent G20 summit and home to one of the world’s chowhoundiest cities, is on the brink of a food crisis, thanks to a terrible five-year drought. What can we learn from the Sunburnt Country’s... (By Christy Harrison)

A serious drought falls over Iraq—and Australia’s long-term forecasts look dry, too. (By Nicholas Day)

A digest of reporting on the high prices and crop shortages. (By Nicholas Day)

A new report says California can grow more food with less water. (By Nicholas Day)

Drought, climate change endanger the French truffle harvest. (By Tea Austen Weaver)

A major new report on the effects of climate change on American agriculture. (By Nicholas Day)

Japan is running out of butter. (By Nicholas Day)