Audible Edibles

Ten radio food shows that will leave you salivating. (By Kate Ramos)

Can You Eat Ornamental Indian Corn?

It adorns holiday tables but seems inedible. (By Tiffany Maleshefski)

What Is a Caper?

It’s so salty, it must be from the ocean. (By Michele Foley)

What Vegetables Go Into Vegetable Oil?

Mostly soybeans. (By Jason Horn)

Eat Your Lawn

A new wave of gardeners replants front yards with food. (By Roxanne Webber)

How Green Is Your Takeaway Container?

Which takeaway containers are the most (and least) green? (By Elizabeth Gillian)

Joyless, Sullen Brown Brick

This week’s mission: healthy candy bars and high-end Pringles. (By James Norton)

When Can Chefs Sue Other Chefs?

Defining legitimate legal claims in the restaurant world. (By Jason Krause)

Is Carob Really Healthier than Chocolate?

Stand by for a ’70s hippie flashback. (By Jason Horn)

Can I Eat the Beans I Use for Pie Weights?

They smell weird. (By Roxanne Webber)

How Does Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping Work?

Is it indeed magical? (By Michele Foley)

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners. (By James Norton)

What the Hell Is Ice Cream Soft Candy?

This week’s mission: Down-market candy gets a makeover, and a really bad idea for brand extension. (By James Norton)

Snack Time for Lazarus

This week’s mission: superfood bars and stovetop comfort-food kits. (By James Norton)

What If You Ruin the Turkey?

Should you try to cover it up, confess, go without, or just order pizza? (By Helena Echlin)