Does Bottled Water Ever Go Bad?

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think. (By Jason Horn)

10 Reasons Why Whole Foods Is Annoying

For example: carob-glazed doughnut holes. (By Lessley Anderson)

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood. (By Ella Lawrence)

Is it dangerous to consume dairy products after their expiration date? (By Kara Zuaro)

Notations of “Sell by,” “Use by,” or “Expires on” protect the seller and remind the buyer when the stuff was purchased. Common sense dictates that meat and seafood should be used quickly for... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Use-by dates on food: iron-clad law or mere suggestion? (By Miriam Wolf)

It’s National Food Safety Education Month! Let’s celebrate with some food storage tips. (By Traci Vogel)

Surprises from dollar stores and grocery outlets. (By Sarah Perry)

In the “old days”, buttermilk was the liquid left over from churning the butter. Lovely stuff it was, with flecks of butter floating around in it. (By Pat Hammond)

We’re wasting valuable real estate in our refrigerators by storing the wrong foods in them. (By Miriam Wolf)

Real people discuss the meaning of real food. Brought to you by the makers of fake food. (By Christy Harrison)

Small farmers have long been at odds with the agribusiness giant. But now the company is losing its patents—and possibly its claws. (By Christy Harrison)