I Don't Care If She's Family

How to deal with your mother-in-law’s bad table manners.

The Big Cheese

The origins of your favorite food idioms.

I Didn't Order That Insect

What’s a restaurant’s responsibility when there’s something gross in a dish?

Oven Ready Turkey and Tofurky Roast

This week’s mission: way-too-quick-cooking real turkey, and a gussied-up vegetarian protein.

Get Healthy Real Easy

This week’s mission: two servings of vegetables in a powder and one in a soup.

Hiding Your Face on Facebook

How to handle embarrassing party photos.

Filet of Petri Dish

The same technologies scientists use to grow human tissue in a lab may one day be used to grow animal tissue to feed the world.

Should You Really Be Eating That?

Influencing an overweight friend’s eating habits.

Time for School Lunch

Meals for making your mark on the blacktop.

Cheap, Good Frozen Lasagne

This week’s mission: Healthier breakfast junk food and decent frozen Italian entrées.

Rice Krispies on Steroids

This week’s mission: Classic breakfast cereal gets bigger, multigrainier, and fruitier.

Dispatch from Terra Madre

Our food editor reports from Slow Food’s global get-together.

Easy, Fast, Fresh Dinners

Home-cooked meals that are quicker than ordering out.

Alluring Burger King Apple "Fries"

This week’s mission: low-fat prepackaged ice cream cones, and a healthier Burger King kids' meal.

What's the Difference Between a Pluot and an Aprium?

Bizarre fruit machinations.