Does Drinking Ice Water Burn Calories?

Hydration, maybe; weight loss, doubtful.

Why Can Lactose-Intolerant People Eat Some Cheeses and Not Others?

It has to do with how long the cheese is aged.

Old but Not Lethal

Why raw eggs in aged eggnog won’t make you sick

Why Would Anybody Want to Eat Old Meat?

Just because it’s aged doesn’t mean it’s rotten.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Shockingly Tasty Fruitcakes

Start now, finish aging by Christmas.

Guilty-Pleasure Protein Drink

This week’s mission: creamy, not chalky, meal-replacement beverages.

Zero-Gravity Gourmet

Is outer space the next frontier for haute cuisine?

Mysteries of Tempeh Revealed

This week’s mission: a seasoned meat substitute, and fancified potato buds.

Viva Sous-Vide!

The controversial French practice of cooking vacuum-sealed food at low temperatures yields stellar results.

That Heady Molecular Mixology

When a tail should really just be a tail.

You're Supposed to Burn It

Tools for creating aromatic smoke, à la the molecular gastronomists

Does Bottled Water Ever Go Bad?

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think.

Red Wine Cures Cancer

No, it doesn’t. But maybe it will help us live longer.

Crushing Bones with Alton Brown

The host of Good Eats divulges his next big career moves.