The New York Times reports that a Thai government scientist has come up with a version of the usually rank durian fruit that smells as mild as a banana. (By James Norton)

A report from Tales of the tail. (By Jordan Mackay)

Is it OK to tell people to stop bringing in sweets? (By Helena Echlin)

Why read the crappiest food writing around when you can read our snarky summaries of said crappy writing instead? (By James Norton)

A preposterous clause in the Farm Bill penalizes a farmer for planting fruits and vegetables. (By Nicholas Day)

Too many tomatoes? No problem. (By Roxanne Webber)

British students defy Jamie Oliver’s healthy-eating rules. (By Kara Zuaro)

As spinach creeps shamefacedly back onto grocery store shelves, experts pick apart the causes of the E. coli outbreak. Is there polluted poop in our food? You betcha. (By Christy Harrison)

What turns one diner’s stomach may be dinner to another. Chris Cosentino, chef at San Francisco’s Incanto restaurant, food blogger, and enthusiast of all the nasty bits, worries that he might not “have enough... (By Tea Austen Weaver)