One vegan chef cooks for health, while Frito-Lay tempts vegans with junk food. (By Kara Zuaro)

Paul Roberts, the author of The End of Food, dishes on the food system. (By Roxanne Webber)

Food allergies are on the rise and on the mind. (By Chris Colin)

Gourmet presents you can afford to give. (By Roxanne Webber)

Books for the plane, the beach, or just curling up in bed. (By Kate Ramos)

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more.

Put your money toward gifts that benefit good causes. (By Roxanne Webber)

Horror stories of the country’s largest member-owned cooperative grocery store. (By Diane Mehta)

Warning! Potentially massive picnic hazard. (By Roxanne Webber)

This week’s mission: summery toaster pastries and low-cal fruity soda. (By James Norton)

This week’s mission: pizzas that are less fake and greasy, and toasted ciabattas that are more fake and greasy. (By James Norton)

Agave nectar, long used as a sweetener, is now being put to use in its most natural setting: tails. (By Erin Behan)

Poor bow wow, no chow for you. (By Lessley Anderson and Jason Krause)