Gourmet profiles artist Mary Ellen Carroll, whose food-related romps led her to Wisconsin’s massive Kohler plumbing factory.

Small farmers screwed by the E. coli scare, sez Mike Pollan. He makes a case for buying local and against torturous federal regulations in The New York Times.

Author, entrepreneur, and farm-to-table provocateur Nina Planck has a solution to the E. coli outbreak devastating the spinach industry: Eat grass.

In recent months, Colony Collapse Disorder has been big news. But the true “honeybee apocalypse” is already over, according to Slate.

Burger King is launching a healthy, green kids’ meal.

Pork-industry giant Smithfield Foods agrees to phase out one of its most notoriously cruel factory-farming practices.

In this kitschy poultry promotional video from 1932, chicks were still chicks, and chefs sat on thrones.

There’s a ray of hope for almond-lovers who want to avoid the steam pasteurization and carcinogenic chemical sprays that will soon be required by the USDA.

Taiwan’s hot new dish is raising hackles among animal cruelty crusaders who, it seems, may really be onto something.

With more and more women opting out of the job market, restaurants could feel the pinch.

DWR founder Rob Forbes kicks off a new blog rife with worldwide food and culture adventures.

Researchers have figured out how the average omnivore can extend her life span. The secret: isotope-enhanced food.

Ever wonder what the inmates eat?

Kraft crafts scratch ‘n’ sniff advertising to pimp cream cheese and Jell-O. Will the stinky ads persuade consumers to stuff their faces with yet more processed swill?

Four days of unusually cold temperatures have damaged or destroyed an estimated three-quarters of California’s citrus crop, as farmers battle nightly frosts that are deadly to these winter fruits.