Cola, Now with Added Bull

This week’s mission: an herbal Pepsi-type drink and a hot, peppery spice mix from Oregon.

Please Do Not Eat the Displays

Kitschy food museums cater to discriminating tastes.

Decoding Diner Lingo

I’ll have a shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley.

Sweet, Sour, Salty, What?

Americans have historically hated bitter tastes, while other cultures loved them. Until now. Chefs are playing with bitter in new ways, and U.S. diners are finally appreciating it.

Local Fizz

Go locavore with soda pop.

Freeze-Dried Guanciale and Squid Ink Bar Codes

What we learned at Madrid Fusión.

As Seen on TV

Television characters and the food they eat.

All-American Drunk

This week’s mission: category-defying light rum and spiced apple schnapps from the Midwest.

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.

Shaved Ice Treats

Ten frozen concoctions to help you chill out this summer.

Root of the Matter

Root beers we dig.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...

Pomegranates, Dried Limes, Rose Water

A primer on Persian, a.k.a. Iranian, food.

this a few years ago and trying the KfP Coke- it was a taste memory that I hadn’t realized I’d lost. Here’s an interesting take on the issue... maybe it’s not the sugar after all...? "During Passover, the...

"IF the Kosher Coca-Cola is made from cane sugar, then is it equivalent taste of the imported Mexican Coca Cola?" Yes and no— it is supposed to be somewhat different because the New York water is different.