McDonald’s gets a bad rap, restaurant reviewers get special treatment, and we should pretty much eat whatever we want without stressing about it: That’s the nutshell summary that some reviewers are giving of The... (By Christy Harrison)

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos discusses Sound Bites, his collection of essays about eating on tour. (By James Norton)

This week’s mission: fancy-pants imported tonic water and chips made from slow-baked fruit. (By James Norton)

This week’s mission: diet-friendly coffee cake bites, and rainbow-medley Tic Tacs. (By James Norton)

Bacon-infused vodka martinis, rum and steak sauce — has it really come to this? (By Brian Abrams)

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers. (By James Norton)

This week’s mission: Indiana Jones treats and lemony mayonnaise. (By James Norton)

This week’s mission: candy-bar themed cookies, and new cheese flavors of Cheez-Its. (By James Norton)

This week’s mission: An ecofriendly vodka gift pack and some meatless taco and burger mixes. (By James Norton)

TV food personalities we miss. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

The road to proxy-patty glory is paved with textured vegetable protein. (By Regan Burns)

Chafing dishes for the modern age. (By Louisa Chu)

Does Chef Heston Blumenthal really find perfection? (By Sara Dickerman)

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico. (By Mick Vann)

A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints. (By Lessley Anderson)