Why was the American Dietetic Association’s annual conference sponsored by a diet pill?

Can one San Francisco neighborhood’s drunken revelry be blamed on … pizza?

Padma’s got a potty mouth; bloggers gasp! Oh yeah, she’s got a cookbook, too.

A roundup of books of cooking terms that edify and amuse.

The Los Angeles Times jumps on a bandwagon that’s long since disappeared.

New York magazine unpacks a gum taste test starring wd-50’s Wylie Dufresne.

Are migrant farmworkers equivalent to slave labor? Investigative journalist John Bowe says yes.

Some Bay Area farms are choosing not to participate in local markets, saying there’s too much produce and not enough profit.

McDonald’s revamps its European and Canadian outlets. But will McUpscale work in the U.S.?

Gary Vaynerchuk’s goofy wine-tasting videos have earned him a cult following.

The recent sale of three major wineries has some wondering if California’s famed wine country is getting too corporate.

Hi Chowhounds! I write for a South Bay weekly paper, and I’m writing a piece about diners in the area. I’m in search of comfort food in a retro-style environment—or at least with retro-style service/food....