Food and Agriculture

WTF is the deal with high-fructose corn syrup?

The average American downs 60 pounds of this processed sweetener each year. Is that a bad thing? In this latest edition of The Basics, we explain it all.

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan Food

Not satisfied with syrup and walnuts, mystery food thieves have now lifted 18 tons of chocolate

Clearly they are trying to create some kind of giant walnut maple sugar candy.

Jess Zimmerman Food

Looking for antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Try raw pork

A new study by Consumer Reports found pork contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including high rates of Yersinia.

Twilight Greenaway Food

Going undercover in the American factory farm

As the den mother for undercover CAFO investigators, Mary Beth Sweetland sends her employees into the field to witness acts of animal cruelty and environmental degradation.

Caroline Abels Food

The world has ended, or just about. Now, what wine do you drink with broiled rats and steamed slug?

You were probably wondering what you were going to do with your wine cellar after the giant fireball. Now you know.

Sarah Miller Food

A grocery store for the people planned for West Oakland food desert

A new plan will put a grocery store in one of the nation's largest food deserts -- and provide a unique investment opportunity for regular folks.

Twilight Greenaway Food

From scratch: Maple-glazed sweet potatoes [RECIPE]

This Thanksgiving, replace those tiny marshmallows with real maple syrup -- before climate change gets it all.

Cathy Erway Food

Celebrate Food Workers Week by being uncharacteristically nice at the grocery store

While you're rushing about buying cranberries and sweet potatoes, remember to thank the people who grow, pick, deliver, and prepare your food.

Susie Cagle Food

Absolutely hands down the only holiday etiquette guide you will ever need

Did you know that your gravy application technique can tell you whether you're addicted to pornography?