food history

–Editor’s Note: This article is updated from August 2017.  I caught up again with Chef Ky Loop recently and was excited to hear about his recent ventures.  As he says, …

David Downie is a best-selling author and tour guide who grew up in San Francisco and moved to Paris thirty years ago. He brings his trademark enthusiasm and passion for …

Chefs and restaurant owners today like to mention the efforts made to purvey the best ingredients for their kitchens. They want people to know they source the freshest and highest …

The stories Demet Güzey shares in her new book, Food on Foot: A History of Eating on Trails and in the Wild take us through time and around the world—and …

Mead, or honey wine, is made by fermenting honey, water, and yeast, and it may very well be the world’s first wine and first alcoholic beverage. Chemical traces of a …

Oregon is rugged coastline and sandy beaches, sand dunes, timber forests, snow-capped mountains, high desert and dry open ranch land. It’s also the soil-rich flatlands and green valleys of farm …

Cider pairs well with food; like wine and beer, it’s great with cheese, seafood, meats, soups, salads, BBQ and ethnic dishes, and desserts. Whether you’re just starting to explore ciders …