Shape-Shifting Pasta Could Be The Next Big Sustainable Thing
With pasta most of what we're shipping is the air in the box. So a team at Carnegie Mellon University found a way to make flat-packed pasta that changes shape as it cooks.
Order A Cold Sandwich And You May Be More Likely To Get Sides, Too
A study out of Rutgers University-Camden finds people who order cold sandwiches instead of hot ones also pick up chips, cookies and other sides much more often. Why?
How The Cheese Curl Was Invented (Partly By Accident)
It was today in 1932 that the makers of the cheese curl (or one of them, there are several origin stories) applied for a patent for their creation. Only their creation was supposed to be something entirely different.
Elvis Once Flew Halfway Across The Country For A Giant Sandwich
On this day in 1976, Elvis Presley apparently got so excited describing a sandwich made at a restaurant in Denver, that he flew there that night to eat it, and then flew right back to Memphis.
When A Raccoon Lived At The White House
Champ and Major are the new White House dogs, but there have been lots of pets at the president's house over the years, including Rebecca the raccoon, who definitely left her mark on the place during Calvin Coolidge's presidency.
Queen Elizabeth I Had Her Guests Eat Gingerbread Men That Looked Like Themselves
For National Cookie Day, we take a closer look at the amazing and frequently disturbing history of gingerbread, including how one of the most famous royals of all time helped bring gingerbread people into the world.
Brooklyn Still Loves The Blackout Cake
Pastries come and go, but in Brooklyn, people still talk about the blackout cake from Ebinger's.
In Belgium, Eating Fries Is Patriotic
Authorities in Belgium are calling on citizens to do their duty and help the country's potato farmers by ordering frites twice a week - fitting, since Belgium is home of the world's only Frietmuseum and considers itself the birthplace of the fried potato.
When Food Becomes The Artist’s Muse
Artist Itsuo Kobayashi has been keeping an illustrated food diary since 1980, drawing and describing each meal, the ingredients, the price and how it made him feel.
Could You Be The New Voice Of Big Tex?
They’re holding auditions for the next voice of Big Tex, the 55 foot tall cowboy that’s the embodiment of the Texas State Fair. He's joined forces with the X-Men and survived catching on fire, not he just needs someone to help him talk about his long career.