Archive - penknife

Food Scholars Predict 2025 Food Trends

Out: Seed Oils. In: Snake Oil.

Dec 30, 2024 •

A Generation of Spice Grows Up

Celebrating my birthday with the Lenox Spice Village

Sep 12, 2024 •

Our FDA: she's imperfect, but she tries

a food history refresher on the importance of food regulation

Jan 31 •

I Work "in food"

Telling people what I do with the confidence of a man in finance

Oct 4, 2024 •

Pancake Politics

The sociocultureconomics of American syrups

Feb 27 •

It's No Yoke, Valentine!

A selection of food history valentine's day cards

Feb 14 •

"A rotten recipe stealing b*tch"

A brief legal and cultural history of recipes, hashtags, and women's labor

Mar 27 •

Call a Cake Caucus

Election Cakes, Celebrations, and a Cautionary Tale

Nov 4, 2024 •

"Get the boys a bag of spuds"

The Irish food-filled masterpiece that radicalized me

Mar 16 •

Cut-Up Bunny Cake

The faithful bond between Easter baking and shredded coconut

Apr 16 •

CHOPPING BLOCK: What's Cooking in Our National Parks

A New Series About Could-Be-Banned Cookbooks

Mar 5 •

A Nab By Any Other Name

Some Short Southern Folklore of Peanut Butter Crackers

Jun 6 •

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