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Science & Technology

Grapefruit And Salt: The Science Behind This Unlikely Power Couple

Nadia Berenstein

Ad campaigns of the first and second world wars sold Americans on this surprising pairing. Despite a rocky history of breakups, these two flavors have chemistry that cannot be denied.
National

Make America Bake Again: A History Of Cake In The U.S.

Nina Martyris

From the waste-not ethos behind Angel Food Cake, to the science fads that sparked chocolate cake, American Cake tells a story of immigration and ingenuity.
Arts & Culture

With GPS And Graph Paper, Farmers Find A-maze-ing Ways To Bring In Cash

Laurel Dalrymple

Using technology and math, farmers are creating elaborate corn maze designs, from replicas of fine art to Internet kitties. Labyrinths help make ends meet — they yield more cash per acre than crops.
Economy

An Avocado Shortage Is Hurting San Diego's Mexican Restaurants

Jean Guerrero

Drought-damaged avocado trees and farmworker strikes mean fewer and more expensive avocados in San Diego.
In 'Appetites,' Bourdain Pleases The Toughest Food Critic (His 9-Year-Old)

Anthony Bourdain's new cookbook features comfort food he cooks for his young daughter. "She's who I need to please, and if she's not happy, I'm not happy," he says.
National

What The Real Witches Of America Eat

Nina Martyris

Nope. It's not eye of newt and toe of frog. But food — and its connection to dead loved ones — does play a starring role in the major Pagan holiday Samhain, which coincides with Halloween.
International

Cookbook Tells The Story Of Sri Lanka's Civil War Through Food

Vidya Balachander

Handmade trains its lens on 34 women from across the war-torn north, interweaving their stories of struggle and survival with recipes representative of the region's distinctive cuisine.
National

From Mobb Deep Rapper, A Cookbook For Healthy Eating — In Prison

Tove Danovich

Behind bars, it takes ingenuity, other prisoners and a little help from the commissary to approximate a proper diet. That's what rapper Prodigy of hip-hop's Mobb Deep learned after going to prison.
Economy

A Growing Champagne Trend Is Uncorking More Ways To Celebrate

Alicia Cypress

Champagne shouldn't be just for special occasions, says wine writer David White. He explains how to choose it, how to pair it with food and how small growers are changing the industry.
Economy

They Dreamed Of Sheep (Farming): Peek Inside An Alabama Dairy

Meg McKinney

Greg Kelly wanted out of corporate America for a lifestyle better suited to raising a family. So he and his wife launched Alabama's only sheep dairy. "We feel like we're really living now," she says.