Few things are more intimate to our individual selves and to our societal framework as is food. The system in America is a complicated tangle of producers, distributors, retailers, and other stakeholders whose voices carry varying degrees of volume and authority in the conversation around what we grow and consume. I would not relish being […]

Outside of those who have celiac disease, what does gluten-free deliver? A heftier grocery bill for you and fatter wallets for food influencers and scammers.

If you’ve read a recent report like the Dirty Dozen, now may be the time to re-evaluate it with some critical-thinking questions in mind.

From the organic industry scaring people over non-organic foods to social media influencers making false claims, food shaming is a popular marketing tactic.

Thanksgiving is a powder keg — jetlagged, hangry family members, cramped quarters, and spirited political debates with Uncle Bob palpably elevate the tension. You pray he succumbs to the post-gorge turkey coma (PSA: tryptophan doesn’t induce sleepiness) before going on a circular rant in your general direction. It’s the same predictable formula every year (at […]