I have sent this website to everyone I know. [via] Rupa Bhattacharya, Culinary Writer

Wired magazine brings word on how to mix an exploding cocktail with their fabulously-named Manhattan Project. Genius. Rupa Bhattacharya, Culinary Writer

I hate to be dismal and risk ruining my Pollyanna reputation, but with a record 32.5 million Americans on food stamps, and more American families facing hunger for the first time in their lives, food insecurity is a very real part of the American fabric. The Victory gardens of the early 1940s, inspired by wartimeRead more »

If you’re a fan of fish and chips, grilled swordfish, fish chowder, sole mariniere, or other traditional New England seafood dishes, the fishermen and fish need your help. Check out this petition for a chance to weigh in on the future of New England’s groundfish fishing industry. Katherine Alford, VP, Test Kitchen

Maybe if you fly in a dinner-jacketed Italian opera singer to sing to your cows, they won’t run away. Rupa Bhattacharya, Culinary Writer

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So I’m kind of a huge fan of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Not because Scripps pays my salary (which it does), nor because it’s my one chance a year to be an unabashed nationalist (which it is), but rather because the food vocabulary is always fascinating. Both Eat Me Daily and the The LifeRead more »

If you’ve been reading the Good Food Gardens blog, you’ve probably figured out that I consider gardening the best way to get free food. Not only does food you grow yourself cost virtually nothing after the initial investment of soil and seeds, it’s also the surest way to have quality, locally grown ingredients and makeRead more »

Several of us in the test kitchen were fortunate enough recently to get a visit from Joy Spence, Master Blender for Appleton Rum. Not only did she bring her warm Jamaican disposition, but she also brought two fantastic Jamaican rums from their Estate line of super-premium rums. Both the 12-year-old and the Estate Reserve wereRead more »

I recently attended the Cooking For Solutions conference at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Other people have written in far more detail, but my quick take is that I’m glad to see the sustainability movement growing upwards and outwards — while simultaneously realizing that speaking to the converted gets you nowhere. There are signs (albeit smallRead more »