A scalloper competes onstage as part of a shucking contest at Scallopalooza, an event in New Bedford, Mass., that celebrates the Atlantic sea scallop — and the people who work in the fishery. Caroline Losneck hide caption
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Potatoes — both the wild species, and the domesticated ones we buy at the grocery store — evolved from a chance hybridization between two plants some nine million years ago.
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Influencers on TikTok are going back to Depression era food recipes
Siblings Marie-Charlotte Piro and Romain Piro stand among some of the olive trees they harvest in Tuscany, Italy, to create their olive oil. Their Olio Piro startup had been exporting all its olive oil to the United States — until new U.S. tariffs moved up their plans to start expanding elsewhere. Vikki Colvin hide caption
The best food to eat this summer? Fried green tomatoes and peanut butter egg rolls. Getty Images hide caption
What gets someone into a restaurant? Getty Images hide caption
David Nayfeld, the chef behind the cookbook Dad, What's for Dinner?, makes a recipe called "stressed-out weekday pancakes" together with his daughter, Helena. Eric Wolfinger hide caption
Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey says the company will "expand our trademark Coca-Cola product range with U.S. cane sugar" to give Coke fans a new option. President Trump mentioned the plan last week, saying Coca-Cola had "agreed" to use real cane sugar, similar to its recipe for Mexican Coke. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Coca-Cola says it will use U.S. cane sugar in a new Coke, a plan pushed by Trump
What makes a restaurant "gay?" Genuine community. Getty Images hide caption
The Italian candy company Ferrero plans to buy the American cereal maker Kellogg for $3.1 billion, the companies announced Thursday. The deal would unite the makers of household brands including Nutella and Frosted Flakes. Brandon Bell/Getty Images (left photo) and Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (right photo) hide caption
Nutella-maker Ferrero to gobble up cereal giant Kellogg for $3.1 billion
The food assistance program known as SNAP could face significant reductions if President Trump's tax and spending bill passes the House. Alina Selyukh/NPR hide caption
How the GOP tax cut and spending bill would affect one Alabama food bank
Jamaican Jerk Chicken cooks on the charcoal grill during the Notting Hill Carnival in 2006 in London. Miles Willis/Getty Images hide caption
Barbecue is everywhere for the Fourth of July. Here's its origin story
A jar of Smucker's preserves is displayed on Aug. 16, 2010, in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
The U.S. Department of of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is urging consumers who have purchased the ready-to-eat meals sold under the under the Home Chef and Marketside brands, not to consume them. The agency instructs the public to throw them away or return the item to the place of purchase. Handout/FreshRealm Inc./USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service hide caption
Chef Anne Burrell attends City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval, on April 22, 2025, in New York. Andy Kropa/Invision via AP hide caption
Sixteen-time champion Joey Chestnut poses after his 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest victory on Coney Island. He returns to the stage this summer after being banned last year. Brittainy Newman/AP hide caption
Top Chef contestant and restaurant owner Shuai Wang at his restaurant King BBQ in North Charleston, S.C. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Top Chef finalist Shuai Wang cooks Chinatown BBQ with a Lowcountry flair
Album cover for Drinking In Here, a new collection of traditional drinking songs from the Lomax Archive. Lomax Archive Label hide caption
These catchy old songs aren't as think as you drunk they are
Zachary Leavitt in California has invested in an infrared thermometer to ensure ingredients that stick out remain at a safe temperature, a sous vide cooker, and a 3D printed enclosure that vents outside to control the smell. Zachary Leavitt hide caption
Perpetual stew stays on heat for weeks or even years. Is it safe to eat?
Agar plates with salmonella cultures ready for testing in the Medical Microbiology at the Houston Health and Human Services Department on June 18, 2015, in Houston. Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption
Different types of baklava are on display and being packaged at Gulluoglu, a shop in Gaziantep, Turkey. The city has many shops dedicated to the sweet pastry. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Cows are milked at the Cornell Teaching Dairy Barn at Cornell University on Dec. 11, 2024, in Ithaca, N.Y., shortly after the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a federal order requiring testing of the nation's milk supply amid increasing concerns over avian flu. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
The FDA is warning people not to sell, serve or eat cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales between April 29 and May 19. Richard Hamilton Smith/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption