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When the American Dream Came With a Drive-Thru

The fast-food age began with scrappy entrepreneurship, but corporate concentration has made the chains dull and uninspiring.
by Addison Del Mastro via The American Conservative on January 3, 2020
Two tacos.

The True Story of How National Taco Day Was Invented — Then Appropriated

As seemingly all of the American food media tripped over itself to create listicles around National Taco Day, I shook my head in disgust.
by Gustavo Arellano via L. A. Taco on October 4, 2019

A Brief History of the S'more, America’s Favorite Campfire Snack

So gooey, so good.
by Jeffrey Miller via The Conversation on June 28, 2019
McDonald's parking lot.

A Crispy, Salty, American History of Fast Food

Adam Chandler’s new book explores the intersection between fast food and U.S. history.
by Adam Chandler, Anna Diamond via Smithsonian on June 24, 2019
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American Foodways

This exhibit explores the history of the ways Americans eat, from the influences on our cooking to the regional specificities of our meals to the ways we celebrate around family tables.

Colonial Williamsburg Serves Up The Past So You Can Try A Taste Of History

The living-history museum in Virginia re-creates 18th-century recipes in its restaurants using ingredients grown in the traditional way onsite. But some modern palates aren't too keen on the taste.
by Tove Danovich via NPR on February 17, 2019

The Evolution of American Foodie Culture

Tracing the culinary revolution that changed Americans’ approach to eating.
by Christopher C. Gorham via We're History on February 13, 2019
A painting entitled "The First Thanksgiving, 1621" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (ca. 1932).

A Brief History of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a holiday about food – but it is more specifically a holiday about food’s absence.
by Rachel B. Herrmann via History Extra on November 21, 2018

Fried Chicken Is Common Ground

If you like hot chicken, perhaps you’d be interested in knowing where it comes from.
by Osayi Endolyn via Eater on October 3, 2018

A History of Pizza

The world’s most popular fast food has ancient roots and a royal pedigree.
by Alexander Lee via History Today on June 28, 2018

The Uniquely Texan Origins of the Frozen Margarita

A Dallas restaurant owner blended tequila, ice and automation. America has been hungover ever since.
by Franz Lidz via Smithsonian on June 27, 2018

The Hamburger: An American Lyric

How hamburgers became a staple of the American diet.
by Carol J. Adams via The Paris Review on February 12, 2018

In America's Sandwiches, the Story of a Nation

What the origins of tuna salad, the club sandwich, PB & J, Chow Mein sandwich, and the Scotch Woodcock reveal about our shared history.
by Megan Elias, Paul Freedman, Andrew P. Haley, Imogene L. Lim, Ken Albala via The Conversation on November 2, 2017

The Mystique of the American Diner, From Jack Kerouac to “Twin Peaks”

Freedom, fear and friendliness mingle in these emblematic eateries.
by Ryan P. Smith via Smithsonian on August 31, 2017

How Ice Cream Helped America at War

For decades, the military made sure soldiers had access to the treat—including spending $1 million on a floating ice-cream factory.
by Matt Siegel via The Atlantic on August 6, 2017

How Spam Went from Canned Necessity to American Icon

Out-of-the-can branding helped transform World War II’s rations into a beloved household staple.
by Ayalla A. Ruvio via The Conversation on July 5, 2017

The Troubled History of Horse Meat in America

The White House wants to reinstate the sale of horses for slaughter, but eating horse meat has always been politically treacherous.
by Susanna Forrest via The Atlantic on June 8, 2017
Thanksgiving card featuring a turkey with a carving knife and fork in its back.

Talking Turkey

A conversation with food historian Andrew F. Smith on his new book, "The Turkey: An American Story."
by Andrew F. Smith, Jeffery Kastner via Cabinet on November 1, 2006
Judith Jones, center, with James Beard and Julia Child.

The Queen of Cookbooks

You’ve got one unsung editor to thank for many of your all-time favorite recipes.
by Sara B. Franklin via Slate on November 20, 2024
A Caesar salad, the restaurant where it originated, a salad being prepared at a restaurant table, and a lettuce farm.

How the Caesar Salad Changed How We Eat

A look at this iconic salad’s origin story and its evolution into a cornerstone of accessible American cooking.
by Jessica Carbone via Serious Eats on July 2, 2024
Korean fried chicken.

Drumstick Diplomacy

Korean fried chicken has a savory story to tell about wartime culture and the Korean diaspora.
by Richard Aldous via American Purpose on March 17, 2024
An engraving of Mrs. David Meade Randolph by Charle de Saint-Mémin.

Southern Hospitality? The Abstracted Labor of the Whole Pig Roast

Barbecue is a cornerstone of American cuisine, containing all of the contradictions of the country itself.
by Jessica Carbone via Perspectives on History on January 19, 2024
Diners conversing at French restaurant.

Crème de la Crème

How French cuisine became beloved among status-hungry diners in the United States, from Thomas Jefferson to Kanye West.
by Kelly Alexander, Claire Bunschoten via Aeon on July 7, 2023
Dave Benscoter smiling in front of a one hundred year old apple tree.

On the Hunt for America’s Forgotten Apples

Apples no one has ever tasted are still out in the wild. Dave Benscoter, a retired FBI agent, has spent a decade searching for these 100-year-old heirlooms.
by Andrew Zaleski via Outside on May 18, 2023
A bowl of old-fashioned chowder with a spoon on the side

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and No Clams

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on May 16, 2023
Flight attendant serving a full meal.

Remembering the Golden Age of Airline Food

Why were in-flight meals so much better in the past?
by Diana Hubbell via Atlas Obscura on May 8, 2023
Carton of milk

A Fresh History of Lactose Intolerance

In “Spoiled,” the culinary historian Anne Mendelson takes aim at the American fallacy of fresh milk as a wonder food.
by Mayukh Sen via The New Yorker on April 19, 2023

Bittersweet Harvest

The long and brutal journey of the yam.
by Rosa Colón via The Nib on June 27, 2022
Stock photo of tomatoes.

The Southern Story of Tomatoes

Tales of the treasured South American-born, Southern-bred vegetable (yes, vegetable).
by Caroline Sanders Clements via Garden & Gun on June 8, 2022
Illustration of Andrew Jackson’s cheese surrounded by snackers

The Snack That Took Over the White House

The story of President Andrew Jackson's 1,400-pound block of cheese.
by Doug Mack via Snack Stack on January 6, 2022
Four soldiers in World War I uniforms pose eating Maillard's Eagle Sweet Chocolate. An eagle is illustrated on the candy bar wrapping.
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It Wouldn’t Be Halloween Without Candy. We Have World War I to Thank for That.

Candies of the Halloween season have roots in the sweet treats and real horrors of the Great War.
by Lora Vogt via Made By History on October 31, 2021
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