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Person in factory holding a large sack

Minneapolis and the Rise of Nutrition Capitalism

The intertwining of white flour, nutrition science, and profit.
Drawing of different kinds of fast food, such as pizza, a taco, and a hamburger

Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed.

A McDonald’s breakfast buffet. An all-you-can-eat Taco Bell. This isn’t the stuff dreams are made of, but a real yet short-lived phenomenon.

Ride Shotgun through Mid-Century LA with Ed Ruscha’s Photos and Jack Kerouac’s Words

A kinetic slice of Americana so pure you can almost smell Kerouac’s invoked apple pie – or maybe it’s the faint stench of exhaust fumes.
1800s advertisement for oil stoves.

When Cow Tongue Was an Essential Thanksgiving Ingredient

It made American pies rich and indulgent.
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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.

Actress Virginia Gibson sitting on a turkey.

Why America's Thanksgiving Turkey Is So Boring

The bland appeal of the Broad Breasted White.
Plate of fried chicken, hushpuppies, and a biscuit

The Real History of Hushpuppies

Hushpuppies are delicious, iconically Southern, and no one seems to have a clue where they came from.
Pilgrim Thanksgiving

Which Thanksgiving?

The forgotten history of Thanksgiving.
Close up image of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Who Invented the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich?

The story behind America's iconic childhood meal.

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