It faces a stark ultimatum.

The Zimmerman Boulevard submarine sandwich standoff could end after this week. By Stephen T. Watson. (May 16, 2017)

School food campaigner Jamie Oliver has labelled Theresa May's plan to axe free school meals for infants "a disgrace". The TV chef, who led a successful campaign to improve the quality of school food, said the move "put future generations at risk". He said: "It's a fact. Children perform better after eating a decent lunch." The Conservatives want to axe the free meals plan for to save money to plug gaps in England's school finances.

Soldiers may find themselves a long way from the comforts of a kitchen – but they always have to eat. Veronique Greenwood looks at the clever tricks to make food to eat on the hoof.

t's been a frustrating week for Jared Ruf. Twice in the span of a few days, a large quantity of perogies, cabbage rolls and other baking from Ruf's co-owned Saskatchewan food processing business, In Good Taste, was stolen from their outside storage freezers, he said. The first theft happened overnight Monday, he explained. Then on Thursday morning, he got a call telling him that someone had broken the new locks on the freezers and taken off with more goods sometime overnight Wednesday.

This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "food poisoning." Original list found in Dr. Jayson Calton and certified nutritionist Mira Calton's new book, Rich Food, Poor Food. An old article but still relevant.

How is it possible to buy apples all year round? Veronique Greenwood investigates the chemical alchemy that puts ripening on hold.

In his new book, Michael Ruhlman explores how and why Americans have changed from corner-store customers to insatiable consumers of every edible product at our fingertips.

No seeds lost, but the entrance is being waterproofed after surprise flooding.

Tourists flocked to see the "macaroni eaters" cram noodles into their mouths.

From nigiri to temaki, sushi has boomed in popularity in the west, but now doctors are warning of a less appetising trend: a rise in parasitic infections. A team of doctors from Portugal raised concerns after a 32-year old man was admitted to hospital complaining of pain in his abdomen just below his ribs, vomiting and had a slight fever, all of which had lasted for a week.

A lot of enjoyment comes from biology, chemistry and psychology, as well as the kinds of molecules that travel from the glass into your body.

The common belief that cheese and dairy are bad for your heart is simply wrong, a new review of 29 previous studies found. The Mediterranean diet for instance features a lot of cheese with great results.

Eat the Seasons: seasonal food information, tips and recipe ideas, updated every week.

Britons routinely bin 1.4m edible bananas every day at a cost of £80m a year, figures reveal. A third of consumers (30%) admit to discarding a banana if it has even a minor bruise or black mark on the skin. More than one in 10 (13%) also throw the fruit away if it shows any green on the skin. The figures, from the government’s waste advisory body Wrap, are being published on Monday by supermarket Sainsbury’s

The researchers therefore conclude that the use of gluten-free diets among people without celiac disease should not be promoted. In people with celiac disease, dietary gluten causes intestinal damage and inflammation, and is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. These symptoms and risks are reduced after treatment with a gluten-free diet. The use of gluten free diets has however increased in recent years among people without celiac disease, partly due to the belief that gluten can have harmful health effects.

Soylent, a substance, is about to be everywhere. A team of queasy venture capitalists just invested $50 million into the company. This, despite the fact that Soylent is perhaps best known for lying about its ingredients and giving people fits of relentless vomiting and uncontrollable diarrhea.

One Democrat derided the measure as “a government-controlled propaganda campaign to convince the American public that genetically modified foods are safe.” By Caitlin Dewey.

Step away from the juice bar.

A brief history of the beloved 24-hour Southern diner icon

It's a lucrative business.

Here’s a delicious raw vegan chocolate protein bar recipe.

Here’s a delicious and easy-to-make paleo banana cookie recipe.

So many Southern food traditions are shared by both races. Most Southerners, black and white, revere fried chicken, pursue pork barbecue and exult their grandmothers’ garden vegetables. Why is there such a fundamental difference in cornbread? By Kathleen Purvis. (Mar. 29, 2016)

Trouble peeling an avocado? Want to know how to ripen avocados? Do you know how to cut an avocado? Find these answers here about avocado preparation tips.

The founder of a popular South Carolina barbecue restaurant was a white supremacist. Now that his children have taken over, is it O.K. to eat there?

The Thai capital's world famous street food scene may soon be a thing of the past. Authorities say they want to impose order and cleanliness, but for many street food is a part of the culture. All street food stalls will be cleared from Bangkok's roads by the end of the year in a bid to bring order and hygiene to the Thai capital's streets, a city official said Tuesday.

We've all done it.

IBM's Watson computer wants to help create new recipes.

Just in time for Easter, here's the ultimate guide to Italian cookies, pastries and desserts.

In Acquired Tastes, The A.V. Club explores the food and drinks we can’t live without.

In the highlands of Mexico, farmers harvest ant larvae that will end up in some of the nation’s most exclusive restaurants. By Marcela Zendejas and Mauricio Palos.

Plant proteins called lectins are an emerging source of confusion and fear. Is there any actual cause for concern?

It’s a shame that the standard way of learning how to cook is by following recipes. To be sure, they are a wonderfully effective way to approximate a dish as it appeared in a test kitchen, at a star chef’s restaurant, or on TV. And they can be an excellent inspiration for even the least ambitious home cooks to liven up a weeknight dinner. But recipes, for all their precision and completeness, are poor teachers. They tell you what to do, but they rarely tell you why to do it.

Here’s another lovely vegan cookie recipe which requires only 4 ingredients.