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Edible mushrooms, not the psychedelic ones, are low in calories and high in fiber and antioxidants. But despite the hype, scientists are just now looking into how they might fight disease in humans.
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The two flavors are mainstays on nearly every Western dining table, but their dominance was far from inevitable. In fact, their dual reign resulted from a "weird accident of history."
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Mass-produced crockpots and other ceramic food containers are probably safe, but handmade earthenware might merit a home test.
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Jean Halloran is director of food policy initiatives at Consumers Union. That’s the policy and lobbying arm of Consumer Reports magazine — the people who…
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Few things have as big an impact on our environment as the food we eat. Agriculture accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. And beef…
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The first new candy bar to carry the Hershey's name in more than two decades is set to hit shelves next month.The Hershey, Pennsylvania-based candy maker…
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There, not a dozen yards from the road, was an enormous downed oak tree and, growing from it, about 50 pounds' worth of orange-gold chicken-of-the-woods…
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It was the holiday season of 2012 when Central North Side resident Jana Thompson first asked her neighbor, Darlene Rushing, to join her in volunteering at…
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Amid Pittsburgh’s restaurant boom, a new conference this week aims to tackle tough issues within the food and service industry, including gentrification,…
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A long-awaited restaurant in Braddock is set to start taking reservations this weekend.Superior Motors is the latest venture of Chef Kevin Sousa. Three…