Stories by Layla Eplett

In a time of rising anti-Semitism and growing concern over Syria’s disappearing culinary traditions, In Memory’s Kitchen provides a relevant reminder of the cultural importance of food

A look at the origins of the famous Chinese-American dish.

A look at how the free communal meal is made at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India

Photographer Michael Santiago documents the declining number of black farmers in California

A recent report examines how the global food crisis of 2007–11 altered eating habits, work and social lives in communities worldwide

It depends on how you trace the word “alcohol.” There are two main candidates in this debate: al-koh’l and al-ghawl

Sometimes overshadowed by oil and other sources of revenue, new research indicates ISIS receives a significant profit from agricultural production

Presidential candidate Gary Johnson probably isn’t the person to ask about Syrian city of Aleppo or the pepper named for it

When it comes to the taste of wine, perceiving can be believing

There's a reason it's said to the camera—artisanal cheese maker Lisa Gottreich shares how she creates the stuff that is guaranteed to bring a smile to the face

An anthropological look at the growing number of artisanal cheese makers in the U.S.

Originally introduced by U.K. politicians in the 1990s, the concept of a food desert has been a popular way to approach food insecure regions in the U.S. for over a decade

The United Kingdom's vote to withdraw from the European Union will have an impact the things it eats

A restaurant in Istanbul uses archival palace records to recreate authentic foods from the Ottoman Empire.

New research is the first to show the impact microplastics may have on larval fish. 

Migrants have played influential role shaping American taste, but not all contributions have been valued equally

Southern foodways provide insight into the ways segregation was developed and maintained during the Jim Crow era

Apple, pumpkin, berry, key lime--no matter what kind, all pies are filled with science.

Japan successfully transformed its diet into one that is healthy and delicious within one generation.

Toni Tipton-Martin's new book, The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African-American Cookbooks explores 200 years of culinary contributions that challenge the pervasive mammy stereotype

Christmas foods are a relatively recent, and some might say, invented tradition.