Stephanie Butler

From applesauce sucked out of a tube to shrimp cocktail and fresh vegetables, space food has come a long way.

The plain Passover flatbread known as matzo shows its sweeter side.

Is it because of chocolate’s reputed aphrodisiac qualities, or just a way for candy companies to sell more sweets in the lull between Christmas and Easter?

In the Southern United States, hoppin’ John—a simple, delicious dish of peas, pork and rice—is standard New Year’s fare.

What did these warriors eat to survive in such a forbidding landscape?

Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier in Washington’s army, preparing to spend a winter in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

In search of a lightweight, nutritious and high-energy snack for soldiers, the U.S. Army turned to Hershey. The results weren't exactly a sweet treat.

Find out just how these two delicious (and different) schools of bagel making came to be.

It’s likely you’ve heard the adage “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” and everyone knows about the reputed healing powers of a steaming bowl of chicken soup. But would you think to place potato slices on a fever-stricken patient’s forehead? Or shampoo with mayonnaise to give your mane that healthy shine? Foods have […]

Find out how Americans dined while riding trains from coast to coast.

Beer: it’s the chosen beverage of English kings, Egyptian stonemasons and Homer Simpson. And it has a long and celebrated history going back to 3400 B.C.

From ancient Roman sausage to Nathan's Coney Island hot dog, the history of tubular meat may stretch back millennia.

The mastermind behind this summer indulgence wasn’t a marketing honcho, or even a chef—it was an 11-year-old boy.

Did you know that New York has a state muffin and that Jell-O is the state snack of Utah?

This week we’ll take a look at the surprisingly long history of mobile dining.

From Italian ravioli, to Polish piroshky, to Chinese pot stickers, the humble dumpling is beloved by eaters around the world.

How does our modern take on the Paleo diet compare to what our ancestors actually ate?

Americans eat about a million pounds of the stuff a year.

From their humble beginnings as cooking utensils to paper-wrapped bamboo sets at the sushi counter, there’s more to chopsticks than meets the eye.

Not just tasty but essential for life, salt has a long and tumultuous history all its own.

Meet the cooks who prepared meals for the early U.S. presidents, often working under conditions that were anything but glamorous.

You’ve heard all about them, but how much of the vomitorium story is mere myth?

The origin of this delicious custom can be traced back centuries to solstice rituals—long before Christmas became a huge commercial holiday.

Take a look back at the food that fed hungry troops, both the blue and the grey, during the American Civil War.

It's America's favorite condiment, but ketchup's long history dates back to imperial China—and at one point it was completely tomato-free.