Apr 4, 2017
One Man's Quest to Find the Wild Origins of the Chile Pepper
Wandering the Sonoran Desert in search of the chiltepin—the ancestor to domesticated chile peppers—with MacArthur genius Gary Paul Nabhan.
Ari LeVaux
Published
Jul 15, 2014
Fad Food Nation
Walmart, already one of the country’s largest distributors of organic foods, will gobble up additional market share this summer, thanks to a deal it struck with Wild Oats to carry more than 100 of...
Mar 21, 2013
Drinking Outside the Box
There's nothing like a bit of wine in the backcountry. But packing a bottle poses many problems. Get around all of them by embracing the Bladder in Box technology.
Mar 21, 2013
10 Red Meat Recipes
If you're one of the 13.7 million Americans who hunt every year (a nine percent increase from 2006 to 2011), that we wrote about in our piece on hunting's big comeback, now you'll have something to...
Mar 21, 2013
How to Cook a Tough Bird
There are many reasons for paying the extra dime for chickens that have lived some semblance of a life. But ironically, the more ethical, ecological, and supposedly higher-quality the bird is, the...
Mar 15, 2013
Does Intermittent Fasting Work?
Breakfast, we’re told, is essential—a part of a healthy lifestyle that’s about as negotiable as breathing. Martin Berkhan, a Swedish personal trainer and blogger, not only skips breakfast but lunch...
Mar 13, 2013
At the Paleo Ball
Ari LeVaux drops in on the Ancestral Health Symposium, a gathering point for a group of academics, bloggers, booksellers, crusaders, and more who all have something to say—or sell—about evolutionary...
Mar 6, 2013
A Foodie Lexicon
Have you ever wondered what hormones are in your food? What does organic really mean? Well, here's a guide from our March 2013 food issue. —Ari LeVaux
Jun 6, 2012
The Genetically Engineered Salmon That Could Soon Run Wild
AquaBounty salmon, the unreported disaster at a Panama grow-out facility, and the Georgian libertarian who took control of the fish farm and may soon move it outside the watch of the Food...
May 1, 2006
All in a Roe
With a new ban on Caspian sturgeon eggs, caviar fans turn their eyes to the Rockies