TRENDS IN FOOD
The Growing Appeal of Desserts That Are 'Not Too Sweet'
It's time to bid farewell to candy-covered milkshakes and usher in a more complex idea of how we view desserts.
Instagram's Jelly Cake Revival Turns Vintage Camp Into Modern Art
Food artists are updating gelatin molds to new extremes, from adorable and pastel to grotesque and alien.
The Grotesque Satisfaction of 'Gripping Food With Force'
A popular new meme format has fans excited and horrified to see what foods look like when they're squeezed into sludge.
The Beautiful Chaos of Messy Instagram Cakes
Experimental cakes made by hobbyist bakers are freeing us from the perfection of "Instagram food."
It's the Holiday Season Already, According to Food Brands
Pumpkin spice lattes, Halloween candy, and even Thanksgiving-themed foods are popping up in August this year, because time isn’t real anymore.
State Fairs Are Taking Butter Sculpting and Animal Auctions Online
Though Texas and Minnesota have canceled their giant annual events, the state fair experience is adapting to new formats.
I Want This TikTok Grandma to Teach Me Everything About Food
'Cooking With Lynja' is the best thing to come out of quarantine.
A Dive Into the Disputed History of 'Dalgona Coffee'
The whipped coffee drink has many names all over the world—including, at one point, "Chow Yun-Fat coffee."
People All Over the World Are Making Frothy 'Dalgona' Coffee, Thanks to Quarantine
The aesthetically pleasing drink only takes three ingredients—and the ASMR-style YouTube tutorials are the soothing content we need right now.
Anti-Diet Books Are the New Diet Books
Intuitive eating promises to free its followers from food rules and calorie counting, but is it just another diet trend?
This Kickstarter for 'Ketchup Slices' Is Suspiciously Similar to an LA Chef's Invention
'Slice of Sauce' wants to mass-produce slices of ketchup you can stick on a sandwich. Sounds a lot like Ketchup Leather, which has been around for years.
2017 Was a Strange Year for Avocados
From 'Avocado Hand' to 'Avocado Rat,' it's been a weird year for pitted fruit.