Pistachios
Thieves Are Stealing Millions of Dollars Worth of California's Nuts
With the price and demand for nuts not getting any lower any time soon, the basic economic reality is that the humble nut is by no means immune from the type of food heists usually reserved to fancier foods.
Iran's Pistachios Are Worrying American Farmers
Pistachio farmers in the US are worried about their business now that they face competition from a country where pistachios have been grown since—well, for a very, very long time.
This Hash Jam Recipe Will Still Get You High 1,000 Years Later
Time traveling would be so cool, man. But it's a lot more realistic to grind up nuts, chop up dates and figs, add some hash butter, and go where your mind's eye leads you.
Mahjoun (Moroccan Hash Jam) Recipe
This 1,000-year-old Berber recipe for spicy, savory-sweet mahjoun—Moroccan hash jam—is "the most legendary of all psychoactive confections."
I Feel Sorry for Your Kale Salad While I Eat My Double Cheeseburgers
I blame sitting on my dad’s car bonnet at age eight, scrapping with my sisters over who got the last KFC drumstick in the bucket, brandishing gnawed bones at each other like Game of Thrones extras who got left out of some hard-earned flaying.
I Took My Dog to Pet Reiki
There is no evidence to support reiki as an effective form of treatment for...anything. So instead of trying it out myself, I took my dog to try out pet reiki.
You Missed Out If You Weren't at Matty Matheson's 'Keep It Canada' Party Last Night
Last night, we celebrated the launch of our brand new show, Keep it Canada, at host Matty Matheson's Parts and Labour. Matty Matheson made over 300 free burgers, but one thing is clear: Canadians are the most beautiful people.
How to Survive a Mehmooni Party in Iran
Persian hospitality can be bad for your health. At a traditional mehmooni party, your gracious hosts will literally try to stuff you full of food until you can't take it any more—and that's why I've learned how to lie through my teeth.