Building on the cold brew coffee trend - and the eternal love for cracking open a cold, carbonated bottled drink on a hot day - Austin entrepreneur Kevin Chen has developed Coffer, a naturally-fermented carbonated coffee soda.
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Dan Pashman Shares: Stacked Pork, Soaked Pork, and Sharing
Dan Pashman is the host and creator of WNYC's podcast The Sporkful, and author of the new textbook-style tome "Eat More Better: How to Make Every Bite More Delicious." It's designed to help readers get maximum pleasure from food. As this week's etiquette expert, he answers listeners' questions about, for instance, a vegan who takes no pleasure from vegetables.
Forget Green Tea, There’s a New Weird Kit Kat Trend
Food fans have long known Japan gets the kookiest Kit Kats, but that country's latest Kit-Kraze goes beyond matcha, soy sauce or cherry variations. It's kind of a candy bar crossed with a Shrinky Dink. Just in time for Halloween, Rico and food writer Clarissa Wei cook some up.
Cooking’s New Wave: Microwaves Arrive
In the autumn of 1939, a device was invented that changed the world's kitchens. Maybe not for the better, but certainly for the faster.
Falling Food is a Delicious Gift from the Sky
Jafflechutes is Melbourne's first "float-down" eatery. Simply pay online, wait at the "X" at the designated time, and be ready to catch.
The Smooth Evolution of Baby Food
The concept of "baby food" as anything other than breast milk is fairly modern. A new book by scholar Amy Bentley charts the evolution of this not-so-baby sector of the food world.
A Brief History of Ketchup
In Los Angeles, chef Nick Coe painstakingly crafts and markets his "Molonay Tubilderborst" ketchups. He tells us about the complex precursors to the humble condiment, and why there's more to life than Heinz.
That ‘Impossible’ Dinner Reservation Might Be More Possible Than You Think
New apps allow restaurant customers to skip the wait for a table by paying a fee for hot reservations. But for those who'd rather skip those fees, phone calls and patience still work too.
Cat Cafes Come to Canada
Le Cafe des Chats is North America's first-ever cat cafe, where pet-less urbanites and assorted cat people can sit down for a coffee and snack with some feline friends.
Mutant Donnolis Take Manhattan
We have covered a few 'fusion foods' (cronuts, sushiritos) The newest nom-able neologism is 'donnoli,' a doughnut-cannoli combo. How many more mash-ups can we take?