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In Portland, A Boot Camp To Help Veterans Cook Healthier Food
The VA says many veterans who use its services are overweight, obese or suffer from diabetes. The agency's Portland branch wants to help veterans manage health issues by offering cooking classes.
The 'Unitasker' Kitchen Gadgets Alton Brown Loves To Loathe
The Food Network host and celebrity chef has a vendetta against single-use kitchen gadgets. This year, he takes aim at meat claws, the egg cuber and the Rollie Eggmaster.
A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'
Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.
Cooking With Disabilities: An Exercise In Creative Problem Solving
In a perfect world, everyone with a physical disability would have a kitchen fully adapted to their needs. But such remodels can be pricey. In many cases, small DIY-solutions help keep people cooking.
Why Thick Flour Tortillas Never Made It Big And Thin Tortillas Did
Flour tortillas thick as pancakes and dotted with brown blisters are a beloved Southwestern staple. So why haven't they broken out of the region and become available at supermarkets nationwide?
Caviar + Mango: Chef Watson Wants You To Cook Outside The Comfort Zone
IBM and Bon Appétit have launched a Web app that generates surprising and delicious recipes for whatever is in your kitchen. The hope is that Watson's insight will lead home cooks to push boundaries.
Mush No More: Retirement Home Food Gets Fresh And Local
Once known for bland, institutional fare, hundreds of senior living centers across the U.S. now tout healthy meals made from scratch. Centers say this approach to food is tastier — and cheaper, too.
Pitmasters Embrace New Barbecue Truth: Rested Meat Is Sublime
How to rest a pork shoulder, a beef brisket or rack of ribs to keep it moist hours after it comes off the pit? Restaurants now use warming units, but DIY home warmers are just as good.
Chimps Are No Chumps: Give Them An Oven, They'll Learn To Cook
That's what researchers found when they gave chimps a device that appeared to work like an oven. The findings add to the argument that our ancestors began cooking soon after learning to control fire.