Eating

A&E Is Nora Ephron the foodiest filmmaker?

The director of "Julie & Julia" opens up about her great passion, on-screen and off: Food
By Rebecca Traister Aug 5, 2009

  • Why we can't eat just one

    We do it for the buzz. Like drug addicts. How do we stop the constant craving?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski June 18, 2009

  • Frito-Lay wants to read your mind

    The company uses "neuromarketing" for a new female-centric ad campaign.
    By Katie Rolnick February 26, 2009

  • Michael Pollan's manifesto on eating well

    The polemical sequel to "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan's new book shows how processed foods are making us fat and sick -- and why eaters must revolt.
    By Craig Seligman January 8, 2008

  • The turkey whisperer

    Celebrated chef Dan Barber talks about raising and cooking turkeys, tweaking Thanksgiving traditions and supporting sustainable farming without being puritanical.
    By Adam Roberts November 21, 2007

  • The diet that's too good to be true

    Thousands of diabetics control their weight by skipping insulin shots. It's easy, effective -- and potentially lethal.
    By Ann Bauer November 8, 2007

  • The Breakfast Liberation Front

    The food industry processes the life out of our flakes and puffs, then sponsors studies boasting of their health benefits. Isn't it time to rebel against breakfast cereal supremacy?
    By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo October 3, 2007

  • My vegan friend insists I justify myself

    I believe in an "expanding circle of us," but a chicken egg is not my moral equal.
    By Cary Tennis April 26, 2007

  • Nothing but nog

    It's got a mysterious history and a texture that's more lubricant than libation. But old-fashioned eggnog is still America's holiday cocktail of choice.
    By Robert Sietsema December 19, 2006

  • The professor of pigging out

    Brian Wansink, of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, dishes about food self-delusion, holiday dieting, and how it might be the size of your plate -- not pie -- that's responsible for your paunch.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski November 28, 2006

  • Sweet smell of snobbery

    Like wine, luxury chocolate now has connoisseurs who tout its "mouthfeel" and "terroir." Bring back "melts in your mouth, not in your hand"!
    By Oliver Broudy June 23, 2006

  • Supermarket sleuth

    Stalking the aisles of America's grocery stores, "What to Eat" nutritionist Marion Nestle tells you how to keep junk food from sneaking into your cart.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski June 12, 2006

  • We are what we eat

    "The Omnivore's Dilemma" author Michael Pollan on how Wall Street has driven America's obesity epidemic, the misleading labels in Whole Foods, and why we should spend more money on food.
    By Ira Boudway April 8, 2006

  • Forbidden fruits

    A new book explores the juicy relationship between food and sex.
    By Sarah Karnasiewicz February 13, 2006

  • Eat on me

    The Fat Guy gives us an in-depth report on the best and worst foods to eat off your lover -- and something that's even more erotic.
    By Steven A. Shaw September 28, 2000

  • Henry Miller, hot pants and ants

    You think you've got problems? The Geezer's gotta cope with the 3 a.m. blues and that dratted Bob Marley. But then there's Flor, the rose of Castille ...
    By Carlos Amantea March 24, 2000

  • Fat Guy says eat up and shut up

    Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it.
    By Steven A. Shaw December 24, 1999

  • Unhappy meal

    How to eat yourself to death.
    By Mary Roach December 3, 1999

  • A tale of two marathons

    The Fat Guy snacks his way through the New York City Marathon.
    By Steven A. Shaw November 24, 1999

  • "Fat guys kick ass"

    If I ate less, I'd lose weight. But I don't, because I love food.
    By Steven A. Shaw October 15, 1999

  • Hog heaven

    David Kohn reports from the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
    By David Kohn July 3, 1998

  • Charming Hostess

    Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
    By Douglas Wolk January 22, 1998

  • The Surreal Gourmet

    The Surreal Gourmet By Bob Blumer Holiday party? These two delicious appetizers will have your guests singing 'Joy to the World' between mouthfulls
    By Bob Blumer December 12, 1997

  • The Surreal Gourmet

    Champagne taste on a McDonald's budget
    By Bob Blumer October 28, 1997

  • Hollywood hangouts

    What transforms a simple Hollywood restaurant into a hangout for the rich and famous? Salon's Tinseltown correspondent dishes up the inside scoop.
    By D. J. Waldie October 14, 1997
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