Roughly a decade ago, whimsy ruled everything we ate. Don’t believe me? We served everything in mason jars until it practically became a Portlandia sketch—and loved anything pickled to the point that ...

Hosted by Matthew Patrick, Food Theory Season 3 is the third iteration of the reality TV series that uncovers surprising truths about the food industry. The show provides insights into everything from ...

In my book The Omnivorous Mind (Harvard Univ. Press, 2012) and in other writings, I have argued that we humans each have a "theory of food" that guides how, how much, and what we eat. This theory of ...

The Big Bang Theory had many important facets that helped keep it memorable even five years after being on the air. The jokes about science, science-fiction memorabilia, and more all played pivotal ...