BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER What are Stroopwafels? Why do I care? And how do I say it? I’ll answer the easiest question first. My obsession with the mysterious origin of the Stroopwafel started when I was at a triathlon race expo....
BY: KENZI HANNUM Yep – you read that title right. Three-dimensional printing of food…if you’re like me you might be scrunching up your forehead as you attempt to wrap your mind around what I just said. Printing? 3D? Food?...
BY: DANIELLE ROBERTSON RATH It’s 3:00 pm and you’re exhausted. You woke up exhausted, but you had coffee for breakfast, and now you’re exhausted again. You are now thinking that maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to stay...
BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN How many of us have woken up in the middle of the night, hungry for something substantial, yet quick and easy to make? Anything using the oven or stove is out, as is cutting up and...
By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered The History of Mint The ancient Greeks have a legend about mint. Mint, or Minthe, was once a beautiful nymph from the underworld river of Cocytus. She was said to...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Do you ever experience a massive dose of kindergarten-ish nostalgia brought on by koala cookies? I know I do. If you don’t find yourself hoping for a future full of authentic koala cookies, it might be...
BY: MORGAN REASE Honey, or as it’s known among some Silicon Valley types – “buzz custard’, is awesome. Whether it’s fermented into mead, sweetening some delicious baklava, or providing contrast in a breakfast burrito (Seriously try it. You won’t...
By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered The Legend of Vanilla According to old legends told by the indigenous Totonac “Jaguar” people of Mexico, in a time before vanilla was cultivated, there lived the beautiful princess Tzacopontziza...
BY: KENZI HANNUM How many times have you looked at your friend’s dinner order at a restaurant and think to yourself, “That looks disgusting…” You might even start to scrunch your nose and grimace at the food without realizing...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER In recent years, it seems the stars have aligned for food bars. And when I say bars I am not referring to bars people frequent to imbibe adult beverages. I am talking about the compressed, (usually)...