The Best Articles in Food
The most useful articles and videos in Food from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Food Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Food by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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Preventing the 2035 food catastrophe
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Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution
There is a food that offers the best of both worlds, significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens like diesel fumes and decreasing inflammation i...
Milk is a Lie
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Red meat vs imitation meat, which is healthier?
Plant-based imitation meats have become a reality. What scientific evidence do we have on them? A look at the data on the health effect of plant-based imitat...
Vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, pescetarian: Which diet is best for the planet?
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems, and produces a quarter of the world’s greenhous…
What is ...?
New to Food? These articles make an excellent introduction.
A Beginner's Guide to Making the Perfect Peanut Brittle
Peanut brittle is cheap, the recipes are short, and it'll get you used to working with molten sugar syrup.
How to ...?
How to clean a baking sheet in 3 easy steps
Here’s how to clean a baking sheet and make it look like new
How to make pizza like a Neapolitan master
Often considered one of Italy’s most memorable dishes, beloved pizza is an ultimate comfort food and has become an ever-growing obsession around the world.
How to Better Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiatives
A lack of data prevents governments and organizations from knowing what kinds of support should be provided to reinvigorate Indigenous agricultural economies.
How to Feed Your Brain to Combat Stress
The right diet can fuel your success and happiness.
How to Pour Wine Without Spilling a Drop
Pouring like a sommelier is an art and crucial skill for anyone who loves wine. Learn how to pour wine without spilling in this guide.
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Why You Should Actually Let Yourself Eat the Foods You ‘Can’t Be Trusted’ Around
It sounds counterintuitive but here’s why it actually makes a lot of sense.
The search for my kimchi
I loved my grandmother's fresh kimchi. But as I aged, tasting the defining flavor of my childhood became elusive.
How TikTok Took Over the Menu
Everything is cheesier, saucier, and drowning in caviar.
America’s Caffeine Addiction: Why Some Experts Say It’s Time to Quit
A growing chorus of concerned former “addicts” are trying to wake people up to caffeine's negative effects.
I Spent a Day Watching Your Steak Die
An earnest community of small-production ranchers and butchers in the Pacific Northwest raises cows, loves those cows—and then kills them. I witnessed a slaughter to understand why this practice, they…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Food—all under 10 minutes.
How Chinese Food Won Over the World
Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Cheuk Kwan tells a story of innovation and survival.
30 Healthiest Foods - Best Healthy Foods To Eat
And the best ways to cook with them.
Chew slowly, keep moving and eat 30 plants a week: 12 rules for gut health
What to eat, when, how to do it properly – and what to avoid. Experts lay out the food habits that will make a real difference to your health
Taco Bell’s Innovation Kitchen, the Front Line in the Stunt-Food Wars
How did the chain outdo Burger King’s Bacon Sundae, Pizza Hut’s hot-dog-stuffed crust, Cinnabon’s Pizzabon, and KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish?
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Food.
Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result
Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it.
America Doesn’t Know Tofu—Asterisk
China has spent millenia exploring the culinary possibilities of soybean curds. The West has barely scratched the surface.
Inflation is the best thing that ever happened to food companies
Prices at the supermarket keep rising. So do corporate profits.
India’s Beef with Beef
India’s ruling party claims that the consumption of beef is practiced only by foreigners, invaders, and miscreants—but history tells another, more complex tale.
I Never Understood Why Veterinarians Are at Such High Risk of Suicide. Until I Became One.
The story of Lacey, and why I had to kill her.
Thought Leaders
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BBC Food
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Tasty
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Eater
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Mark Bittman
Ex-NYTimes, author (How to Cook Everything, Animal Vegetable Junk, VB6 etc), team player @bittmanproject, host of "Food with Mark Bittman," grandpa!
Bon Appétit
Recipes. Restaurants. Food. Culture.
Publications
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Eater
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SAVEUR
Food, travel, and adventure. #eattheworld
Serious Eats
Good cooks know how. Great cooks know why.
Grub Street
The latest food news and the most authoritative restaurant criticism, covering New York and beyond. Sign up for #TheYearIAteNewYork: https://nymag.com/promo/year-i-ate-new-york-newsletter.html
TASTE
All roads lead to dinner.
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