History & Archaeology
Roman industrial site, with evidence of flour mill used to grind grain and produce food for the garrison and other units, discovered in England during highway widening project
News Distribution Service (UK) 2010-08-25
Abundance of tortoise shells at Hilazon Tachtit, ancient burial cave in Galilee, shows link between funerals, feasting in first known people to give up nomadic life for farming
By Heather Pringle
National Geographic magazine 2010-08-30
Jomon pots, oldest in the world, hold burnt deposits of food - and clues to what the ancients ate
By Rebecca Stacey
BBC News 2010-04-10
Local & Sustainable
Certification, soil-building pushes costs of organic produce past those of industrially grown foods, but toxic chemicals aren't used, so they don't pollute air, water, soil
By Marshall Brain
The Seattle Times 2010-09-01
In Philadelphia, chef hones his agricultural skills through farm partnership
By Rick Nichols
The Philadelphia Inquirer 2010-07-29
Entrepreneur sees need to link farmers and their products to the chefs, grocers who want them, with tasty results served amongst the rows and on clothed tables
By Tammy La Gorce
The New York Times 2010-08-01
"Potash, for all intents and purposes, is food."
Trends & Activism
Opinion: Eataly is a fever dream of Italian gastronomy - poetic, visionary, and an utterly insane act of creation; even as jaded, effete observer of the food scene, I am overawed
By Josh Ozersky
Esquire 2010-09-01
Opinion: As manicured lawns become less politically correct, local governing groups begin rethinking rules on front yards and aesthetics of vegetables that might grow there
The editors
Chicago Tribune 2010-08-30
Researcher, fielding three years of data from local farms that serve Chicago area, hopes to answer questions of whether foods grown locally or industrially are better for planet
By Monica Eng
Chicago Tribune 2010-09-01
Visual Arts
Dusty diggers unearth "Lunch Under The Grass" - a 1983 meal for 80 south of Paris where star course was offal and leftovers were buried as art
AFP; The Independent 2010-06-05
Getty Museum exhibition, "In Focus: Tasteful Pictures" traces food photography over 150 years
By Mary MacVean
Los Angeles Times 2010-04-22
Analysis of 52 artists' rendering of disciples' Last Supper shows that portion sizes have been growing for at least a thousand years
By Melissa Healy
Los Angeles Times 2010-03-23