Fictitious Dishes: 5 Meals From Literature

Posted by Zanny Allport, Writer
Graphic designer and photographer Dinah Fried imagines what it would be like to share a meal with five iconic fiction characters — Holden Caulfield, Ishmael (you can call him that), Lisbeth... read more

Apron Anxiety's Alyssa Shelasky Talks About 'Chef' and More News

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Media Mix
The Daily Meal brings you the biggest news from the food world. Apron Anxiety Speaks Out: Grub Street's Alyssa Shelasky finally dishes on whether or not her former "loverchef" (Spike... read more

Farm Bill Amendment May Overthrow Foie Gras Ban

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Foie Gras and Lemongrass
While everyone has been yammering on about "duckeasies" and foie gras ban loopholes, the big guys over on Capitol Hill may just make all this talk irrelevant. The San Fransisco Chronicle... read more

We Need a New Ice Cream Pun

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Ice Cream
Terrible heat waves mean that ice cream is bound to be a huge trend of the summer, and that's especially true in local news reports. But of course, since it's local news, and you know, people... read more

Dining Blogs: Austin's Food Trailer Scene and More Links

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Beef Brisket from Adoo’s BBQ in Austin
Every day, The Daily Meal scours the web for stories worth reading and blogs worth following. • Food trailers, food trucks, same difference. Austin combines both in a food trailer park for some... read more

NASA Developing Menu for Mars Mission

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
A trip to Mars may seem way into the future, but NASA has already begun planning food systems. Cornell trainees started testing Mars food back in June, but while they focused on tasty freeze-dried... read more

Trans Fat Ban Helps New Yorkers Slim Down and More News

Posted by Marcy Franklin, Editor
The Daily Meal's Media Mix brings you the biggest news around the food world. The NYC Trans Fat Ban Worked: After Bloomberg required fast-food restaurants to stop using trans fats, new evidence... read more

How Online Delivery Orders Help or Hurt Restaurants

Posted by Molly Aronica, Editor
online delivery systems
Thanks to companies like Seamless, GrubHub, and Delivery.com, consumers have the ability to order meals that will be delivered to their door with their exact specifications, without ever having to... read more