Eater Explains

Please Do Not Drink Raw Milk

By Amy McCarthy November 19

Actually, Candy Corn Is Great

By Kate Willsky October 30

What’s the Shelf Life of My Halloween Candy?

By Dana Hatic October 28

Why Does It Feel Like There’s Listeria in Everything?

By Jaya Saxena October 25

Whatever Happened to Election Cake?

By Dana Hatic, Whitney Filloon, and 1 more October 24

What’s Going on With Joey Chestnut and Nathan’s Famous?

By Bettina Makalintal June 12

Where to Eat 2024

Gazoz Is the Drink of Modern Turkey

Emerging alongside the Turkish nation, gazoz soda has splintered into countless local brands, encapsulating the quintessential flavors and evolving tastes of the country’s diverse regions

By Joshua Levkowitz June 10

Eater Explains

The World’s Shave Ice Styles, Explained

From Hawaiian shave ice to Mexican raspados to Filipino halo-halo, icy desserts are rightfully beloved across the globe

By Jaya Saxena and Whitney Filloon May 21

Is Charging More for Oat Milk Discriminatory?

By Anastasia Sloan April 3

Soho House, Explained

By Monica Burton March 22

Why Hot Cross Buns Should Be an Easter Staple

By Dayna Evans March 11

Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Ramps

By Lucas Peterson and Bettina Makalintal March 4

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Girl Scout Cookies

By Whitney Filloon and Amy McCarthy February 16

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Girl Scout Cookies

By Whitney Filloon and Amy McCarthy February 16

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cacao

A sacred food-turned-everyday commodity, cacao is way more than the primary ingredient in chocolate

By Sylvio Martins February 2

The King Cake Tradition, Explained

By Dana Hatic and Hillary Dixler Canavan February 2

Why Paczki Are Essential to Fat Tuesday Celebrations in the Midwest

By Jaya Saxena and Lucas Peterson January 22

Are Greens Powders Actually Good for You?

By Amy McCarthy January 10

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Yogurt

By Sylvio Martins December 22, 2023

The Many Causes and Effects of Keith Lee

By Amy McCarthy and Jaya Saxena December 19, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Southern-Style Dressing

By Chris Fuhrmeister November 20, 2023

Starbucks Workers United’s Red Cup Rebellion, Explained

By Jaya Saxena November 14, 2023

Why Restaurant Lobbying Groups Oppose the NLRB’s New Joint Employer Rule

By Amy McCarthy and Jaya Saxena November 3, 2023

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Persimmons

By Sylvio Martins October 31, 2023

Who Needs Dave Portnoy?

By Jaya Saxena and Amy McCarthy September 29, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Baking in the Air Fryer

By Bettina Makalintal September 27, 2023

Oktoberfest’s Beer-Soaked History, Explained

By Dana Hatic September 19, 2023

Let Him Eat Cake

By Amy McCarthy May 9, 2023

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Southeast Asian Sugar

By Alia Ali and Annie Hariharan May 5, 2023

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Breadfruit

By Claudia Geib April 12, 2023

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Taro

Don’t let the threat of a scratchy throat scare you off from this deliciously starchy and versatile root veggie

By Claudia Geib April 6, 2023

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Matzo

Synonymous with Passover, the unleavened bread is both a symbol and a food

By Rachel P. Kreiter April 5, 2023