You never know what dinner-party banter can spark. For Harold McGee of Palo Alto, Calif., it was the inspiration for a book that would edify and electrify the culinary world. About 27 years ago, McGee ...

FOR DAN PASHMAN, nothing is insignificant when it comes to how things taste. As host of the food podcast The Sporkful and a couple of Cooking Channel shows, Pashman investigates such culinary ...

Melinda Hill, a senior at the University of Delaware, grew up in a family of scientists. She was interested in science but also had a passion for cooking, and she didn’t want to give up either when ...