Nerdery
From "Men in Pantries" to "Shower Beer," the eerily specific Reddit food forums that tickle our nerd bones
Rochelle Bilow
We all love food movies, but because we're über-nerds, we've divided all food movies into these 7 highly specific and totally arbritray subgenres
Rochelle Bilow
From "avacado" and "expresso" to "hangar steak," the food misspellings that drive us totally nuts
Rochelle Bilow
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The greatest hits of BonAppetit.com staff writer Sam Dean, from a history of the car cup holder to all the food in Quentin Tarantino's movies
The history of the PB&J sandwich, from upscale spa food to iconic American brown-bag lunch
Sam Dean
Well, we English speakers call it "bread"--but we didn't always. How the most basic element of the Western diet got its name
Sam Dean
All are responsible, if legend is to be believed, for why we call a canteloupe a canteloupe
Sam Dean
Corn was an Aztec god, the Pilgrims' savior, and is now America's No. 1 crop. But where did it get its name?
Sam Dean
The origins of all our weird words for chicken and its flightless fellows, from capon to cock
Sam Dean
Yogurt's in everything these days, and has been for thousands of years, but the weird word comes from one specific place
Sam Dean
Basil's name comes from royal stock. Or it might be named after a monster! Herb words are weird.
Sam Dean
We break down all the tools we've come to love
Sam Dean
The "Star Trek" actor ate pizza for the first time last week. Now he's going on a voyage of culinary discovery across America (sort of). What will he try next?
Jason Kessler
Why is a lobster called a lobster? Ask the Romans and the Saxons, who thought it looked buggy
Sam Dean
Why do we call arugula arugula, while the Brits call it rocket? The answer lies in the toe of Italy's boot
Sam Dean
Getting to the heart of the word "artichoke"
Sam Dean
How the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby got its name
Sam Dean
IBM is developing an artificial-intelligence chef computer. Here's what you might be served at its restaurant
Jason Kessler
We're absolutely nuts for the garlicky-oniony green shoots, but where did the word "chive" come from?
Sam Dean
Why do we call mayo mayo? The word's history, it turns out, is deliciously complicated
Sam Dean
Texas Monthly just hired a "barbecue editor," opening up a whole new world of food job opportunities
Sam Dean
No, literally, that's what the word "rhubarb" has meant since time immemorial. Why it refers to a baseball dustup as well is another story entirely
Sam Dean
How did the Peruvian tuber come to have its familiar name?
Sam Dean