5 Steps to Become a Pastry Chef
From cookies and cakes to petit fours and macarons, most people have at least a little sweet tooth. But some of us are inspired to do more than just eat …
7 Must-Have Tools for Efficiency and Safety in the Kitchen
September 2, 2025 7 Must-Have Tools for Efficiency and Safety in the Kitchen Running a professional kitchen requires more than just talent; it demands the right tools to balance speed, …
How to Make the Perfect Cheeseburger: Tips for Juicy, Burgers
Anatomy of a Perfect Classic Cheeseburger Everyone loves a cheeseburger. It’s simple, satisfying, and a true comfort food. Most of us think we know how to make one. Grill a …
The Realities of Farm-to-Table: What It Takes to Truly Support Local Farmers
Listen to This Article: “Farm-to-table” might be one of the most beloved phrases in the food world. Behind the trend, though, lies a more complicated reality. While it might stir …
Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation
Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to bearing a rider, researchers report August 28 in Science. The resulting horses were …
Warped planet nurseries rewrite the rules of how worlds are born
The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist. New research, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, …
Are farmed oysters, mussels and clams the ultimate green foods?
Tuck into a green dish of bivalves Shutterstock/Plateresca Picture an environmentally friendly food. Your mind might turn to the humble lentil, but is it possible to eat more luxuriously while …
Stalagmites reveal devastating droughts that helped spur Maya breakdown
Series of droughts chronicled in cave rocks likely pushed civilization to breaking point
River turbulence can push toxic pollutants into the air
Toxic pollutants from a Southern California river are infiltrating the air. Polluted water surging along a turbulent section of the Tijuana River in San Diego can release toxic gases, including …
Central Asia’s last stable glaciers just started to collapse
Too little snowfall is now also shaking the foundations of some of the world’s most resilient ‘water towers’, a new study led by the Pellicciotti group at the Institute of …