Close your eyes. Savor creamy frozen sweetness. It’s heavenly. Gelato. There are hundreds of flavors, gelaterias, and even prepackaged pints around the world. Think American with chocolate brownie or Italian with pistachio. Check out Israel’s salted caramel. Go classic with stracciate

  *The word crêpe comes from the old French crespe which means crispy or wavy. *Sweet crepes often include chocolate, preserves, powdered or granulated sugar, maple syrup, whipped cream, fruit spreads, sliced fruit, or ice cream. *Common savory crepe fillings are cheese, ham and

Crepes. The world loves these elegant “pancakes” that can be sweet or savory, street food, gourmet dining, or simply home-made. According to Pamela Vachon in Salon, “nearly every culture on Earth lays claim to some kind of pancake made from a liquid batter on a hot, flat surface.” The

*The name “sour dough” refers to its leavening properties not taste. It’s only sour if you want it to be baked that way. *Sourdough can be used for a lot more than bread like bagels, pancakes, rolls, cookies, muffins, cakes, cobblers, and fritters. *The Israelites used sourdough to ma

  The world was on fire. It was the morning of April 18, 1906. Northern California was hit with a massive earthquake. Devastating fires broke out in San Francisco – 80% of the city burned. Half of the city’s 400,000 residents were left homeless. Louise Boudin fled for her l

*Humans can distinguish about 100,000 different flavors. *Taste buds on the tongue send messages to the brain about food flavors, what you like, and what you don’t like. *You need saliva. It carries chemicals to taste receptor cells on the tongue. *There are up to 10,000 taste buds in

Imagine a gooey chocolate layer cake. How about vanilla ice cream dripping with hot fudge? Maybe a bowl of sweet red strawberries topped with whipped cream? Which would you choose for dessert – sweet carrot cake or bitter kale? Where does taste come from? Dr. Ainsley Hawthorn, author,

  *The most expensive bowl of soup is called Budda Jumps Over the Wall. It starts with a chicken broth base and adds shark’s fin, abalone, Japanese flower mushrooms, sea cucumbers, dried scallops, Huan ham, pork, and ginseng. It costs as much as $400 a serving. *The largest bowl

  It’s cold outside. Get rid of the chill with a cup of chicken soup. Maybe you have a cold? Cure it with a cup of chicken soup. Or maybe it’s a holiday, dinner with friends, or a craving for comfort food? Nothing beats chicken soup. How can something so simple have such a colorf

  *According to Real Simple, spaghetti squash is loaded with vitamin C – an “antioxidant, which means it boosts your immune system and protects your memory as you age.” *A spaghetti squash can vary in color from ivory to yellow to orange. Orange has the highest amount of beta-car