Food & Drink

Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.

Some programs that help low-income Iowans access healthy foods are at risk after federal SNAP-Ed funding was eliminated in the major tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump last month.

Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms are going back to recession-era recipes for nutritious and filling food — and building new communities online.

In the book, Traci Brimhall, the poet laureate of Kansas, details her effort to build connections through food and the arts.

Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans.

Tariffs on coffee and tea could give a boost to North America's only native caffeinated plant. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Abianne Falla, owner of CatSpring Yaupon.

Dan Pashman created the award-winning podcast "The Sporkful" and invented a new shape of pasta.

We revisit our conversation with Food Network host and "Top Chef" finalist Eric Adjepong about his cookbook "Ghana to the World: Recipes and Stories That Look Forward While Honoring the Past."

Chef David Nayfeld has been cooking with his kid since she was 2. In a new book, Dad, What's for Dinner?, he shares easy ways to involve kids in meal prep, and a weeknight recipe for meatballs.

Coca-Cola's move comes a week after President Trump said he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink.