When most people think of American food, their minds jump to New York pizza, Texas barbecue, or New Orleans gumbo. Those are obvious choices, fair enough. Yet America is genuinely enormous, and its ...

On the Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: From lobster rolls to Vietnamese Tex-Mex fusion, American cuisine is challenging to define. British food writer Felicity Cloake, author of ...

When you think about American food, images of burgers, fries, and apple pie might come to mind. But there’s a whole pantry of peculiar foods that raise eyebrows around the globe. Whether it’s a quirky ...

What is American food? What is America? Go ahead, we're all waiting. It's not like it's a difficult question or anything. Had Europeans never made it over here, maybe the answer would be simpler: ...

Introduction: what is American cuisine? -- Flowering and fading: American regional food -- Culinary nostalgia -- Community cookbooks -- The golden age of food processing, 1880-1970 -- Why Americans ...

In the debate whether British or American food tastes better, Blighty has just been dealt an almighty blow. A landmark study reveals that American cuisine typically features a greater range of ...

Jessica B. Harris, acclaimed author and food historian who lives part-time in New York and part-time in New Orleans, has published a new book on American food history that doubles as a cookbook, ...

The Oakland chef has added a modern twist to the family recipes passed down over generations to honor and innovate Native American cuisine.