Can Silicon Valley save food safety? Maybe, but not with online reviews alone

Food Safety News 1/22 5:05P Guest Contributor

Opinion An emerging body of scholarship argues that machine learning and artificial intelligence can solve food safety enforcement.   By mining tweets and Yelp reviews, health departments can target inspections more effectively.   With much...

Cullen Skink (Scottish Smoked Fish Chowder)

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/22 12:55A Daniel Gritzer

This smoky Scottish chowder is loaded with haddock, potatoes, and sweet onions, but its simplicity belies its incredible depth of flavor. It's also dead-easy to make, once you have the smoked fish in...

New York City Food Carts Get Their First Report Cards

NYTimes.com (Dining & Wine) 1/18 11:21A PRIYA KRISHNA

On Friday, the health department began issuing letter grades (most of them As) to street vendors. Reactions ranged from enthusiasm to shrugs.

Where to Eat Hot Pot in NYC Right Now

NYMag.com (Grub Street) 1/17 3:26A Nikita Richardson

Now that we re fully in winter s grip, it s time to get some hot pot, stat. Unsurprisingly, New York City is brimming with the Chinese and Japanese staple whether you re looking to dine in Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan. All you have to do is grab...

Maple Angel Food Cake

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/17 12:58A Stella Parks

Sweetened with all-natural maple sugar, this airy angel food cake has a mellow flavor that's none too sweet. Get Recipe!

Korean-Style Fire Chicken (Buldak) With Cheese

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/16 10:25P Sasha Marx

Fire chicken is the ultimate game-day snack that will make you forget all about Buffalo wings. Get Recipe!

Past Tense: How the Slice Joint Made Pizza the Perfect New York City Food

NYTimes.com (Dining & Wine) 1/15 10:00P KORSHA WILSON

More than 50 years of eight million people standing, folding and eating together.

Dozens sick after eating raw oysters; Hog Island Oysters subject to recall

Food Safety News 1/15 5:05P Coral Beach

California officials have closed some commercial shellfish farming areas while they investigate an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened at least 44 people who reported eating raw oysters from Hog Island Oysters. The company agreed to recall...

Cheesesteak Nachos

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/14 10:30P Morgan Eisenberg

Philly cheesesteaks served as the inspiration for this twist on a platter of nachos, with thinly sliced steak, melted provolone, homemade cheese sauce, and hot peppers standing in for the classic...

Creamy Banana Pudding

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/9 10:28P Stella Parks

Steeping sliced bananas in fresh milk infuses this warm and creamy banana pudding with flavor from the inside out. Get Recipe!

Light and Silky Banana Crémeux

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/9 10:27P Stella Parks

No need for gelatin in this whipped banana custard, which is thickened with cornstarch and lightened by cream. Get Recipe!

Oysters Oaxacafeller

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/8 10:29P Sasha Marx

Reimagining a New Orleans classic through the flavors of Mexican rajas con crema. Get Recipe!

Oysters Rockefeller

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/8 10:28P Sasha Marx

For better and brighter oysters Rockefeller, lose the spinach and cream and prepare the topping in stages. Get Recipe!

Doenjang Jjigae (Korean Fermented Bean Paste Stew)

Serious Eats (Recipes) 1/2 10:25P Seoyoung Jung

This recipe for Korean doenjang jjigae produces a rich, funky, filling, and flavorful stew in no time. Get Recipe!

Plastic Foam Containers Are Officially Banned in New York City

NYMag.com (Grub Street) 1/2 2:29A Nikita Richardson

Everyone s well aware that as of January 1, minimum wage in New York City is now $15 an hour at businesses with more than ten employees. But another landmark piece of legislation also went into effect yesterday: a citywide ban on single-use...