The whole of nature is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and passive.

Avoid food products that make health claims. at meals and eat them only at tables. And no, a desk is not a table.

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

One USDA scientist went so far as to claim that there has never been a documented case of food-borne illness from eating fermented vegetables.

It's been a mystery to me and a disappointment why conversation about health care reform hasn't turned more attention to the subject of food.

Every peasant cuisine has incredible ingenious tricks for getting a lot of nutrition out of a small amount of ingredients. There are people who don't have the money to invest in better food, but perhaps they have the time. There's a trade-off: The more time you're willing to put into food preparation, the less money you have to spend.

I'm not talking about having to consult Julia Child before you can take a pot off the rack. I think that's something we can all do more and do better.