Takeout may be on the way out. Increasingly customers across tax brackets said they’re done eating the costs of inflated prices on restaurant meals, which rose more than 3 percent in 2025. The gulf in ...

The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines. I decided to see how Grok’s advice aligns with the ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. How trustworthy is the new U.S. food ...

“You pick up what you can afford,” says Deanwood resident William Lawson, describing the groceries he’s bought most of his adult life. That has often meant that the only produce he’d buy would be a ...

Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day — which is celebrated with one topping above all others: pepperoni. One of America's favorite foods, pizza was initially developed in 18th-century Naples and has taken ...

The rise of autonomous food delivery in Chicago has made colorful, flag-bearing robotic carts a familiar sight as they steadily roll along busy sidewalks and crosswalks on a last-mile mission to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Word on the street is a pretty big football game is happening this weekend. I won't be watching it because my Detroit Lions aren’t in it ...

Fast-food menus are built to steer you toward high-margin defaults, like combo meals, signature items, and smaller portions that feel cheaper but cost more per bite. Chains rely on speed, habit, and ...