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Back in the early 1980s, the microwave promised to bring us all into a brave new era of convenience cooking. “Use…

Update January 13, 2021: Yesterday I tried to check the Food Timeline and saw the site was down. I panicked. And…

Growing up in a century-old house teaches you to tread lightly. There’s the loose banister to avoid, the one door…

Since the dawn of time, humans have sought convenient, affordable lunch options. One might argue that the…

On December 25, 1826, the students of West Point Academy emerged from their barracks unable to muster much Christmas…

Welcome to Jiggle All The Way, The Takeout’s holiday celebration of Jell-O, gelatin, and all things wiggly. We’ll be…

Welcome to Hibernation Holiday, The Takeout’s guide to celebrating Thanksgiving in the comfort of your own home—and…

Once upon a time, you couldn’t go to the grocery store in the middle of the night in your pajamas. That’s because…

At this point in the culinary timeline, people have decided that they can top nachos with whatever ingredients they…

Until the 1800s, a woman was not considered pregnant, technically, until the fetus had “quickened,” or started to…

I am fascinated with old preserved food, like bog butter and ancient bread. I’m one of those people who instantly…

There are three things that can be found inside the walls of an old house: vermin, corpses, or incredibly cool shit.…

Grab a box of tissues, folks, because by the time you’re done reading this story, you’ll have at least one tear…

An old pot never gets really clean, no matter how much you scrub. People from the olden days before antibacterial…

The original Slim Jim mascot more closely resembled Mr. Peanut than a professional wrestler. Wearing a top hat and…

Okay, this headline is a lie. An Omelette And A Glass Of Wine is not technically a cookbook, though it’s about…

Food history is both weird and wonderful. Back in the 1960s when Barbara Wheaton was a young scholar, she stumbled…

The mere words Moosewood Cookbook feel like a time portal back to the ’70s, the age of long-haired hippies in…

There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world right now, but one thing is absolutely clear: nobody’s taking any culinary…

It’s been quite a while since our last installment of Fun Fact Friday! Why? Because finding and typing up fun facts…