The Museum of Food and Drink has unleashed new online, interactive guides that allow users to explore the dishes and stories behind American food meccas like New York’s Chinatown. [Eater]
Working conditions forced JBF Award–winning pizzaiolo Chris Bianco to step away from the smoke of his wood-burning oven and towards a new restaurant without a single slice of pizza on the menu. [NYT]
Dangerously spicy: a man burns a hole in his throat after eating a ghost pepper–garnished burger. [WaPo]
A new bill by New Jersey lawmakers would require large institutions like restaurants, supermarkets, and hospitals to save their food waste for conversion to renewable energy. [Grub Street]
Do your civic duty and vote on November 8, and then make this election cake to celebrate. [Bon Appétit]
Meet fairy bread, the rainbow-sprinkled Australian snack that’s become a global obsession. [Epicurious]
Swap the loaf pan for a bundt and make an aesthetically superior and flavor-packed meatloaf. [The Kitchn]
Food52 breaks down one of the rousing debates from our 2016 JBF Food Conference: in food, is it novelty or tradition that matters more? [Food52]