Brooklyn resident Andrei Melnikov has arguably the coolest (and freakiest) application on his Sony Erickson PDA. When he receives an incoming call in his kitchen, his Maytag Magic Chef oven lights up and starts broiling. Melnikov noticed the oddness... More
Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, and just about anyone who's ever taken a road trip would agree: one reason this country is fat and diabetic is the sheer convenience of buying processed food, compared with, say, scoring a reservation at... More
Food Buddy New York (@FBNY) helps Twitter users find a dining partner on the fly. Just tweet "@fbny" along with a message about where and when you want to meet up. FBNY then retweets your message to its followers,... More
Grant Achatz, Nathan Myhrvold. On Wednesday night I attended a panel discussion that explored the ways that science and technology are transforming our notions of food and technology. The participants were Alinea's Grant Achatz, a newly minted author whose... More
French Culinary Institute's Vice President of Culinary Arts Nils Norén and Director of Culinary Technology Dave Arnold teach new cooking techniques on Saturday. Meat glue is probably not the first thing on your grocery list. But food science whizzes... More
There are already geeks waiting in line to get the iPhone 3G in Manhattan. Here, Serious Eats mastermouth Ed Levine checks in with his picks for serious eats near the three locations in the Big, er, Apple. Apple Store, Fifth... More
"... The beans whirred through pneumatic tubes overhead, sorted by the Selectifier (yes, Willy Wonka references are common)" Strange brew. (Photographs from roastingplant.com) The Roasting Plant 81 Orchard Street New York, NY 10002 (map) 212-775-7755 roastingplant.com The Roasting Plant, at... More
