Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

This is The Digest, a new FiveThirtyEight column exploring the science, history and economics of food. We're still working out the essential ingredients to make this just right - we welcome your ...

Sometime around 1650, bundled straw began to be used as a stirring utensil, and when applied to eggs, had the effect of getting more air into the matrix of egg white goo than a simple stick that would ...