Inflation has significantly impacted household budgets, especially food costs, pushing Americans to rethink their spending habits. In 2025, 81% of Americans have identified saving money on food as a ...

I challenged myself to spend a month only eating home-cooked food. My grocery costs didn't really go up, and I saved a lot of money by not dining out. As the month ended, I found I ate more vegetables ...

Cooking skills and dietary behaviours represent an interlinked area of research with significant implications for public health. Robust cooking skills not only empower individuals to prepare meals ...

Reclaiming cooking requires separating the act from the obligation.

Food is more than sustenance. Whether cooking at home or sharing a meal with others, I’ve learned that food can be a powerful pathway to greater well-being. Yet for many years, I’ve observed that food ...

Battery-driven induction is starting to look like the next wave in cooking, with its superior performance potential and its compatibility with standard home wiring. It’s also got all the general ...

Home cooking is making a comeback, but it’s less about nostalgia and more about strategy. Here’s how rising costs and changing habits are reshaping the way we eat. As food prices keep rising, ...

Jaya Saxena is a correspondent at Eater.com, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. I got COVID for ...

Copycat recipes aren’t new—but in a world of hype drops and drive-thru scarcity, they offer control, creativity, and memory on a plate. No kid ever wanted to hear the words “we’ve got food at home” ...