Food For Thought

A Big Howdy from Our New Digital Editor

Hi there, Edible readers: My name’s Lauren and I’m thrilled to be joining Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn this week as the new digital editor. I look forward to continue bringing you the best place-based stories, news, events, recipes, and more from our community!

Quarter Pound Beast of Burden

Last week, the Center for Disease Control reported some good news — in more than a third of the states and territories of the U.S., childhood obesity has shown a bit of a drop. New York was one of those states.

Big Cheese

Italian immigrants brought new ingredients to Brooklyn—and the American diet.

Remembrance of Chestnuts Past

On this continent, the bountiful American chestnut (Castanea dentate) once provided food and shade for man, bird and beast—from the Atlantic to the Mississippi.