Featured in The Sugar Files
Horehounds Are the Old-School Candy You’re Missing Out On
Don't let the name—or bittersweet rootsy flavor—freak you out. These sweets are delicious
The Complete Guide to Sugar Around the World
Sugar is a many splendored thing—here’s your global tour of the essential sweet stuff
The Coconut King of New York Wants You to Drink Sugarcane Juice for Your Health
Spiritual, physical, and otherwise. For Coconut Rob in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, this tropical grass is a sweet miracle
Watch a Massive French Pastry Tower Come Together in 90 Seconds
Enter the croquembouche, the ultimate party dessert
Gary Taubes on the Real Reason Sugar is Public Enemy Number One
For the author of The Case Against Sugar, it’s not just a public health menace—it’s an invasive species for our diets
Artist Margaret Braun Transforms Plain White Sugar Into Fantastical Sculptures
Totally edible, but too pretty to eat
A Brief and Bizarre History of Artificial Sweeteners
It all began with chlorine and coal tar
Kanafeh is What Happens When Baklava Meets Mozzarella Sticks
And it’s better than both
How the Victorian Obsession for Order Created the Humble Sugar Cube
What happens when mad science meets good housekeeping? The apotheosis of 1800s food ingenuity
Who Came Up With the Modern Dessert Course?
And what came before it? For one, eels baked in marzipan