Innovation Beyond the spork: splayds, spifes, and knorks Ellsworth Toohey

video "The greatest restaurant in the world" has South Park ownership, cliff divers, and a 600,000-person long wait list Ruben Bolling

You deserve a break today Breakfast Sando showdown: Sausage, Egg and Cheese biscuits compared Jason Weisberger

drugs Diners sue Japanese steakhouse for serving meals tainted with meth David Pescovitz

south korea Man dies after choking on "live octopus" delicacy David Pescovitz

dining Atlas Obscura's list of haunted restaurants Popkin

dining Ali Wong's guide on how to tell a good Asian restaurant from a bad one Mark Frauenfelder

Food Diners use chest-mounted robot arms to feed each other in unusual social experiment David Pescovitz

movies Cutlery from 2001: A Space Odyssey is available on Amazon David Pescovitz

Japan A visit to a self-service sushi restaurant in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

travel Finding a "secret" Chinese restaurant in Madrid Mark Frauenfelder

robotics Hamburger joint run by robots will open in San Francisco Mark Frauenfelder

Food Dinner in the Sky is coming to LA in July Andrea James

Culture Each state's most disproportionately popular cuisine Andrea James

politics Trump nominates self-proclaimed alpha male and Hooters fanatic for diplomatic role despite no experience Ellsworth Toohey

Famous Monsters magazine's disturbing fly portrait could be yours Ellsworth Toohey

video games Studio Ghibli-inspired Hotel Galactic brings cozy charm to management games Gail Sherman

slavery As Nottoway "Plantation & Resort" burns, it's a great time to remind you that plantation weddings are wrong, period Jennifer Sandlin

vintage Old military plane says "screw it, I'm a restaurant now" Popkin