Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies.

On the Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: From lobster rolls to Vietnamese Tex-Mex fusion, American cuisine is challenging to define. British food writer Felicity Cloake, author of ...

When it comes to choosing where to go for a vacation, what we’re going to eat and drink can be a big part of making travel plans. We love to celebrate the good stuff and lambast the bad. Of course, it ...

Introduction: what is American cuisine? -- Flowering and fading: American regional food -- Culinary nostalgia -- Community cookbooks -- The golden age of food processing, 1880-1970 -- Why Americans ...

The designation highlights Italy’s long-standing communal foodways, from regional harvest traditions to daily cooking practices passed down through generations. Gina Pace is a journalist and editorial ...

From the F&W Archives: In November 1978, just a few months into its existence, Food & Wine published a 12-page spread on the burgeoning trend of "la nouvelle cuisine" which had yet to fully conquer ...

Alain Ducasse is often nicknamed the "godfather" of French cuisine (Credit: Reuters/Alamy) Alain Ducasse says the pandemic accelerated the evolution of French cuisine. But some are in no hurry to ...

For 450 years, the little-known Ryukyu Kingdom thrived in what is now Japan. Now, after nearly vanishing, its unique fusion cuisine is being revived. "You can learn a lot about a person by looking at ...