Ever wondered how fast food chains like McDonald's prepare your order so quickly? Here's how these speedy kitchens work and what it means for your food.

Decades before McDonald's, there was White Castle. Historians credit the hamburger chain with creating the modern fast-food industry as we know it. The legend goes that White Castle founder Walter ...

I was a junior doctor on the front lines when journalist Eric Schlosser published Fast Food Nation 25 years ago. Back then, my days (and far too many nights) were spent picking up the pieces of a ...

Not only do we almost all agree about what a better food system should look like, but we also know most of what it will take to make it a reality. Food is such a big topic that few really grasp the ...