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Bimolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern works with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to create their Ancient Ales. It’s hard to quibble with the coolest nickname in the world — “The Indiana Jones of Beer.” But a more fitting moniker for Patrick McGovern might be “The Lazarus of Libations.”

Eatright.org offers the latest findings, discussions and tips on everything from food safety to shaving calories off your restaurant order On the heels of a recent survey showing 60 percent of people have trouble finding accurate food and nutrition information online, the American Dietetic Association has revamped its Web site, hoping to help the public make healthful choices about what we eat and drink.

Risotto is endlessly accommodating.

Chicago chef dishes on everything from his 50th birthday to his new cookbook to being in the hall of fame Art Smith is having quite a winter.

Can America build a better hot dog?

Mac Snack Wrap, other items dreamed up in McDonald’s test kitchen Ever wonder where new McDonald’s products like the Mac Snack Wrap come from?

The needy need sustenance.

Italy’s Alois Lageder talks about his latest project: Beta Delta wine Alois Lageder (pronounced “ah-loh-IS  lah-GAY-der”) is the fourth generation of his family to manage this eponymous winery in the northeastern Italian province of Alto Adige. The region belonged to Austria until after World War I, which explains why many of the wines don’t taste stereotypically Italian and why wine labels are written in German as well as Italian.

Is it blasphemy to give hallowed gumbo an Italian makeover?