# Food [Food](/content/category/stories/food/index.html) ## [From Scraps to Systems, Chicago is Reimagining Food Waste](/content/from-scraps-to-systems-chicago-is-reimagining-food-waste/ "From Scraps to Systems, Chicago is Reimagining Food Waste"/index.html) **Syra Bhatt** -March 4, 2026 In the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side, a neglected dumping ground has a new look. Once the site of an agricultural machinery... ## [Love Heinz Ketchup? You Have Fremont, Ohio, to Thank](/content/love-heinz-ketchup-you-have-fremont-ohio-to-thank/ "Love Heinz Ketchup? You Have Fremont, Ohio, to Thank"/index.html) **Desiree Luo** -December 9, 2025 When Bob Gross smells vinegar and cooked tomato sauce in the air, he knows the world’s largest Heinz ketchup factory is at work. ## [In Celeryville, Ohio, Migrant Labor Reflects National Trends](/content/in-celeryville-ohio-migrant-labor-reflects-national-trends/ "In Celeryville, Ohio, Migrant Labor Reflects National Trends"/index.html) **Kailey Huang** -August 13, 2025 In the heart of Huron County, about two miles south of Willard, Ohio, lies Celeryville — an unincorporated community with some of the richest... ## [From Sack to Supersize: How Kansas Birthed America’s Beloved Fast Food](/content/from-sack-to-supersize-how-kansas-birthed-americas-beloved-fast-food/ "From Sack to Supersize: How Kansas Birthed America’s Beloved Fast Food"/index.html) **Sandra Salib** -July 22, 2025 Before golden arches dotted every highway exit, before Happy Meals and drive-thru empires, there was a tiny white building shaped like a medieval fortress.... ## [North Dakota’s Traveling Bees Are in Danger. So Are Your Avocados.](/content/north-dakotas-traveling-bees-are-in-danger-so-are-your-avocados/ "North Dakota’s Traveling Bees Are in Danger. So Are Your Avocados."/index.html) **Rachel Yoon** -July 1, 2025 After over 30 years of commercial beekeeping, Gregg Stewart isn’t a beekeeper anymore. He was born and raised in North Dakota, which is considered... ## [How Milwaukee Became the “Frozen Custard Capital of the World”](/content/how-milwaukee-became-the-frozen-custard-capital-of-the-world/ "How Milwaukee Became the “Frozen Custard Capital of the World”"/index.html) **Clara Baisinger-Rosen** -May 28, 2025 It’s a sweltering summer in New York City in 1919, and ice cream vendors and brothers Archie and Elton Kohr had found that their... ## [The Not-So-Odd Story Behind the Midwest’s Odd Food Creations](/content/the-not-so-odd-story-behind-the-midwests-odd-food-creations/ "The Not-So-Odd Story Behind the Midwest’s Odd Food Creations"/index.html) **Michelle Hwang** -May 26, 2025 Despite being America’s Breadbasket, the Midwest is not typically known for its nuanced culinary pursuits. Google it, and you’ll find lists like “9 Gross... ## [Cleveland’s West Side Market Re-Oils the Skillet](/content/clevelands-west-side-market-re-oils-the-skillet/ "Cleveland’s West Side Market Re-Oils the Skillet"/index.html) **Karishma Kesapragada** -March 20, 2025 Located in Cleveland’s historic Ohio City neighborhood, the West Side Market is under new management and according to Amanda Chucray — a third-generation vendor... ## [Youngstown, Ohio, Put Ice Cream on the Road](/content/youngstown-ohio-put-ice-cream-on-the-road/ "Youngstown, Ohio, Put Ice Cream on the Road"/index.html) **Dea Kukeli** -January 11, 2025 Amid today’s generation wars, there may be one thing that unites us all: the nostalgia of ice cream. ## [Move Over, Corn. Swiss Cheese Is Ohio’s Next Big Thing](/content/move-over-corn-swiss-cheese-is-ohios-next-big-thing/ "Move Over, Corn. Swiss Cheese Is Ohio’s Next Big Thing"/index.html) **Tyler Pellek** -December 21, 2024 You might think Wisconsin has the dairy market cornered, but Ohio takes first place in U.S. Swiss cheese production — contributing more than 40%... 1 [2](/content/category/stories/food/page/2/ "2"/index.html) [3](/content/category/stories/food/page/3/ "3"/index.html)... [5](/content/category/stories/food/page/5/ "5"/index.html) [next-page](/content/category/stories/food/page/2/index.html) Page 1 of 5