What's more wonderful, more versatile, more essential than food? (OK, maybe sex, but even babies and octogenarians enjoy food.) Food provides comfort, pleasure and endless variation, from Mom's plain old lumpy mashed potatoes to Iron Chef's complex culinary works of art.
In our third annual food issue, we bring you famous food scenes from movies, a french fry taste test, a verbal food fight, a guide to food festivals and much more. So settle in with your favorite snack and read on.
This article appears in Mar 5-11, 2003.