These comforting soups, festive desserts, and vegetable-forward mains showcase chestnuts’ mellow sweetness and velvety texture.

As molecular plant pathology research advances, more and more genes are being identified with a plant's ability to defend itself against disease (see Powell et al. 2006). In order to enhance ...

Water chestnut fritters are a popular street food snack in India, relished for their unique taste and crispy texture ...

A brief history of the American chestnut and current restoration efforts, from the drinkable “ches-nog” to genomic selection.

The past year has been full of challenges and important progress for ESF’s American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project. As most of you know, project co-founders Dr. William Powell and Dr.

Horse chestnut is a tree that produces spiny-shelled fruits containing seeds, known as conkers. These may have some health benefits, for instance in treating varicose veins and hemorrhoids. However, ...

Joey Chestnut continued to cement himself as one of the top competitive eaters on the planet. On Monday, Chestnut ate 83 hot dogs and buns to defeat Takeru Kobayashi 83-67 in a live showdown between ...

Beginning in August, Urban Chestnut will relaunch several beers from the shuttered O’Fallon brand, starting with its iconic Pumpkin Beer—a fan favorite that once helped define the flavor of autumn in ...