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Weird History Food took a grim yet informative look at various foods born out of cultural tragedy that have become culinarily iconic.

Politics, war, immigration and highways have shaped the corner store. See how it began in the UK, and why the US invented formats new to the world.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

While only a few remain today, Australia's milk bars were once a lively hub where patrons could pick up groceries, candy, cooked food, news, or local gossip.

Greek immigrant and owner of the Olympia Milk Bar from 1959 until its closure in 2017, Nicholas Fotiou, passed away last week, leaving behind a huge legacy that is tied with the shop he worked in for nearly six decades.

Galaxy has cut the size of its chocolate bars in the latest example of so-called ‘shrinkflation’ across UK supermarkets.

Part of our series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems