Teja Pristavec

No longer "a brand new concept in luxurious living," as early advertisements described them, refrigerators have transformed our everyday lives.

The National School Lunch Program aims to deliver affordable and nutritious meals to our schoolchildren, but it usually only meets one of those goals.

We are almost never reluctant to share a drink with strangers, but sharing meals tends to be reserved for those to whom we wish to signal intimacy.