Apple released the first beta of iOS 18.4 today, which comes with a big upgrade to the Apple News app. Apple News+ Food is a new section in the Apple News app that includes thousands of curated recipes from some of the biggest names in food publishing. The implementation of recipes in Apple News+ aims to solve the common headaches with recipe websites. The app removes the clutter and distractions that usually surround online recipe instructions and gives you everything you need in a clear and concise interface. The new Food section features tens of thousands of recipes. Each recipe is broken down into a clean and easily understandable interface. You can see clear instructions on each step of the cooking process, what ingredients you need, and other key details. There are also robust filtering options in the so-called Recipe Catalog, which allows you to filter recipes by things like cook time, dish, type, and more. You can also combine multiple filters as part of your research. Theres also support for saving recipes for later. One particularly clever feature of the recipe integration in Apple News is that whenever a recipe mentions a time, you can tap on that time to start a timer on your iPhone immediately. Additionally, any time you see an ingredient reference in a recipe, you can tap on it to see exactly how much of that ingredient you need for that specific step. In a post on Apple Newsroom today, the company says: Coming with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 in April, Apple News+ subscribers will have access to Apple News+ Food, a new section that will feature tens of thousands of recipes as well as stories about restaurants, healthy eating, kitchen essentials, and more from the worlds top food publishers, including Allrecipes, Bon Apptit, Food & Wine, Good Food, and Serious Eats.With the new Food feature, users will be able to find stories curated by Apple News editors, as well as browse, search, and filter tens of thousands of recipes in the Recipe Catalog with new recipes added every day. The beautifully designed recipe format makes it easy to review ingredients and directions, and a new cook mode takes step-by-step instructions to the full screen. Users can also save their favorite recipes for later and access them offline.Apple News+ Food will be available in April with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4. The vast majority of content will be exclusive to Apple News+ subscribers, but Apple will also make select stories and recipes available to anyone. 9to5Macs TakeGone are the days of sorting through horrendous Google results and SEO slop to find recipes. This is an incredibly well-done feature from the Apple News+ team. I love that Apple continues to invest in Apple News and Apple News+. Its becoming one of my most-used apps on iPhone with news, puzzles, and now recipes.You can find the new Apple News+ Food section by scrolling down on the main Today tab of the app or by going to the Following tab and tapping Food. Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel