Your favorite Mexican shrimp dish isn’t about the shrimp at all: “People think the star of the dish is the shrimp, but really it’s the chile.”
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Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
1600 Days in Solitary Confinement, and Counting
“She continued to write me, though she presumably risked retribution: more time in solitary, more nutraloaf, additional restrictions.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How Covid-19 Could Reshape Urban Life
Cities were vibrant, culturally rich places to live before the pandemic. We can only speculate about how cities will be after.
Posted inUncategorized
Final Girl, Terrible Place
I was expecting a handy theory. What I found was a way of seeing that would help me decode a script I’d been stuck in for much of my life.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Octopus’ Branding Makeover: From Devil-Fish to Brilliant Invertebrate
“Each arm, with its own brain inside, moves completely independent of the others. So much so that arms have been known to steal food from each other.”
Posted inFood, Highlight, Quotes
“The Glitter-scurfed Frappuccinos” Is Totally the Name of My New Band
Don’t disrespect the fish. Or do! It’s your dinner.
Posted inNonfiction
Queens of Infamy: Isabella of France
Married off at age 12, Isabella put up with her husband’s shenanigans over decades. Eventually, the She-Wolf of France had had enough.
Posted inEditor's Pick
When Authenticity Means a Heaping Plate of Tex-Mex
The food of our childhood means more to us than its credibility among the masses.
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The Grocery Store Where Politics Meets Produce
It’s not the first piece written about the Park Slope Food Coop, but it is the most candid yet loving — an ode to the people who make it the combination oasis of equality and den of drama that it is.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2018: Food Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in food writing.
