How kaiseki — Japan’s formal dining tradition — became a major (though often unacknowledged) influence on modern haute cuisine.
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Like Sheep to the Sanitized Slaughter Zone
“Turkey, in all of its modernist efforts, is just covering up the smell of its own shit.”
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Sacrifice and Hope on Eid al-Adha
“Eid al-Adha is a mirage in the middle of the harsh desert of the Turkish spirit, a vision of the unified Turkey that we all wish existed.”
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Moonshine: The Black Tradition of Distilling ‘White Whiskey’
If craft food culture looks overwhelmingly white, it’s because black influences have been routinely scrubbed from its history.
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The White Lies of Craft Culture
How the artisanal-food movement has built its success by appropriating — and erasing — the labor of people of color.
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The Editor Who Brought Julia Child to America
Judith Jones, the legendary Knopf editor, has died at the age of 93.
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Judith Jones, In Her Own Words
The prolific editor, who was an early champion of Anne Frank’s diary, Julia Child’s cookbooks, and many other notable works of the past half-century, passed away today.
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Looking Back at Pride Month
Eight stories and two bonus reads for Pride month.
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The Circle of Las Vegas Life Is One Never-Ending Buffet
Meet the family turning Las Vegas casino food waste into future meals.
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Top of the Muffin to You! 25 Great Food Moments in “Seinfeld”
From the chocolate babka to the big salad, Eater serves up 25 favorite food moments from Seinfeld.