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Back in the Kitchen: A Reading List About Gender and Food
Eight must-read essays on how we cook and how we eat.
The Cultural Revolution of Anthony Bourdain
How the chaotic ’70s shaped the food writer’s literary trajectory.
The Many Meanings of Fruitcake
In Food52, Mayukh Sen explores the ways fruitcake became a homophobic slur, queerness, and his own personal attachment to the namesake food.
Salt, Sugar, Fat, Repeat: A Reading List on Restaurant Chains
On regionality, class, and culture, from Waffle House to the Cheesecake Factory.
Salt, Sugar, Fat, Repeat: A Reading List on Restaurant Chains
On regionality, class, and culture, from Waffle House to the Cheesecake Factory.
The Slow Death of Restaurant Kitsch
When minimalism goes down-market, where do the tchotchkes go?
Six James Beard Finalists You Might Have Missed: A Reading List
The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2016 food media awards last week, so it’s a great time to make a cup of tea and cozy up to some excellent food writing.
Six James Beard Finalists You Might Have Missed: A Reading List
The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2016 food media awards last week, so it’s a great time to make a cup of tea and cozy up to some excellent food writing.
The Misguided Meal-in-a-Box Phenomenon
Andy Samberg and Colonel Sanders aren’t the only people to put memorable things in boxes. Corby Kummer wrote about his trials and issues with the booming meal kit delivery industry in The New Republic last October, weighing the benefits of convenience and culinary experimentation with the reality of waste: I won’t be marketing my services as an investment adviser, at least […]