Where Are All the Black Cooks in America’s Rich Culinary History?
Rich in culture and historical detail, Toni Tipton-Martin's The Jemima Code acknowledges a culinary legacy too long overlooked.
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On the Disturbing Disaster Pornography That Is ‘Knife Fight’
Watching the Esquire television network's food show brings to mind how Jean Baudrillard was so right about the ugliness in our reflections of reality.
What You Eat Is You
We all must learn to eat. Yet how we are taught, by whom, and with what foods bode for a lifetime of good or ill. From First Bite to last, you won't be able to stop... until it's finished.
Alinea Emphasizes Ideology: You Have No Choice But to Think While You Eat
Alinea is my kind of noun, shot through with an intentionality so thorough in its precision and detail that it teeters wonderfully on the edge between magic and psychosis.
‘My Kitchen Year’ Will Remind Many, With a Pang, What They Loved About ‘Gourmet’ Magazine
When Gourmet magazine abruptly folded, Ruth Reichl found succor at the stove.
What Can Mushrooms Tell Us About the End of Capitalism?
An anthropologist ties together mushrooms, salvage accumulation, and the end of capitalism’s progress narrative.
‘A Change of Appetite’ Is a Cookbook Game-Changer
When her physician asked her to lose weight, Diana Henry searched for delicious food that was "accidentally healthy". The wonderful A Change of Appetite is the result.
What’s It Really Like When Women Face the (Professional) Stove?
Reading Women Chefs of New York at a local diner with a Chinese shrine above the cooktop, I wondered what those chefs would have to say about women’s roles in professional kitchens.
Hachisu’s Relentless Curiosity About Japanese Food Is Our Gain
When Nancy Hachisu wrote, "I could write a whole book about Japanese pickles", she wasn't kidding. Here it is with her second cookbook, Preserving the Japanese Way.
What Can a Book Really Tell You About Whiskey?
If you're old enough to drink whiskey, you're too old for scratch n' sniff.
‘Breaking Bad’-Style Cocktails and Chemicals
Ever wanted to cook it up yourself, ala Walter White-style?
‘Bake in Black’ Is a Place Where Cupcakes Rock
Rock music and baked goods have always been mutually exclusive. Until now.