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Every Foodie Has an <br>Origin Story

Every Foodie Has an
Origin Story

Deborah Madison: Suitcases of Quince and an Onion in Every Pocket

By Deborah Madison | November 13, 2020

Sandor Katz Considers Fermentation as Metaphor

Sandor Katz Considers Fermentation as Metaphor

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | November 9, 2020

Priya Basil on the Living Histories of Regional Cuisine

Priya Basil on the Living Histories of Regional Cuisine

"A recipe is a story that can’t be plagiarized."

By Priya Basil | November 3, 2020

WATCH: Poet Natalie Diaz in Conversation with Chef Evan Hanczor

WATCH: Poet Natalie Diaz in Conversation with Chef Evan Hanczor

Live with Tables of Contents

By Tables of Contents | October 28, 2020

On the 19th-Century Food Writer Who Embraced Gluttony As a Virtue

On the 19th-Century Food Writer Who Embraced Gluttony As a Virtue

Discovering the Complicated Pleasures of Elizabeth Robins Pennell

By Joy Lanzendorfer | October 28, 2020

On the Lost Art of Foraging for Food and Medicine

On the Lost Art of Foraging for Food and Medicine

Gina Rae La Cerva on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 26, 2020

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On Turn-of-the-Century Suffrage Cookbooks, Trojan Horse For Women's Equality

By Laura Kumin | October 22, 2020

The Cookbook That Keeps Memories of a Maine Inn Alive

By Jeanne Hodesh | October 1, 2020

WATCH: Maaza Mengiste in Conversation with Chef Evan Hanczor

By Tables of Contents | September 30, 2020

Absolute snack Stanley Tucci is writing a memoir about his life as a foodie.

Absolute snack Stanley Tucci is writing a memoir about his life as a foodie.

By Emily Temple | September 17, 2020

What Happens in a Pandemic When Your Friendship Superpower is Cooking?

What Happens in a Pandemic When Your Friendship Superpower is Cooking?

Chef Lisa Donovan on Finding Ways to Nourish the Ones She Loves

By Lisa Donovan | September 10, 2020

Let's take a moment to appreciate Natalie Diaz's Twitter cocktails, the medicine we need right now.

Let's take a moment to appreciate Natalie Diaz's Twitter cocktails, the medicine we need right now.

By Hannah Manshel | August 31, 2020

Laura Lippman on Diets, Incels, Frankenfoods, and Not Caring<br> About Any of It

Laura Lippman on Diets, Incels, Frankenfoods, and Not Caring
About Any of It

Or: The Longue Durée of Self-Acceptance

By Laura Lippman | August 6, 2020

Postcards from a Quarantined Paradise

Postcards from a Quarantined Paradise

Craig Santos Perez's Letter from Hawaiʻi

By Craig Santos Perez | August 4, 2020

Learning to Cook for One During a Global Pandemic

Learning to Cook for One During a Global Pandemic

Skye McAlpine on Longing For Dinner Parties and the Self-Care of Meal-Making

By Skye McAlpine | July 29, 2020

Tracing Contemporary Food Policies Back to the Enlightenment

Tracing Contemporary Food Policies Back to the Enlightenment

Rebecca Earle on Potatoes, Diets, and Why the State is On Your Plate

By Rebecca Earle | July 27, 2020

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