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The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

Sofia Perez on Losing One of the Things That Mattered Most to Her

By Sofia Perez | November 2, 2017

Come and Eat the World's Largest Shrimp Cocktail in Mexico's Massacre Capital

Come and Eat the World's Largest Shrimp Cocktail in Mexico's Massacre Capital

For Freeman's, Diego Enrique Osorno Finds an Odd Mix of Crime and Tourism in Tamaulipas

By Diego Enrique Osorno | October 25, 2017

Currybooks: On Authenticity and Our Expectations of South Asian Writers

Currybooks: On Authenticity and Our Expectations of South Asian Writers

Diasporic Writers Have to Play Both Tourist and Tour Guide

By Naben Ruthnum | October 23, 2017

The Little Known, Much Loved Cookbook That Was Ahead of Its Time

The Little Known, Much Loved Cookbook That Was Ahead of Its Time

On Patience Gray's Honey from a Weed

By Adam Federman | September 14, 2017

How French Cuisine Took Over the World

How French Cuisine Took Over the World

(And the Early Cookbook Industry)

By Henry Notaker | September 13, 2017

Eat Like Your Favorite Author: Writers on their Signature Sandwiches

Eat Like Your Favorite Author: Writers on their Signature Sandwiches

From Katz's Pastrami to a Towering Fish Stick Abomination

By Ian Seiter | September 1, 2017

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The Worst White House Kitchen in History

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When the Goodness of a Woman Was Judged By the Bread She Baked

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By Linda Civitello | July 3, 2017

Eating California's Most Controversial Ice Cream

Eating California's Most Controversial Ice Cream

On the Humphry Slocombe Foie Gras Ice Cream Sandwiches

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The One Thing That Might Save America From Its Terrible Diet

The One Thing That Might Save America From Its Terrible Diet

On the False Promises of Ever-Shifting Food Science

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Now You Can Eat Like Your Favorite Writer!

Now You Can Eat Like Your Favorite Writer!

Recipes by Jeffery Renard Allen and Aimee Bender, from The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook

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Maybe You're Allergic to GMO Corn?

Maybe You're Allergic to GMO Corn?

Caitlin Shetterly on the Creep of Altered Corn in Our Daily Lives

By Caitlin Shetterly | September 21, 2016

How My Grandmother's Cookbook Made Me a Writer

How My Grandmother's Cookbook Made Me a Writer

On Cooking, Rosh Hashanah, and Inhabiting a Fictive World

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How to Arrange Your Kitchen: According to Julia Child

How to Arrange Your Kitchen: According to Julia Child

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By Pamela Heyne | August 17, 2016

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