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Paris Hilton Is in Her Domestic Goddess EraParis Hilton Is in Her Domestic Goddess Era
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The Sliv Queen herself on boring kitchenware, easy martinis, and whether or not her iconic cooking show will ever make a comeback

By Amy McCarthy
Interviews
New Orleans Urban Farmers Prepare for Overlapping Climate DisastersNew Orleans Urban Farmers Prepare for Overlapping Climate Disasters
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Long a fixture in the city known for helping farmers in the aftermath of hurricanes, Sprout NOLA is working to expand its efforts in anticipation of a range of unprecedented climate disasters in Louisiana, like extreme heat, drought, and saltwater intrusion.

By Grey Moran
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The Restaurant Industry Professionals Organizing for a Cease-fire in GazaThe Restaurant Industry Professionals Organizing for a Cease-fire in Gaza
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The Hospitality for Humanity pledge, initiated by Palestinian American chefs, has garnered over 800 signatures so far

By Jaya Saxena
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When Cheese Can Tell the FutureWhen Cheese Can Tell the Future
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The Kitchen Witch brings the ancient art of tyromancy — divination through cheese — to the modern day

By Kathy Adams
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In Bryan Washington’s ‘Family Meal,’ Food Is a LanguageIn Bryan Washington’s ‘Family Meal,’ Food Is a Language
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The writer on how his second novel confronts the role of food in our lives and relationships

By Amy McCarthy
Gastropod
In ‘Prison Ramen,’ Author Gustavo Alvarez Wants to Put Inmates’ Culinary Ingenuity on Full DisplayIn ‘Prison Ramen,’ Author Gustavo Alvarez Wants to Put Inmates’ Culinary Ingenuity on Full Display
Gastropod

Currently and formerly incarcerated people’s instant noodle recipes shed new light on the commissary staple

By Claudia Geib
Interviews
Who Gets to Eat Well After the Climate Crisis?Who Gets to Eat Well After the Climate Crisis?
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C Pam Zhang’s new dystopian novel “Land of Milk and Honey” imagines how fine dining might persist after food systems collapse

By Bettina Makalintal
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Real Housewife Ubah Hassan Puts Hot Sauce on Everything — Including DoughnutsReal Housewife Ubah Hassan Puts Hot Sauce on Everything — Including Doughnuts
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Drawing on the flavors her family cooked with in Africa, Hassan created her hot sauce Ubah Hot to spice up her strict diet while working as a model

By Amy McCarthy
Clarkisha Kent Isn’t Afraid of a Changing Body
Low and Slow

In her memoir “Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto,” the author navigates fatphobia, ableism, and the good intentions that can fuel social inequalities

By Sami Schalk
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Yes, Chile Crisp Deserves a Whole CookbookYes, Chile Crisp Deserves a Whole Cookbook
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With his new cookbook, “Chili Crisp,” James Park proves the condiment has universal appeal

By Jaya Saxena
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Busy Philipps Believes in Name Dropping for a Good ReservationBusy Philipps Believes in Name Dropping for a Good Reservation
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The actor and advocate on getting into hotspots and the downsides of New York City’s restaurant scene

By Monica Burton
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‘No Meat Required’ Finds Optimism and Abundance in Meat-Free Cooking‘No Meat Required’ Finds Optimism and Abundance in Meat-Free Cooking
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Alicia Kennedy discusses her new book, her softened stance on veganism, and changing the way people perceive plant-based eating

By Bettina Makalintal
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An Indigenous-Led Team Is Transforming a Minneapolis Superfund Site Into an Urban FarmAn Indigenous-Led Team Is Transforming a Minneapolis Superfund Site Into an Urban Farm
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A new deal with the city of East Phillips, Minneapolis could rehabilitate a former superfund site — and reinvigorate the members of the Little Earth of United Tribes who live there

By Kate Nelson
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The Unacknowledged, Grueling Labor Behind the Mexican TortillaThe Unacknowledged, Grueling Labor Behind the Mexican Tortilla
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In her book “National Dish” Anya von Bremzen asks, “Is the tortilla empowerment or slavery?”

By Jaya Saxena
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Kristen Kish Has Some Advice for Future ‘Top Chef’ ContestantsKristen Kish Has Some Advice for Future ‘Top Chef’ Contestants
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“Do what you do, and do it well”

By Bettina Makalintal
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Fast Food’s Most Unhinged Mascots Are BackFast Food’s Most Unhinged Mascots Are Back
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In 2003 the Spongmonkeys, a pair of potato-shaped, human-toothed, rodent(ish) critters became the unlikely faces of Quiznos. Now, the sandwich chain is plotting a comeback, and the Spongmonkeys are once again loving their subs.

By Amy McCarthy
Food TV
Chef Courtney Storer Is the Reason the Food on ‘The Bear’ Looks So Damn GoodChef Courtney Storer Is the Reason the Food on ‘The Bear’ Looks So Damn Good
Food TV

A 15-year restaurant veteran, The Bear’s culinary producer is responsible for the show’s food as well as the cast’s cooking skills

By Amy McCarthy
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In ‘Small Fires,’ Rebecca May Johnson Rethinks the Boundaries of a RecipeIn ‘Small Fires,’ Rebecca May Johnson Rethinks the Boundaries of a Recipe
Interviews

The author discusses her format-breaking new book

By Bettina Makalintal
Gastropod
There’s So Much More to Cod Than Fish and ChipsThere’s So Much More to Cod Than Fish and Chips
Gastropod

To fully understand the white-fleshed fish’s culinary possibilities, author and “seafood evangelist” Barton Seaver wants you to look to its past

By Claudia Geib
The Internet
Tanara’s So CreativeTanara’s So Creative
The Internet

TikTok star Tanara Mallory knows grotesque viral food videos are a joke. Luckily, she’s writing the punch lines.

By Valeria Ricciulli
Kim-Joy’s New Recipe-Filled Graphic Novel Is About More Than Cute Bakes
Interviews

In “Turtle Bread,” the “Great British Bake Off” alum’s first foray into fiction, a shy woman joins a baking club

By Jaya Saxena
These Recipes Are History
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YouTuber Max Miller on his new cookbook and what it’s like to work at the intersection of history and food

By Amy McCarthy
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The Eerie Familiarity of a Sci-Fi Hunger CultThe Eerie Familiarity of a Sci-Fi Hunger Cult
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Chana Porter’s “The Thick and the Lean” tackles cults, diet culture, and colonization through fiction

By Jaya Saxena
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Amy Sedaris Has Strong Words for the Mayo Haters of the WorldAmy Sedaris Has Strong Words for the Mayo Haters of the World
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Hollywood’s most well-known quirky homemaker on her strongest-held sandwich opinions

By Amy McCarthy
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Rick Steves Is Travel’s True EverymanRick Steves Is Travel’s True Everyman
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A Q&A with — and general appreciation of — the travel expert and author of the new book, “Italy for Food Lovers,” which focuses on traveling with eating in mind

By Jaya Saxena
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Interview: Dolly Parton on Why ‘There’s No Bad Way to Eat a Biscuit’Interview: Dolly Parton on Why ‘There’s No Bad Way to Eat a Biscuit’
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The icon — and current Duncan Hines collaborator — on her culinary roots, affinity for biscuits and gravy, and how old-school recipes are like country music

By Amy McCarthy
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Jelly Is Ready for Its Redemption ArcJelly Is Ready for Its Redemption Arc
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The polarizing format is due for a come-up, according to Ken Albala’s new book, “The Great Gelatin Revival”

By Bettina Makalintal
InterviewsEater LA
Film Director Paul Feig’s Favorite Drinking Spots in LAFilm Director Paul Feig’s Favorite Drinking Spots in LA
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Charmaine Wilkerson’s ‘Black Cake’ Uses a Beloved Christmas Food to Reveal Untold Family StoriesCharmaine Wilkerson’s ‘Black Cake’ Uses a Beloved Christmas Food to Reveal Untold Family Stories
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In Wilkerson’s debut novel, the celebratory Caribbean dessert represents family connection, identity, memory, and the ways we transfer culture

By Bettina Makalintal
Food TV
Apparently, Hosting the ‘Great American Baking Show’ Is as Awkward as It LooksApparently, Hosting the ‘Great American Baking Show’ Is as Awkward as It Looks
Food TV

Co-hosts Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry dish on what it’s like hanging out with Paul and Prue and how much of the contestants’ bakes they actually got to try on “Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holidays”

By Amy McCarthy
Food TV
The Great American Eater Interview With Paul and PrueThe Great American Eater Interview With Paul and Prue
Food TV

Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith on what makes a new American iteration of “Bake Off” different than its predecessors, and the GBBO fiasco that was Mexican Week

By Amy McCarthy
Celebrities
Keke Palmer Weighs In on the Great Online Seasoning DebateKeke Palmer Weighs In on the Great Online Seasoning Debate
Celebrities

“I don’t want to go to anybody’s house where they don’t season their food.”

By Amy McCarthy
Movies
How the Minds Behind ‘The Menu’ Created an Authentic Fine Dining HellscapeHow the Minds Behind ‘The Menu’ Created an Authentic Fine Dining Hellscape
Movies

Star Anya Taylor-Joy, director Mark Mylod, and consulting chef Dominique Crenn on building the world’s creepiest restaurant

By Amy McCarthy
Interviews
In ‘Fatty Fatty Boom Boom,’ Rabia Chaudry Reflects on Her Loaded Love of FoodIn ‘Fatty Fatty Boom Boom,’ Rabia Chaudry Reflects on Her Loaded Love of Food
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“My two best friends are my fat and my food; my whole life, I couldn’t divorce these issues.”

By Bettina Makalintal
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Guy Fieri’s Most Memorable Thanksgiving DisasterGuy Fieri’s Most Memorable Thanksgiving Disaster
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“People were mad. There were some hurt feelings.”

By Amy McCarthy
Celebrities
JoJo Siwa Dreams of Glittery Cranberry SauceJoJo Siwa Dreams of Glittery Cranberry Sauce
Celebrities

... but hates barbecue sauce. Who knew!

By Amy McCarthy
Celebrities
Josh Groban’s Go-To Date-Night Dinner Includes a ‘Nice, Big Glass’ of CabernetJosh Groban’s Go-To Date-Night Dinner Includes a ‘Nice, Big Glass’ of Cabernet
Celebrities

The musician and future “Sweeney Todd” star likes to keep things simple in the kitchen

By Amy McCarthy
Interviews
This TikToker Makes Wax Food Look Deceptively EdibleThis TikToker Makes Wax Food Look Deceptively Edible
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As @cravings4candles, Kaylee Castleberry shares fake food so realistic that people want to ask for the recipe

By Bettina Makalintal
Gastropod
The Chef Cooking Up Food as MedicineThe Chef Cooking Up Food as Medicine
Gastropod

Meet the chef of Project Angel Food, which provides 2,500 meals a day to Los Angeles residents with serious illnesses

By Eater Staff
Food TV
Tembi Locke Is Cooking ‘From Scratch’Tembi Locke Is Cooking ‘From Scratch’
Food TV

In the upcoming Netflix series based on her 2019 memoir, Locke explores loss, love, and why we’re all so hot for chefs right now

By Amy McCarthy