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Elderberry syrups by Carmel Berry Company — A California Condiments Brand Extols the Benefits of Elderberry to Fans and Farmers Alike
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Black and white photo of Snøhetta co-founder Craig Dykers — How Snøhetta Translated the Ethos of Bronx-Based Chef Collective Ghetto Gastro Into an Experimental Kitchen
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A crumble pie topped with whipped cream — How to Make an Exceptional Summer Pie, According to Four & Twenty Blackbirds’s Emily Elsen
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Courtesy Artisan Books — Ghetto Gastro’s Jon Gray on “Durag Diplomacy” and the Beauty of the Bronx
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A hand pours a bottle of red wine into a wine glass on a green background. — How Sommeliers Use Scent to Discern a Wine’s Complex Notes
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Manufactum's seed pot press next to a seedling. — The Perfect Press for Making D.I.Y. Seed Pots
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Mother-in-Law’s kimchi — Mother-in-Law’s Founder Lauryn Chun Thinks of Kimchi as a Verb
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Courtesy Olivia Sammons — A New Zine Highlights the Poetry and Beauty of Food
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A simple, rectangular binchotan grill on a white background. — This Japanese Tabletop Grill Brings the Outdoors In
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Pancakes with bacon on a white plate — How to Eat Your Food Scraps
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Four tacos flanked by slices of lime. — New York City’s Newest Taco Spots Offer Enticing, Imaginative Fare
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The Vitsoe kitchen. — Vitsoe’s In-House Chef Will Leigh on Keeping the Company Fed in a Pandemic
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Facade of the New York tofu shop Fong On — The Evolution of the Fare at Fong On, New York’s Oldest Family-Owned Tofu Shop
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Tocabe co-founders — A Denver Restaurant Brings Nationwide Access and Attention to Native American Cuisine
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Lara Gilmore. (Photo: Paolo Terzi. Courtesy Phaidon) — Lara Gilmore on the Media That Brings Out Her Inner Child
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An arrangement of colorful dishes in stone and clay bowls on a wood table. — Marfa’s Culinary Culture, in a New Cookbook
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A white Vermicular oven pot in sunlight. — These Lightweight Cast-Iron Pots and Pans Bring an Age-Old Craft Into the Modern Age
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Dinners in the Dark at Abigail's Kitchen — The Eye-Opening Adventure of Dinners in the Dark
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Courtesy MSCHF — MSCHF Highlights the Absurdities of Modern Consumerism—and Makes Money Doing It
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A bright white and orange bowl of soup on a marble surface. — This New Manhattan Restaurant Makes Flowers the Focal Point
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Kopitiam’s durian puff. (Courtesy Kopitiam) — Sweet or Skunky? Malaysian Chef Kyo Pang Considers the Polarizing Scent of Durian
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Ji Hye Kim. (Courtesy Miss Kim) — An Ann Arbor Restaurant Fuses Korean Tradition with Modern-Day Michigan Ingredients
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Chef Jennifer McLagan — A Case for Bringing Blood, Bones, and Offal Into the Kitchen
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The black interior of Burnside Tokyo. — This Japanese Creative Agency Aims to Shape Culture Through a New Versatile Venue
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Fugetsu-Do wagashi (Courtesy Fugetsu-Do) — The Skills and Secrets Behind Mochi’s Distinctive Chew
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A donabe pot on a burner with mushrooms, noodles, and other ingredients in the background. — Why Every Kitchen Needs a Donabe Pot
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One of Chen and Williams sculptural food machines. — Chen Chen and Kai Williams on Playing With Food
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Meech Boakye’s corn-on-the-cob broth. (Courtesy Meech Boakye) — Meech Boakye Explores the “Multispecies Collaboration” That Produces Our Food
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A carving board with vegan burgers and bacon, onions, a cleaver, herbs, and condiments. — London’s First Vegan Butcher Shop Sells “Meats” That Rival the Real Thing
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An assortment of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in close up. — The Ugliest, Most Delicious Produce You’ll Ever Eat
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Le Bernardin’s apricot sorbet and chamomile ice cream, infused with Nature’s Fynd dairy-free cream cheese. (Courtesy Nature’s Fynd) — A Microscopic Fungus From Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Is Spurring a New Culinary Movement
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Taste Makers book by Mayukh Sen — Meet Seven Immigrant Women Who Shaped the Way America Eats
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Mycologist Giuliana Furci — How Fungi Can Save the World
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The nose fragment of a stone sculpture. — That Tasty Treat You Ate Yesterday? Thank Your Sense of Smell
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Mina Stone laughing in her kitchen. — Chef Mina Stone’s Healthy Olive Oil Obsession
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Chef Bill Granger smiling in a sunny room. — Bill Granger, the Chef Who Made Avocado Toast Mainstream, on Australian Food
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Rachelle Robinett. (Courtesy Pharmakon Supernatural) — Rachelle Robinett’s Science-Backed Approach to Herbalism
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Ricotta on a carving board with a cheese grater and two pieces of okra. — Make Homemade Ricotta With This Simple Two-Ingredient Solution
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A small wheel of cheese dusted with green matcha, next to a matcha spoon. — Inside the World of Japanese Cheese
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Troop gummies. (Photo: Abbey Pickett Studios) — The Health Benefits of Mushrooms, Infused Into Fruit-Flavored Gummies
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Stissing House — How a Storied Heritage Building Became a Contemporary Community Pub
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An illustration of a glass of white wine next to a heaping plate of nachos. — How to Pair Wine With the Food in Your Fridge
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A wood-fired oven in a kitchen. — The Unexpected Advantages of Wood-Fired Cooking, Explained by Japanese Chef Yoshihiro Imai
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The Ebony test kitchen. (Photo: Francis Dzikowski. Courtesy the Museum of Food and Drink.) — In Manhattan, an Exhibition Honoring How Black Food Traditions Shaped What America Eats
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A FarmBot waters a bed of herbs and vegetables. — Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot
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Orange and red hot sauces, unlabeled. — How a California Entrepreneur Is Profoundly Fixing Food Waste
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A Podcast Covering the Vanguards of the Sustainable Food Movement

Mumgry chocolate peanut butter nut butter — Mumgry Makes Nutritious and Delicious Nut Butters With Moms in Mind
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A tin of 4ever mints in peppermint flavor. — Fix Your Bad Breath With These Minty Solutions
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A woman face-down on two rolls, in a grainy screenshot. — The Absurdly Wonderful @breadfaceblog
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A large spread of dishes with three people adding various items to a hotpot. — How to Hot Pot, According to Food Blogger Sarah Leung
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A stack of brick-like bread loaves with a green lawn in the background. — Artist-Baker Lexie Smith on the Beauty, Craft, and Politics of Bread
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Images from Family Meal recipes. — Cook These Recipes While Supporting New York City Restaurants
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Koji wrapped in white gauze on a black background. — Fermentation Expert Rich Shih Explains the Particularities of Koji
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Sarah Masoni. (Courtesy Sarah Masoni) — A Food Designer’s Secrets to Making the Perfect Ice Cream
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A bottle of Westwind Orchard maple syrup. — Westwind Orchard Makes the Tastiest Maple Syrup We’ve Ever Tried
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Bánh bò nướng, a green pandan honeycomb rice cake — Family Is a Central Ingredient in Lauren Tran’s Toothsome Vietnamese Desserts
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Baked potatoes sitting on wax paper with salt and pepper. — The Overlooked Potential of a Hot Potato
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Courtesy Chronicle Books — An Heirloom Masa Supplier Champions the Origins of the Historic Latin American Dough
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Cheese expert Erika Kubick — How Cheeses Get Their Funk, According to a Self-Proclaimed Cheese Evangelist
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Courtesy Salt & Straw — An Edible Perfume Made to Enhance Ice Cream’s Savor
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Paper bag on a table with food — How the Too Good to Go App Aids in the Fight Against Food Waste
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An illustration of two younger adults sharing a bag of groceries with an older adult. — How Heart of Dinner Provides Solace and Sustenance to New York’s Asian American Seniors
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Photo: Naomi McColloch. (Courtesy Chronicle Books) — A Practical Guide to Making Food With Flowers
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A bowl of yellow squash and tomatoes. — This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going
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Chinese buns from Mooncakes and Milk Bread cookbook — The First-Ever Comprehensive Chinese Baking Cookbook
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Small green sprouts emerging from wet soil. — The Heirloom Seeds You Should Plant This Season
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A ladle ladling Japanese chicken curry from a large clay pot into a bowl. — How to Make the Perfect Japanese Curry Brick
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Menu items from Stephanie Goto's ice cream and champagne Omakase — Pairing Champagne and Ice Cream, Stephanie Goto Masterminds an Extraordinary Omakase
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Cover of “Curry Everyday: Over 100 Simple Vegetarian Recipes From Jaipur to Japan” by Atul Kochhar — Atul Kochhar Sees Curry as Vessel for Cultural Exchange
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Barda dish being cooked by a flame — At This Argentinian Restaurant in Detroit, Food Gets Flavored by Flames
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Jon Gray in an black t-shirt and zip-up smock on a white brick background. — Ghetto Gastro Brings Its Food-Centric Message of Inclusion and Unity to Japan
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Dr. Gary Deng. (Photo: Stephen Cardone) — Dr. Gary Deng on Aligning Mind and Body Through Food, Traditional Medicine, and Self-Care
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Small piles of red and brown peppercorns on concrete. — Test Your Spicy Food Tolerance with Mouth-Numbing Sichuan Peppercorns
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Lodi’s braided “Farro Piccolo” loaf. (Courtesy Lodi) — At New York’s Lodi, Braided Bread Tells the Story of Adaptive Reuse
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Omsom spice kits — Bold, Umami-Laden Spice Kits to Make Traditional Asian Dishes at Home
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Bright Orange turmeric root and powder on a green background. — Why Turmeric Is Everywhere Right Now
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Installation image of “The Art of Mushrooms.” (Photo: André Delhaye. Courtesy the Serralves Museum.) — At Portugal’s Serralves Museum, Mushrooms Are Works of Art
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A dinner plate depicting an image of a blue eye — The Artist Plate Project’s Limited-Edition Dishes Serve Homeless New Yorkers
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Courtesy Daphne Javitch — The Go-To Routines and Rituals of Daphne Javitch
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Dr. Uma Valeti in a still from the documentary “Meat the Future.” (Courtesy “Meat the Future”) — This Documentary Follows a Start-Up Taking Animals Out of Meat Production
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Enlightenment Wines’s Night Eyes mead. (Courtesy Enlightenment Wines) — A Brewery in Brooklyn Adds a New Dimension to Mead, or Honey Wine
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Truffle expert Rowan Jacobsen — Rowan Jacobsen Sniffs Out the Seductive Scent of Truffles
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A bottle of Hinoki oil on an orange background. — A Cult-Favorite Body Oil, Made From California Olives
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Green celery growing in a metal pail. — Why the Sweet Scent of Celery Reminds Us of the Fall Harvest to Come
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Faccia Brutto spirits — These Brooklyn-Made Amari Add Dimension and Depth to the Classic Italian Drink
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Matt Jozwiak in light snow in front of a brick wall. — A Veteran Chef Fights Food Insecurity With His Nonprofit
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A big, orange pumpkin on a green lawn. — Pumpkin May Be the Ultimate Aphrodisiac
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An assortment of vegetables, dried and preserved foods, meat, and drinks. — Shop This Pantry, Filled with Ingredients by Seattle Chef Edouardo Jordan
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A Kokoro Care Package open to show its contents on a patterned white and red background. — This Subscription Box Service Brings Hard-to-Find Japanese Food to Your Door
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A Smallhold minifarm installed at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn. (Photo: Deirdre Lewis) — Smallhold’s Mushroom Minifarms Give New Meaning to the Term “Local Food”
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An array of Baudar’s wildcrafted vinegars. (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing) — “Culinary Alchemist” Pascal Baudar on the Art of Foraging and the Craft of Vinegar
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A ball used to make ice cream sitting on a picnic table — Fix Frozen Treats at Home With These No-Nonsense Ice-Cream Makers
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Dram's Big Mood CBD dropper on a blue-green background. — Dram Apothecary’s Calming CBD Solution
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Cake by Yip Studio — The Brooklyn Baker Modeling Cakes on Her Rock Collection
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A window with lettering at The Orchard Townhouse. — The Orchard Townhouse: Our New Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant
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Moromi condiments — A Connecticut Condiment-Maker Combines Local Ingredients With Japanese Fermented-Food Traditions
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Aishwarya Iyer smiling and looking to the left. — Aishwarya Iyer Wants to Change the Way You Think About Olive Oil
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Eminem in front of his restaurant, Mom’s Spaghetti — Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Restaurant Serves Pasta With the Special Savor of Leftovers
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A Podcast That Illuminates Black Americans’ Influence on U.S. Cuisine

The dark interior of Burnside Tokyo, facing the kitchen. — In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound
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The Dimes cookbook on a soccer goal's net. — One of Our Favorite Manhattan Restaurants Debuts a Cookbook
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Colonia Verde's backyard dining area. — How Brooklyn Restaurant Colonia Verde Uses Food to Connect People at Home
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A box of orange, red, and yellow citrus fruits. — In New York? Natoora Has Your Grocery Delivery Covered
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Bad Habit’s Negroni ice cream. (Courtesy Bad Habit) — A Brooklyn-Based Ice Cream Brand Embraces the Avant Garde
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Gabriel Di Bella. (Photo: Yè Fan) — For Eleven Madison Park’s New Sommelier, Smell Is the Most Important Sense
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Frances Moore Lappé. (Photo: Mamadi Doumbouya) — Frances Moore Lappé on Fifty-Plus Years of Plant-Based Eating (and Living)
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A split avocado in bright, moody lighting. — Miguel Gonzalez, AKA Davocadoguy, on the Perfect Avocado
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Edn's home garden with an assortment of herbs. — A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged
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Soy sauce sommelier Keiko Kuroshima — Meet Keiko Kuroshima, Japan’s First Female Soy Sauce Sommelier
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Eat Okra co-founder Anthony Edwards in a pink shirt on the sidewalk. — Find Black-Owned Restaurants Near You With the Eat Okra App
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A woman walking in a field surrounded by palm trees. — The Cleansing Detox We’ll Be Starting the Year Off With
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Michael W. Twitty sitting with a plate of biscuits in front of a large open fireplace. — Michael W. Twitty Unpacks the Overlooked History of Southern Food
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Steven Satterfield in a hat and jacket, on a gray background. — Whetstone Magazine Co-Founder and “Origin Forager” Stephen Satterfield on Food, Culture, and Identity
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A hand pulling a steaming margherita pizza out of a green Roccbox oven. — Make Restaurant-Quality Pies at Home With These Portable Pizza Ovens
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Ento Collective's protein powder — A Protein Powder Made From Insects, an Underestimated Superfood
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Aryballe’s “universal odor sensor" device on a white background. — This “Digital Nose” Could Help Your Fridge Detect Spoiled Food
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The José Gourmet conservas line of brightly colored boxes on a white surface. — Why Conservas Should Be Among the Most Practical Additions to Your Pantry Stock
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Ghetto Gastro members behind their black and red blender, toasters, coffee maker, and air fryer. — Make Space on Your Counter for Ghetto Gastro’s New Kitchenware Line
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Three monolithic bread loaves on a yellow tablecloth. — Esther Choi’s Edible Homages to Le Corbusier, Agnes Martin, and Others
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author and environmental anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva — Environmental Anthropologist and “Feasting Wild” Author Gina Rae La Cerva’s Media Diet
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Illustrations of various Los Angeles landmark buildings. — Emilien Crespo Explores the Soul of Los Angeles Today
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A ramen bowl by Taku Satoh. (Photo: Hiroshi Tsujitani. Courtesy Nacasa & Partners Inc.) — In Los Angeles, an Exhibition Zeroes In on the Ramen Bowl
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Modernist Pizza book — Modernist Cuisine Applies Its Signature Science-Meets-Art Approach to Pizza
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Pete Simoneaux's "Pineapple Pilot for Spaceship Earth" recipe, with an illustration of a pineapple in black and white. — Architecture-Themed Recipes to Cook, from Buckminster Fuller and his Friends
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The book cover for Fanny Singer's Always Home. — Fanny Singer’s Ode to Her Legendary Mother, Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters
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Cover of “The Seed Detective” (left). Adam Alexander (right). (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing) — “Seed Detective” Adam Alexander Imagines a Better World—Through Rare, Endangered, and Unusual Vegetable Varieties
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Chickens hanging around a grill in summer. — The Flavor of Smoke Is Actually Smell
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Tiffany-Anne Parkes smiling in front of a large fern. — At New York’s Pienanny Bakery, Pastries Pack a Punch
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Coconut pandan cookies from New York’s Kuih Café. (Courtesy Kuih Café) — The Sweet, Adaptable Aroma of Southeast Asia’s Pandan Plant
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Two Case containers with multicolored salads inside. — Introducing Case, the Canadian Brand Creating a Circular System for Takeout Containers
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A tonburi dish from Eleven Madison Park’s current tasting menu. (Photo: Evan Sung) — For an Ethical Alternative to Caviar, Try Tonburi
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A baker making bread — This Berlin Craft Bakery Brings Ancient Grains Into a Contemporary Context
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Dr. Brian Fisher smiling and examining a pinned wasp. — Entomologist Dr. Brian Fisher on Why Edible Insects are Good for Your Health
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A woman making a beet and goat cheese salad. — How to Eat Your Way to a Stronger Immune System
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Fermentation expert Sandor Katz — Sandor Katz Documents Fantastic Ferments From Around the World
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Daniel Boulud and other chefs serve food to first responders after the attacks in September 2001 — Daniel Boulud on Feeding First Responders in the Aftermath of 9/11
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An assortment of brightly colored Dada snack packs. — DADA Daily Makes Healthy Snacking Incredibly Appetizing
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A chocolate bar with a green leaf inside. — Has Casa Bosques Created the Most Incredible Chocolate Bar Ever?
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A man feeding cows hay in a field from the back of a truck — At Knights Valley Wagyu, Respecting Cows and the Environment Go Hand in Hand
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A yellow plate half filled with black beans. — Food Artist Laila Gohar Simply Can’t Get Enough of Beans
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Colorful Chinese dish — An Instagram Account Captures the Breadth and Beauty of Chinese Cuisine
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A live turkey on a white background. — “Struggle Meals” Host Frankie Celenza’s Guide to Thanksgiving Turkey
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A hand in a blue plastic glove holds a purple knife above a pink, purple, and red jelly cake atop a pink platter. — The Allure of Lexie Park’s Fantastical Jelly Cakes
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Daniel Humm. (Photo: Craic McDean) — Daniel Humm’s Giant, Thought-Provoking, Plant-Based Pivot
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