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Mainstream media—and even Michelin-starred chefs—have touted the environmental benefits of eliminating meat from our diets. But what if the ecological reality is far more complex?
Two regional flour mills in Skagit Valley, Washington, are revitalizing local grain farming communities with their hyperlocal and sustainable flour businesses, challenging the commodity wheat market.
As apps increasingly replace humans in purchasing and ordering food, restaurant and delivery workers risk being entirely dislodged from our collective consciousness, a process that disembodies the people responsible for feeding us.
Through grazing-based viticulture, Antiquum Farm demonstrates that guiding farm animals to graze within vineyards lends a truer sense of terroir to wine, while also pushing the conversation about regenerative agriculture forward not only for grape growers, but for all farmers.
In The Industry Issue, we explore how the industry turned to support their communities and used this moment to fight for a better and more equitable future for workers, purveyors, farmers, fishermen and beyond.
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In Los Alamos, Bell’s honors its Santa Ynez Valley roots through their commitment to local farmers and involvement in the community.
An exploration of the history of the baguette, a loaf of bread that may not be the perennial French favorite we all think it is.
A crowdsourced and global directory of farmers, producers, restaurants and purveyors selling the products we all need for cooking at home.
Within a changing climate, sorghum and the women who know it best could be the custodians of food sovereignty.
Welcome to What’s the Dish, a new series from Life & Thyme that explores the roots of dishes around the world, featuring Chef Andy Doubrava of Rustic Canyon’s creamed corn with pickled peppers and goat leg confit.
Rancho Gordo establishes stable relationships with heirloom bean farmers and eaters, demonstrating a holistic approach to sustainability that preserves the diversity of the beans and the cultural traditions of the people who grow them.
Matthew Belanger on closing, reopening, and what’s next for Death & Co. Los Angeles. Plus, three summer cocktail recipes to make at home.
Los Angeles-based Brazilian chef Victor Vasconcellos of Paulista Deli shares his recipe for Brazilian feijoada.
A club founded on whimsy, comradery and spirit(s), we reimagine the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s 1913 Frank Young Cocktail.
From Badmaash in Los Angeles, a recipe for a versatile classic Indian cauliflower dish with nourishing properties.
Featured Contributors
Samanta Helou Hernandez
In Mexico, Bertha Gonzalez commemorates the tenth anniversary of her tequila brand, Casa Dragones, with some of the country’s most notable culinary women.
Ferron Salniker
A history of immigration, trade and discriminatory economic policies have made U.S. farms dependent on exploitable labor mostly by Latinx immigrants.
Elena Valeriote
Through grazing-based viticulture, Antiquum Farm demonstrates that guiding farm animals to graze within vineyards lends a truer sense of terroir to wine, while also pushing the conversation about regenerative agriculture forward not only for grape growers, but for all farmers.
Oren Peleg
Combined with the effects of climate change, a pricing crisis creates an uncertain future for specialty coffee.
Carly DeFilippo
Mainstream media—and even Michelin-starred chefs—have touted the environmental benefits of eliminating meat from our diets. But what if the ecological reality is far more complex?
Julie Kunen
An examination of ancient grains and their role in the American diet.
