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![Why These Walls Matter](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/why-these-walls-matter-600x304.jpg)
Why These Walls Matter
A restaurateur reflects on how the struggle to save restaurants also threatens to kill them.
![You Are What You Eat… Especially If You’re a French Politician](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/france-bread-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
You Are What You Eat… Especially If You’re a French Politician
Marie Antoinette never said “let them eat cake,” but for better or worse, the French are obsessed with what their people of power eat.
![Black Food Got Our Dishes Evicted](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/canada-black-food-got-evicted-600x304.jpg)
Black Food Got Our Dishes Evicted
In this personal reflection, writer Ray Mwareya shares how Black dishes carried by immigrants from Africa sometimes invite racial hostility.
![Ripe for Debate](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/banana-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
Ripe for Debate
The banana’s complicated history is a cautionary tale for monoculture agriculture.
![A Humble Jewel Crowns Holiday Memories](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/clementine-reflection-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
A Humble Jewel Crowns Holiday Memories
The simple luxury of a clementine signifies both small town and the world beyond its borders.
![Most Importantly, Cookies.](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cookies-eggnog-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
Most Importantly, Cookies.
On Christmas morning, cookies connect new holidays with past memories.
![Chai-Town](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/diana-hossfeld-chicago-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
Chai-Town
A shift in environment can trigger new instincts, cravings and comforts—some of which can last long after the cold has thawed.
![A Flavor Guide to Coffee From Around the World](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/coffee-flavors-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
A Flavor Guide to Coffee From Around the World
With the helpful guidance of Go Get Em Tiger’s Zakiya Mason, we explore the flavors of coffee regions from around the globe.
![The Parsi Sweet Tooth](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/parsi-sweets-featured-L-3-600x304.jpg)
The Parsi Sweet Tooth
The Parsi sweet tooth has yielded countless dishes—both original and reworkings—including this recipe for ravo, a sweetened pudding.
![A World of Doughnut Exploration](https://lifeandthyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/doughnuts-featured-L-600x304.jpg)
A World of Doughnut Exploration
A tradition of fried treats in the form of doughnuts can be found all over the world; we explore just a few of these sweet iterations.