Los Angeles, California | Food
When the global pandemic halted everyone’s ability to travel and see family, the Manila District in Downtown Los Angeles transported writer Anthony Ocampo to a place where Filipino culture and community is alive and vibrant.
Paris, France | Food
Breakfast in Paris is a short and sweet affair—but this wasn’t always the case.
Los Angeles, California | Food
A Uyghur restaurant in Los Angeles County uses food to bring attention to the genocide in Xinjiang.
Houston, Texas | Food
The Gulf Coast’s commercial fishing industry is largely white, but Black Americans help create the fishing culture of the American South.
San Diego, California | Food
Through its commitment to biodiverse farming practices and consumer education, Girl & Dug Farm offers a hopeful example for a healthy, flavorful and culturally diverse food system.
The Caribbean | Commentary
Contaminated bodies and ecosystems by pesticide use on banana plantations in the French Caribbean reveals the ongoing aftermath of colonial violence.
France | Food
Marie Antoinette never said “let them eat cake,” but for better or worse, the French are obsessed with what their people of power eat.
Egypt | Food
A history of protest in Egypt reveals ties between bread and notions of freedom and human dignity.
America | Food
Many recipes iconic to American cuisine can be traced back to the native lands of the people who built it, including peanut soup.
India | Food
In a movement that began in November of 2020, tens of thousands of farmers and laborers in India continue to sit in protest on highways surrounding New Delhi, fighting a new set of laws that put their livelihoods at risk.
Buenos Aires, Argentina | Food
Anarchist bakers played an important role in building Argentina’s workers’ movement. More than a century later, bakers are once again using bread as a form of resistance.
Hawaii | Food
In Hawaii, experts look toward an ancient fruit, breadfruit, and old techniques to solve a modern problem.
Brazil | Food
Racial relations in Brazil can be understood through feijoada, a national gastronomy symbol, and Afrofuturism, a decolonising tool for Black Brazilians.
Singapore | Food
Singapore is the first country to license the sale of lab-grown meat—is it the future of food?
Nigeria | Food
Food played a crucial part in the #EndSARS protests against police brutality in Nigeria, bringing young Nigerians together in a fight against injustice and oppression.