Food
Unique community-supported agriculture programs provide critical revenue for small farmers in the midst of the pandemic and climate-related crises, while also giving consumers the opportunity to actively engage with their local food system.
Africa | Food
To improve food access, Sub-Saharan Africa can rediscover lost native food plants, and embrace cuisines as diverse as the many cultures and traditions that are found on the continent.
Commentary
Contemporary food studies programs are increasingly addressing the multifaceted challenges of food and its politics, including social justice, food sovereignty, and environmental sustainability.
Commentary
The COVID-19 closures cause and accelerate the evolution of culinary education.
Fiction | Commentary
In the not-so-distant future, food is a source of memory, survival, and human connection in this speculative fiction short story.
Drink
Saryta Rodríguez, editor of the essay collection, Food Justice: A Primer, shares thoughts on the future of equity and opportunity.
Italy | Food
In times of crisis, Italy has always turned to food as a means of creating community. But what does it mean to connect through food during COVID?
Drink
A dedication to historical research has helped power cocktail educator and consultant Tiffanie Barriere in the modern moment.
Canada | Commentary
For decades, Indian cuisine in Canada has been labeled East Indian—a misnomer born out of colonial ignorance. Now, it’s time for a change.
U.K. | Commentary
In Bristol, England, the deep roots of Jamaican cuisine and it’s often-copied culture serve as an example of just how detrimental cultural appropriation really is.
Peshawar, Pakistan | Food
Changing political climates in Afghanistan pushed millions of refugees into Pakistan. And in about four decades, they ended up changing the Pakistani foodscape.
U.S.A. | Drink
Native American-owned breweries are leaning into their heritage and expressing their Indigenous identities through their potent potables.