food

Very Online: Emily Mariko Has Us Obsessed—for Now

by Jenna Mahale

October 21, 2021 at 12:14pm

There’s a fundamental contradiction in nearly all influencers’ lifestyle content.

A photo of forager Stephanie Gravalese, an Afro Latina woman with think curly hair wearing a tan button up shirt, jeans and black boots. She’s standing in a lush park with a wooden basket and reaching up to inspect berries on a tree.

Picking Fights: Can Foraging Be Fruitful for People of Color?

by Dakota Kim

October 15, 2021 at 12:20pm

Knowing one’s rights, the local laws, and being able to identify local plants are all important skills for foragers. A heightened sense of awareness, common among all people of color during any activity, is also particularly important. Read more »

an illustration of restaurant critic Soleil Ho, an Asian woman with short brown hair, in glasses, green earrings, and red lipstick. She is holding a menu while standing in front of a red checkered pattern surrounded by different plates of food

Chef’s Kiss: Soleil Ho Doesn’t Want to Be the First and Only

by Bani Amor

June 22, 2021 at 11:29am

Her journey is less about accolades and more about ensuring she isn’t “the only one” in the notoriously exclusive food and restaurant space. Read more »

Emily Contois, a white woman with brown hair pulled back, smiles slyly outside

“Diners, Dudes, and Diets” Reveals the Absurdity of Gendered Food

by Andréa Becker

April 20, 2021 at 9:00am

By naming and examining dude food, Emily J.H. Contois gives us the language and historical context for an omnipresent phenomenon we’ve all surely noticed. Read more »

portrait of author and chef, Stacy Jane Grover, a white trans woman with braided hair, wearing a black blouse and a long beaded necklace standing in front of a stone archway

Let It Burn: Transgender Cooks Are Changing Kitchen Culture

by Stacy Jane Grover

March 31, 2021 at 11:47am

Transgender women are making a home in the professional kitchen by refusing in place. Read more »

A photo of members of the Bon Appétit team on stage.

Gone Rotten: “Bon Appétit” Is Emblematic of the Problem with Food Media

by Izzie Ramirez

June 11, 2020 at 1:31pm

Though there’s a broader spotlight on Bon Appétit’s failures right now, they’re working from an old playbook. Read more »

Alison Roman, a white woman with brown hair, stands in a large kitchen and makes a stew.

In Bad Taste: The Alison Roman Fiasco Illustrates the Whiteness of Food Media

by Shailee Koranne

May 26, 2020 at 1:27pm

We continue to enable the conditions in the food industry that marginalize chefs and food personalities of color. Read more »

Klancy Miller, a Black woman chef with short, black hair, leans over a kitchen counter

Dinner Party for One: Cooking for Yourself in the Age of Social Distancing

by Cynthia Greenlee

May 1, 2020 at 11:47am

Cookbooks are great, but they often aren’t taking into account that some of us are cooking for one. Read more »

a photo of a brown Christmas pudding on a plate

The Patriarchy Is in the Pudding

by Rebecca Houghton

December 4, 2019 at 2:37pm

Making Christmas pudding is turning out to be like childbirth or menopause—one of those things women don’t talk about, and when you get there yourself, you realize that it would’ve been great for someone to have mentioned incontinence, vaginal dryness, or the need for inordinate upper body strength... Read more »

A white woman is staring intently at a pastry shell as she shapes it into a cup.

For “Great British Baking Show” Contestants, The Real Loss is the Endless Trolling

by Rae Robey

December 2, 2019 at 11:51am

It’s not just about harassing women online—it’s about re-establishing gendered power dynamics and punishing those who flirt with the domestic on public-facing platforms. Read more »