food

The Patriarchy Is in the Pudding

a photo of a brown Christmas pudding on a plate
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.
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 »
an illustration of an apple with slices chopped off and splayed against a blue background

Food Fight: SNAP Restrictions Are Penalties for Poverty

by Jacy Topps
November 21, 2019 at 5:27pm
For the poor in this country, food is often linked to shame and dehumanization. Read more »
a tall, white woman with wire glasses is draped by two women of color wearing hijabs

Popaganda: Stovetop Social Justice

by Carmen Rios
September 13, 2019 at 1:30pm
The Los Angeles-based organization Miry’s List has been supporting thousands of individuals and hundreds of families resettling as refugees in the United States since 2016.   Read more »
Louisianna Hot Sauce bottle on a colorful flame background

A Pleasure to Burn: One Family’s Hot-Sauce Heirloom

by Brooklyn White
August 14, 2019 at 2:21pm
In my family, harming yourself is unholy, unless that harm is eyes watering from tasting hot sauce. Read more »
a brownskinned woman of color wearing dark sunglasses holds a glass of beer to her lips

We’re Here, We’re Beer, Get Used to It: Brewing up a Tasty New Paradigm for Female Beer Enthusiasts

by Celena Cipriaso
July 29, 2019 at 11:00am
Why has a libation with such a female-centric origin story become coded, over time, as the near-exclusive reserve of men? Read more »
image of a fat brown woman, from the neck down, wearing a raspberry-colored velvet top, and touching an assortment of fruit

Cake Is Never Just Cake: The Fraught Politics of Fatness, Desire, and Eating Your Feelings

by s.e. smith
July 24, 2019 at 8:00am
Within the framework of capitalist systems, eating “right” has been tied to financial and social privilege in a way that further marginalizes people who are already struggling. Read more »
an Indonesian woman with soda cans as curlers in her hair lean out of the window with a pie

Culinary Poet: For Chef Miranti, Unapologetic Feasting Is a Gift and a Goal

by Emily Linstrom
June 27, 2019 at 11:11am
“Our biggest issue in America is the fact that people have a very toxic relationship with food.” Read more »
A lone apple sits in an otherwise empty cart

Popaganda: Watching What You Eat

by Soleil Ho
December 20, 2018 at 9:34am
What does it take to get “well”? When we think about wellness, especially right now, we tend to think of it as everything we do to make our lives and bodies healthy. Rather than defining health through the negation of sickness, wellness advocates press that being “well” is an ongoing process of... Read more »
illustration of people shopping in a grocery store across from people farming

Growing Pains: Why Labor is the Real Food Movement We Should be Paying Attention To

by s.e. smith
September 20, 2018 at 2:01pm
Laborers—often migrant laborers—work long hours without access to basic employment protections. Read more »
David Chang in Ugly Delicious

The Fried Chicken Dilemma: “Ugly Delicious” Wants Us to Love Our Foods and Ourselves

by Shailee Koranne
May 10, 2018 at 9:00am
Racism isn’t always as plain as burning crosses or tiki torches. Read more »

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