food

A person in a pink hoodie using a hoe to dig in a grassy area surrounded by trees and tall plants.
Environment
How a historic ‘magical bean’ is helping Indigenous groups in Colombia 
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Food
Which cold foods do people across the globe enjoy during sweltering summer months?
Makaa or charcoal is often used in cooking methods in Kenya and other countries in Africa.
Energy
The push to end harmful cooking methods worldwide
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A busy lunchtime at the Daryaganj restaurant, which claims to own the recipe for the original butter chicken and has been sued for copyright infringement by a rival Delhi restaurant.
Food
Who invented butter chicken? Dueling claims battle it out in an Indian high court.
Seon Joo Oh cooks beef bulgogi during a recent cooking class in Hamilton High School's culinary room.
Food
Hundreds of Milwaukeeans have learned Korean cooking from this woman
The ambiance of the Bab al-Yemen restaurant in Boston adds to a unique dining experience for customers, Apr. 12, 2023.
Lifestyle & Belief
At Boston’s first Yemeni restaurant, food, community and tradition are on the menu this Ramadan
One of the main dishes at The Pork House includes a crunchy roasted pork with beans and fresh vegetables and is paired with the Brazilian national drink: caipirinha. 
Food
Pork paradigm shift: This high-end São Paulo restaurant features pig ears and tails
A porter carries sacks of imported food items at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Economics
Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is impacting families across the economic spectrum
People wait in a queue expecting to buy cooking gas near a distribution center in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Food
A community kitchen in Colombo feeds Sri Lankans in need
Sample portions of chicken and kale stew over rice
Food
Maine’s largest school district serves up African-inspired dishes to get more students excited about school lunch
A traditional dish from the Isaan region of Thailand served at the Vermont restaurant Saap
Food
Self-taught chef introduces rural Vermonters to traditional Thai cuisine
Malaysian Chinese comedian Nigel Ng poses as "Uncle Roger" to critique people's culinary endeavors. His YouTube channel has nearly half a billion views.
Food
Uncle Roger, YouTube’s culinary avenger for Asian food
Grocery store owner Gilles Robin works on his fruits vegetable display in Levis Que, Canada
Food
Apps help cut food waste and costs in Canada as prices rise
At the La Perseverancia market in Bogotá, Colombia customers have noticed that prices for many foods are increasing. With the war in Ukraine, inflation could get worse.
Food
For developing countries, the war in Ukraine means even higher food prices
The book cover for "Eating to Extinction," by Dan Saladino.
‘Eating to Extinction’ author rallies for a more diverse global food system
Chef Elijah Amoo Addo (right) prepares food to distribute as part of Food for All Africa.
Food
This Ghanaian chef quit his job to fight hunger in vulnerable African communities
Afghan women and children sit in front of a bakery waiting for bread donations in Kabul's Old City, Afghanistan, on Sept. 16, 2021.
Afghanistan
‘It is a catastrophe’: Afghans are in desperate need of food, humanitarian aid, refugee worker says
Various ice cream flavors with Shanghai scallion noodle featured in the middle
Food
Ice cream is becoming hugely popular in China, as shops experiment with sweet — and savory — flavors
A plate of pasta with green sauces
Food
This artist wants you to take a bite out of art history
Man shopping in the produce section of an American grocery store
Food
The behind-the-shelves story of American supermarkets
Spike in Food Insecurity Puts Strain on Households and Food Banks Nationwide 2020-10-26
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A Chinese girl looks upon a table full of food during a "1,000 people dumpling feast" in Liuminying village on the outskirt of Beijing, China, Jan. 27, 2017.
Food
China’s ‘Operation Empty Plate’ targets food waste
A man is shown wearing a blue shirt with "Lagos Food Bank" written on it while carrying a cardboard box on his back.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: How the coronavirus crisis is exacerbating food insecurities and global inequities
Trash bins full of food
Food
Food waste increases during the pandemic — compounding an existing problem
Can the Restaurant Industry Recover from COVID-19? 2020-05-19
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Grocery meat aisle
Food
Pandemic exposes ‘major vulnerabilities’ in the American food system, says author Michael Pollan
Residents of Mahiga-Meru village chase desert locusts using old aluminum cooking pots, iron sheets and twigs, in Laikipia County, Kenya, Feb. 25, 2020. 
Food
Coronavirus — and locusts — threaten Kenya’s food security
A woman stands by a display of fruit
Food
As the coronavirus drags on, Mexico’s food prices soar
A man dumps lettuce in front of a buffalo.
COVID-19
Food supply logistics need a coronavirus ‘reset,’ says UN economist
Mormon Deaths In Mexico Reignite Questions About the Ongoing Drug War 2019-11-18
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A hand holds two food products in plastic boxes at a market
Food
Finland’s answer to food waste: ‘Best-before’ is actually good later — with a discount
A woman stands over a spread of dishes in the kitchen
Food
A Syrian mom in Istanbul builds a business from her own kitchen with Whatsapp
A green cardboard box sits on a door stoop.
Environment
Want to help the planet? Ditch your grocery cart for a meal kit.
Tomato
Food
New companies want to deliver ugly produce to your door to help eliminate food waste
Podcast: Ransomware Attack Leaves Baltimore Locked out of City Hall 2019-06-04
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Venezuela: After a Tense Weekend, What is the Way Forward?
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A man pours beer into a glass from a growler as several people are seated around a table.
Culture
This tour group takes you beyond the border to Nogales’ culinary scene
Chef José Andrés Talks Food Insecurity, the Federal Shutdown, and the Joys of Discovering New Cuisines
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Communities Fill the Gaps Created by Shutdown
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Campesinos working in Tlalquiltenango, Morelos, Mexico. 
Why food insecurity is a global farmworker issue
The History of Thanksgiving Food, from the First Venison to Your Modern Day Table
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A logo of Jollibee company
Food
Filipino fast-food Jollibee creates a buzz with its first store in Manhattan
A woman wearing blue stands at her stall in the market
Food
Women are making Bolivia a destination for foodies
After The Storm: Stories of Puerto Rican Resilience
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A woman stands next to rows of tidy plants on a rooftop farm
Health & Medicine
A Boston hospital promotes patient health with its own rooftop farm
Unrest in Chicago After Shooting Of Black Man on the City’s Southside
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three people split quesadillas
Food
In Mexico City, if you want cheese in your quesadilla, you have to ask
It's still not the norm at restaurants in Paris to ask for a doggy bag. But the French government wants to change that.
Culture
The French may soon have to accept ‘le doggy bag’
Arts, Culture & Media
Artist Wayne Thiebaud
Arts, Culture & Media
Food in Film
Arts, Culture & Media
Saxton Freymann Goes to the Grocery Store
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Culture’s Comfort Food
Arts, Culture & Media
Sushi
Arts, Culture & Media
LVHRD
Arts, Culture & Media
Wylie Dufresne
Arts, Culture & Media
Design for the Real World: Whisk
Arts, Culture & Media
Taste Test
Arts, Culture & Media
Eggs
Arts, Culture & Media
Web Bonus: Michael Pollan
Arts, Culture & Media
John Coupland