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Covering a global pandemic through the lens of food.

The pandemic closed her popular Philly restaurant. Now she makes hot sauce.

07.21.2021
Kiki Aranita + Patricia I. Escárcega
The megadrought is just one factor driving up the price of your bread
07.21.2021
by Alexandra Jones
NYC street vendors protest exorbitant fines as city reopens
07.19.2021
by Olivia Heffernan
A cattle rancher built a business selling grass-fed beef in-person. When Covid hit, she had to figure out how to sell online.
07.14.2021
by Jenny Kahrl + Mike Dang
GRAPHIC: Americans spent less money on food during the pandemic
07.12.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
A small fraction of restaurant relief recipients ended up with a massive chunk of the money, new data shows
07.09.2021
by Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown
An Oregon chef found a better understanding of his community when the pandemic forced his restaurant to close
07.09.2021
by Ben Stenn + Mike Dang
Gordon Sacks delivered ready-made meals from farm to office. Then the offices shut down.
07.02.2021
by Gordon Sacks + Jessica Fu
One of the places I’ve missed most was my local grocery-store beer den. When its popular bartender died, it was only right to mourn him there—with half-price pints and memories.
06.30.2021
by Tina Vasquez