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The pandemic has transformed America’s dining landscape into an oligopoly dominated by chains 

05.12.2022
Adam Reiner
Babka, borscht … and pumpkin spice? Two writers talk about Jewish identity through contemporary cookbooks.
05.05.2022
by Charlotte Druckman + Rebecca Flint Marx
The dining shed—soon to be banned in NYC—awakened a sense of what’s possible with the city street
03.24.2022
by Aaron Timms
New study finds PFAS in food wrappers from Chick-fil-A, Burger King, McDonald’s
03.24.2022
by H. Claire Brown
As the pandemic ebbs, surviving restaurants face a new challenge: each other
03.09.2022
by Karen Stabiner
Why climate change will lead to more contaminated produce—and more food poisoning
02.24.2022
by Lela Nargi
New York City’s “Vegan Fridays” school-food program is as vegan as its mayor—that is, not entirely
02.09.2022
by Jessica Fu
School lunch menus get temporary revamp via new USDA rule
02.04.2022
by Jessica Fu
Publish the plantain: Why this venerable, global fruit deserves a book of its own
01.21.2022
by Jessica Kehinde Ngo
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