We’re months into the COVID-19 pandemic, case counts are spiking across the country, and some people still refuse to wear masks when they leave home. Somewhere in the chaos of this pandemic, wearing a mask was framed as a political issue — President Donald Trump wore a mask in public …

If you’re like me, you take comfort in books. Fiction is the best escapism, but sometimes — say, in the midst of a global pandemic — processing a block of text feels too overwhelming, and I’d rather get lost in a book filled with a dazzling array of colors. That’s …

Mold is a key “ingredient” in many of this world’s greatest foods: Cheese, soy sauce, dry-aged steak, and sake to name just a few. But knowing that mold has graced some of the foods I love rarely results in the sort of confidence I need to casually cut some fuzz …

Since May I’ve had the pleasure of helming Eater’s shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, spotlighting the latest in cooking tools, food books, and drinks; merch for a good cause; and all the tableware and food-themed home goods that I would very much like to own (and thus, that I hope …

Food is a protest that has community care and radical self-preservation at its core. And now, during an uprising in the midst of a pandemic, we must dig deep into our history and present resources to honor and elevate the relationship that food and protest have always shared. Each day …