A new report from One Fair Wage outlines the unsafe and unfair treatment of tipped service workers during the pandemic, and as is unfortunately expected, the current state of affairs is bleak as hell. The survey of 1,675 tipped service workers in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and …

By Mica Talmor, as told to Alix Wall Mica Talmor is the chef and owner of Pomella, a California-Israeli restaurant in Oakland, California. Running a restaurant in 2020 is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. The restaurant business in the Bay Area was unsustainable before the pandemic hit, with skyrocketing …

Food banks have long played a vital role in making sure that Americans across the country are fed daily, one that became even more crucial when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In March, as businesses were required to close their doors and people across North Texas lost their jobs as a …

I’d been staring at the ground too long. That’s most of what foraging is, by the way. It’s ignoring the blue sky and the trees to focus your gaze on the dirt. I was walking through cobwebs, surveying the woodland floor for almost an hour, when I finally saw one: …

The Michelin Guide is taking a hiatus this year in California and will not be awarding any stars, Bib Gourmand ratings, or Plate recommendations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and recent wildfires. Though the guide has returned to awarding stars and publishing guides in other locations, such as Brazil, …