Unpacking the (racist? yeah) Trump Country Diner article trope
Issue 210: Plus, the savory, fudgy goodness that is Melinda Mae, a bloomy-rind cow's milk soft cheese from Connecticut.
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The world is falling apart, so make your own ricotta cheese tonight
Issue 209: May the coagulating proteins in homemade ricotta be a metaphor for people joining forces to demand that America gets its shit together, I guess. Amen. This was a stretch.
Why heat disparities will be the defining human rights issue of the coming years
Issue 208: And in news literally nobody asked for, Brad Leone is back in the BA Test Kitchen and it's... pretty painful. Plus, this week's dairy situation.
Don't miss conversations on Indigenous food sovereignty happening right now!
Issue 207: Plus, why aren't people in the Southwest eating more mesquite, an indigenous crop that's perfectly suited to grow in the desert?
What to do about the appalling food insecurity — and $50 vegetables — in Nunavut
Issue 206: In Canada's northernmost territory, where 83% of the population is Inuit, food insecurity is absurdly high, and traditional hunting is becoming more difficult.
A TikTok farmer takes us inside the world of out-of-season onion storage
Issue 205: Plus, author Joe Berkowitz on the difficulty of separating cheese production from the meat industry. And stay tuned for my favorite cheese this week.
How to grapple with problematic progressive restaurants
Issue 204: A conversation with journalist Hannah Black about a Minneapolis restaurant whose outward values did not line up with its treatment of workers
Tracking down the spices and specialty crops getting stuck at the border
Issue 203: The double whammy of COVID and post office disruptions comes for the food system once again. Plus, a shortage of patio heaters is gonna hurt restaurants this winter.
Sohla El-Waylly's new cooking show succeeds because she's in creative control
Issue 202: “People just ate all the cheese they wanted to eat, and then they died.” — Sohla El-Waylly, 2020
Pick-your-own farms, agriculture as entertainment, and the pastoral fantasy
Issue 201: Two farm owners discuss how COVID-19 has impacted business this season and how pick-your-own morphed from exclusively agriculture into entertainment.