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Eating while immigrant: The bitter taste of assimilation and the joy of...
This story was presented by the author at Printers Row Lit Fest this June, during a session of Between Bites, the Chicago-based storytelling group. Ashley T. handed me a pink cloud wrapped in a...
View ArticleAlmond milk recall: FDA says there’s milk allergen in some Almond Breeze...
Some Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk is being recalled “because the product may contain milk, an allergen not listed on the label,” the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The FDA said there...
View ArticleCrying in H Mart | The New Yorker
Ever since my mom died, I cry in H Mart. For those of you who don’t know, H Mart is a supermarket chain that specializes in Asian food. The “H” stands for han ah reum, a Korean phrase that roughly...
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Inside Paulie Gee’s Retro Slice Shop, Now Open In Greenpoint : Gothamist
gallery js Paulie Gee’s in Greenpoint makes some of the city’s best pizza, but excruciating table waits and a notorious no-takeout policy means that it can be frustratingly difficult to actually eat...
View ArticleWitches, bread and LSD: how a poisonous mold may have caused hallucinogenic...
HF: So where does demonic possession come into play? SL: So in the medieval era, particularly between about 1300 to about 1600, this disease [ergotism], which we now know as food poisoning, was...
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Meet the Hydro-Haters: The People Who Refuse to Drink Water, No Matter What –...
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. hates water so much he’ll fight through painful cramps rather than hydrate. “When you get that stomach — it’s all slushy,” he told reporters. “I’m...
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CBD Coffee? This Maine Company Insists It Has the Trademark – Bloomberg
For a 25-year-old coffee brand in Maine, the cannabis compound CBD is more than just a trendy ingredient. It’s a trademark. Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear opened Coffee By Design in 1994, selling...
View ArticleThis new California law is supposed to protect immigrant home cooks. It may...
How many dumplings equal a “meal”? I’ve personally pondered this question because the number of dumplings I want to eat rarely corresponds with the recommended serving size. But this question also...
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The People Who Eat the Same Lunch Every Day – The Atlantic
Vern Loomis, a retired structural draftsman in West Bloomfield, Michigan, had a standard office lunch: a peanut-butter sandwich, with various fruit, vegetable, and dessert accompaniments. He ate this,...
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One Nation Under Pizza Ranch
Illustration: Angelica Alzona (GMG) SOMEWHERE IN IOWA—Here is what happened, right before everything began to go to hell: It was June of 2015. The president was Barack Obama. I was a reporter for...
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The Revolution Will Be Cooked
Illustration: Benjamin Currie/GMG THE FUTURE OF LABORWhat’s next for work and workers Every morning, the Portland chapter of the Black Panther Party had a routine. Just before 6 a.m., a driver...
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