food-opinion
Stop Calling Food 'Plantation'
In the most generous light, the word can be a clumsy stand-in for “Southern.” But the term can't be separated from enslavement.
Actually, Drinking Iced Coffee in Winter Is Normal and Good
I know it's cold outside, which is exactly why I keep drinking iced coffee.
Actually, Pizza Toppings Are Bad
Pizza should not be an edible plate upon which to showcase an entirely different dish.
Actually, Cheese Pulls Are a Scam
The extreme cheese pull takes an appealing aspect of gooey food and exaggerates it into a grotesque version of the original.
Red Delicious Apples Can Rot In Hell
They've finally been dethroned as the nation's top-selling apple, because they're trash.
‘Cultural Appropriation’ Is Complicated When You’re a Mixed-Race Chef
Passing as white makes my life easier at times, but to some people, it also delegitimizes my qualifications to cook Chinese food.
Anthony Bourdain Made Us All Proud to Be Line Cooks
After Bourdain, we tried to become better—as cooks, as people—and began to reexamine why it was we punched the clock and one another in the dicks.
We Can't Change the Restaurant Industry without Improving HR
When we talk about long-term solutions, we have to aim for more than not crossing the law, because the law can and does fail us.
Stop Being Surprised When Your Sommelier Is a Woman
The restaurant industry needs to make space for women to build meaningful careers, too.
The Double Bind of Being a Woman of Color in the Food World
Women of color are often unheard in this industry. When we're not, we're outright dismissed by gatekeepers if they don't like what we have to say.