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2020-08-21

  Sami Tamimi on the Delicious Complexity of Palestinian Food

On this episode, we hear from chef and writer Sami Tamimi, Yotam Ottolenghi’s partner and author of the new cookbook Falastin that brings you right into the center of one of the globe’s most hotly contested territories, Isreali-occupied Palestine. And,... 		  Mother Jones author
2020-08-07

  Elderberries Don’t Boost Your Immune System, and Other Coronavirus Myths Debunked

Our inboxes have been filled to the brim with advice from people peddling vitamins, herbs, and diets—all claiming that the product that they were hawking would help supercharge the body’s defenses to ward off the coronavirus. Is there any truth to thes... 		  Mother Jones author
2020-07-24

  Why We Need Black-Owned Food Media

“When we don’t own our media, we don’t own our messages,” says Stephen Satterfield, the founder of the food culture magazine Whetstone, and one of the only Black owners of a major food publication. Satterfield talks about the challenges of finding inve... 		  Mother Jones author
2020-07-10

  Chef Dominique Crenn on Eating as Activism—and the Secret to Phenomenal Sandwiches

Dominique Crenn famously nabbed her first cooking job, at the legendary San Francisco restaurant Stars, without ever having gone to culinary school. She went on to become the first female chef in North America to hold three Michelin stars for her resta... 		  Mother Jones author
2020-06-26

  Swollen Hands, Rampant Contagion, No Sick Days: Processing Chicken During a Pandemic

Meatpacking plants across the United States have become coronavirus hotspots—and workers at chicken plants are particularly vulnerable. Caitlin Esch, a senior producer at Marketplace, digs into the history behind chicken production in America and talks... 		  Mother Jones author
2020-06-12

  White People Own 98 Percent of Rural Land. Young Farmers Are Asking for It Back.

Black families own just one percent of the country’s arable land. But that’s despite the fact US agriculture has deep roots in African traditions. Leah Penniman, author of the book Farming While Black, delves into the roots of our modern farming practi...
2020-05-29

  A Science-Loving Chef's Guide to Eating Safely Right Now

Whether you’re in lockdown or beginning to ease your way back into public life—you still need to eat every day. And the questions are still swirling: Are groceries safe? Should I reheat food when I bring it home? Does my delivery meal pose a risk? Ther...
2020-05-15

  How Does Your Pandemic Garden Grow?

Quarantine has prompted a burst of gardening activity around the country; some people have even likened it to the 1940s Victory Garden movement. In a third-floor apartment in Queens, two roommates have figured out how to grow a whole host of vegetables...
2020-05-01

  Should Restaurants Be Saved?

Restaurants run on social contact and razor-thin profit margins. So COVID-19 stopped them cold, and brought them to the brink of financial ruin. In today's episode, Tom Colicchio—owner of Manhattan restaurant empire Crafted Hospitality and judge on Top...
2020-04-17

  Recipe for Escape

Whether you are working mandatory overtime shifts, feeling stuck inside a third-floor apartment, or full-time parenting on top of working at home—chances are, you’re craving to break free. So today, we bring you two stories about escape. First, kava is...