Thread by @bettinamak, a thread of food writing that stuck with me this year: this [...]

a thread of food writing that stuck with me this year:

this incredibly well done investigation of sqirl by @Samanta_Helou and @ShotOn35mm https://thelandmag.com/beyond-moldy-jam-the-inside-story-of-what-went-wrong-at-sqirl/

Beyond Moldy Jam: The Inside Story of What Went Wrong at Sqirl

Over the past two-and-a-half months, we interviewed 21 former and current Sqirl employees, many of whom alleged unsafe working conditions, unsanitary food-handling practices, and recipes not proper...

https://thelandmag.com/beyond-moldy-jam-the-inside-story-of-what-went-wrong-at-sqirl/

this essay by @taraobrady on food media's commodification of otherness and how that limits its understanding of cultures https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/the-color-of-my-skin-confused-with-the-scope-of-my-talent-article

The Color of My Skin Is Sometimes Confused With the Scope of My Talent

When writers of color are asked to write about the food of their heritage, the answer often isn’t a simple yes or no.

https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/the-color-of-my-skin-confused-with-the-scope-of-my-talent-article

this investigation of the abuse environment at mission chinese by @chrisecrowley https://www.grubstreet.com/2020/10/inside-mission-chinese-food-report.html

The Nightmare Inside Mission Chinese Food

The restaurant’s chefs preached kindness. Behind the scenes, it was a different story.

https://www.grubstreet.com/2020/10/inside-mission-chinese-food-report.html

this piece by @yewande_k about the colonial ideologies and ignorance that are built into criticism about palm oil https://heated.medium.com/the-problems-with-palm-oil-dont-start-with-my-recipes-1ce29f00bb4a

The Problems With Palm Oil Don’t Start With My Recipes

Criticism is founded upon ignorance of how colonial systems have evolved into our current global trade

https://heated.medium.com/the-problems-with-palm-oil-dont-start-with-my-recipes-1ce29f00bb4a

this thorough investigation of peter meehan and toxic environment at lucky peach, and who gets to redefine food media by @megmccarron https://www.eater.com/2020/8/21/21376709/peter-meehan-allegations-la-times-lucky-peach

The Boundary Pusher

Peter Meehan’s transgressive vision helped redefine food media with the groundbreaking Lucky Peach, and later transformed the LA Times’s food coverage. But that vision came with a toxic management...

https://www.eater.com/2020/8/21/21376709/peter-meehan-allegations-la-times-lucky-peach

this piece by @navalang about who in food media gets to be successful by drawing on the global pantry https://www.eater.com/2020/5/20/21262304/global-pantry-alison-roman-bon-appetit

Alison Roman, Bon Appétit, and the ‘Global Pantry’ Problem

In the age of the global pantry, ingredients like turmeric, tahini, and gochujang have finally shaken off their hitherto "exotic" status. But it’s white recipe developers like Alison Roman and many...

https://www.eater.com/2020/5/20/21262304/global-pantry-alison-roman-bon-appetit

this piece by @iamkevinvaughn about how food media makes certain people and histories invisible by repeating the same hegemonic stories https://www.iamkevinvaughn.com/netflixstreetfoodcolonization

NetflixStreetFoodColonization — iamkevinvaughn

https://www.iamkevinvaughn.com/netflixstreetfoodcolonization

this piece by @tejalrao about moving beyond the idea of the chef-auteur https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/dining/chef-restaurant-culture.html

Twilight of the Imperial Chef

For decades, the notion of the lone genius in the kitchen has fostered culinary creativity — and restaurants marred by abuse and unfairness. This may be the time for change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/dining/chef-restaurant-culture.html

this piece by @rubytandoh about cooking in care homes and who our society sees as being worthy of good food https://vittles.substack.com/p/vittles-69-the-food-of-care-homes

Vittles 6.9 - The Food of Care Homes

Cooking With Care, by Ruby Tandoh

https://vittles.substack.com/p/vittles-69-the-food-of-care-homes

lots of good stuff in @aliciakennedy's newsletter but this piece on work was particularly memorable https://www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-work

On Work

and the luxury of preferring not to.

https://www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-work

this essay by @shermanelis about using food to understand your family's history of colonization, but also that idea https://aaww.org/blood-memory/

Blood Memory

Paragraph by paragraph I am piecing together the story of my Indonesian family—their trauma and struggle against colonial rule—alongside my dad.

https://aaww.org/blood-memory/

this piece by @cettedrucks about the difference between british cookbook covers and american cookbook covers. fascinating! https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/british-vs-us-cookbook-covers-article

The Cover Story: Why You Rarely See British Cookbook Covers on American Shelves

British cookbooks covers are innovative and distinctive. So why do U.S. publishers change them?

https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/british-vs-us-cookbook-covers-article

this interview with natasha pickowicz, particularly the bits about the appropriation of "family" terminology in kitchens and how that masks abuse https://www.georgiahilmer.com/natasha-pickowicz-update

Natasha Pickowicz Update — Georgia Hilmer

https://www.georgiahilmer.com/natasha-pickowicz-update

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