How many times have you opened your fridge and nothing screams “eat me!” You sigh at the thought of having to actually make something. I’m a little different. I pride myself in being able to whip together a delicious meal regardless of what I have sitting in my fridge or pantry. Now, I want to…
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As the oldest of five siblings, coming home from school meant twelve year old me was responsible for preparing the lunch our working mom left us. I loved coming home and opening our oven to find a tin foil wrapped Kufta pan. turn the oven on, impatiently wait for the food to cook, and burn…
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More than seventy years ago, we left our homes. Seventy years later, we are still holding on to your identities. Palestine is a diasporic nation with sub-identities from the different places we sought refuge in. However, we all agree on two main sub-identities: Madani (Urban) / Falahi (Farmers). Both identities have different traditional outfits, food, and accents.…
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A Series of Substitute-Friendly Recipes How many times have you opened your fridge and nothing screams “eat me!” You sigh at the thought of having to actually make something. I’m a little different. I pride myself in being able to whip together a delicious meal regardless of what I have sitting in my fridge or…
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Our table is decorated with guarana soda, arroz e feijão (black beans with rice), fried bananas and collard greens before the churrasco makes its debut. We have a rodizio waiter just for bringing the different cuts of meat and he has no hesitation of laughing at our astonished faces. The family-run restaurant was born out…
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To put it lightly, food from Salvador de Bahia is hard to come by in America. Bahians see and smell it on every street corner in their home city. Yet, I foraged the internet for hours, looking for businesses and restaurants serving food from the Northeast state of Brazil. By chance, I stumbled upon a…
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A few days ago, someone tweeted, “Fruit in the winter is so depressing.” Shooketh at this tweet, I immediately began listing the many fruits that show up in winter: persimmon, pear, grapefruit, and kiwi. I immediately thought of the many orchard farmers who travel to Dupont Circle Farmers Market in Washington D.C to deliver jonagolds,…
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Photography by Joana Meurkens New York City’s beloved 24 hour deli pushes through it’s first closure in 26 years Seventies Bollywood music harmoniously plays in sync with the chime of the microwave, signaling the commencement of a delicious and very filling meal that Kulwinder assures will hold you down for at least 9 hours. Since…
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Led by Chef Rashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti is a nod to her Caribbean heritage, a commemoration of West Indian food and culture. This October Bridgetown Roti is celebrating GOATober, an international initiative raising awareness for Goat sustainability. “Bridgetown is our love letter to West Indian food. Rashida founded Bridgetown to bring a taste of our…
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I cannot say that my family has ever gone apple picking, but I can never remember our home without a few apples rolling around in the crisper drawer. My father even has the uncanny ability to pick out edible red delicious apples, when as we all know 90% of them are horrible mealy and sad…
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