"A short narrative about the provenance of ingredients has become standard fare at many of the world's prominent restaurants. But that table-side spiel can only go so far, says Kyle. 'You can't just lecture to someone, it loses its impact, and it's not a good cadence with the meal.'"

-Dossier

"The pea-green custard came to the table in a small glass terrarium from which rose an aromatic plume of applewood smoke. It looked like something out of a fairy tale. The custard—bright green, impossibly green—made from celery root and scallion puree, was meant to resemble a tiny patch of grass, and situated within it were petite vegetables: a diminutive carrot and a radish, 'growing' merrily up from the surface."

-Departures

"This dogged pursuit of history — of context — is what has long distinguished Jinich in the culinary world. Her energy is sunny, but her work has real gravity, informed by a deep respect for tradition and boundless curiosity about the ways humans find sustenance, joy, and meaning through food."

-Departures

“The worms add protein, Lucy Horton was told as she pressed apple cider at the Black Flag commune in New Hampshire in 1971. She was there for a “houseraising,” a gathering of members of the Black Flag and neighboring communes — like those from Milkweed Hill in Vermont, who’d slept in the barn the night before — along with local farmers and a “nimble elderly carpenter.” The party had actually started the night before, when one member’s parents arrived from Queens with 200 hot dogs and a vat of horseradish mustard.”

-Timeline

“Instead of typical blini with buckwheat flour, she uses almond milk to make a lighter, crepe-like version. The resulting pancakes have an injera-like sponginess, and are delicious served lukewarm with a dollop of cold sour cream and a spoonful of raspberry jam. A tart cabbage-and-carrot sauerkraut (made by a neighbor) cut both the blandness of a medley of stewed vegetables and the richness of a braised dish of pork medallions and greens that Krasikova conceded was not very Russian.”

-Eater

“The worms add protein, Lucy Horton was told as she pressed apple cider at the Black Flag commune in New Hampshire in 1971. She was there for a “houseraising,” a gathering of members of the Black Flag and neighboring communes — like those from Milkweed Hill in Vermont, who’d slept in the barn the night before — along with local farmers and a “nimble elderly carpenter.” The party had actually started the night before, when one member’s parents arrived from Queens with 200 hot dogs and a vat of horseradish mustard.”