Lonely Planet Guide
In the form of a travel list of New York restaurants, Vamika Sinha's new fiction piece focuses on the nuances of love, sex, dating and loneliness in the Big Apple.
Appa
“remind / my taste buds that they are alive” – in this evocative poem, Thirangie Jayatilake relishes the foods that connect her to families and cities.
Dietary Intake
Read the first installment of our new Haiku column by Louise Gerodias.
The Joy of Jollibee
In this lyrical personal essay, Louise Gerodias reflects on the importance of the Jollibee fast-food chain in her own life and in Filipino culture at large.
Beautiful Adonis of a Lake Bradford Sandwich Shop
“I watch your lips move as you / Ask if I want mayonnaise, mustard” – Shane Allison cloaks queer lust in rich food imagery.
Noxchi Eats Galnish
“Garlic, heavy salty bone broth, steaming pasta-like galnish and tender lamb: the way to any Chechen’s heart” – Anita Shishani discusses galnish, a food integral to her memory and heritage.
two mouths
Swiveling between two loves, Vamika Sinha presents a choice as a poem.
Black Kitchen
An ode to Southern cooking and AAVE.
Caught
A photo triptych on meat and markets in Nigeria, by Oyewole Bukunmi.
I'm a Slave to Strawberry Ice-Cream
When ice-cream is your “cold bitch” “dominatrix.” New in poetry, by Shane Allison.
Lunchtime Sketches
A peek inside Parisian painter Sandra Paris' notebook of food sketches and observations.
Curry with Dad
Cooking as a metaphor for family relationships. New in poetry, by Angie Lee.
Fried Bologna Sandwiches
A queer erotic poem masked under hot dogs and mayo, by Shane Allison.
Sweet Tooth
A photo series that begs for a closer look at life's sweetness – and the cost at which it comes.
Deadstock
“The idea of living on a farm with fresh eggs and pasture-raised chickens seemed so romantic, so ethically responsible” - Angelique Fawns recounts the struggles of living the idyllic life on a farm.
The Berry Fish Pie
Lillian Snortland weaves memories of her Grandma through a particular dessert dish
TV Dinner
TV Dinner is a modern symbol/icon of the often oppressive constraints of gender roles and life as a housewife in the 1950s.
Aunt Earline's Jelly Cake
An ode to the comfort cooking of a sweet aunt. New in poetry, by Shane Allison.