Culture

Culture is Bon Appétit's content covering pop culture, travel, and trends in the world of food.

Lifestyle

Listening Bars Are the Analog Sanctuary Our Social Lives Need Right Now

From Atlanta to Chicago, Japanese-inspired hi-fi lounges are ditching algorithm-powered isolation for vinyl records and deep connection.

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Microplastics? In My Brain? It’s Less Likely Than You Think

Plus, drinking is back, UberEats and DoorDash made it harder to for users tip drivers, and more.

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The New Happy Hour Is Here

A no-nonsense guide to navigating the booming world of weed-infused food and drinks.

Where to Stay in Miami If You Like to Eat

To make the most of your to-eat list, check into one of these conveniently located hotels.

Where to Stay in LA If You Like to Eat

These 7 hotels make great launchpads for exploring the city’s most dynamic dining neighborhoods.

Where to Stay in Chicago If You Like to Eat

Discover our staff's favorite home bases for exploring the Windy City's vibrant food scene.

The Receipt

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How a 41-Year-Old Recipe Developer Making $105K in Des Moines Feeds Her Family With Food Allergies
Gluten, egg, and dairy are off the table, but fast food, cookies, sushi, and pasta are still on the menu.
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What I Eat as a 28-Year-Old Film/TV Development Assistant Making $28/Hour in LA
I adapt my diet around my ADHD medication, which affects my appetite. I make strawberry-banana smoothies, Spam musubi bowls, and other “safe” foods.
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What a 53-Year-Old Medical Device Sales Rep Eats on $380K in Honolulu, Hawaii
She makes rice balls in the shape of pandas for her daughter’s lunch, and hot pot shabu-shabu and classic Bon Appétit recipes for family dinner.
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What a 41-Year-Old Single Parent of Three Eats on $145K in Upstate New York
The kids have different allergies and food restrictions, so they prep dinners such as a make-your-own noodle bar and grilled meat and veggies alike (and the occasional takeout).
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What a 28-Year-Old Trail Worker Eats on $36K in Jackson, Wyoming
Part of a backcountry wilderness crew, she preps and packs camping-friendly meals for six days at a time: coffee, salami and cucumber sandwiches, and a “backpacking salad niçoise.”
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What I Eat as a 27-Year-Old Art Designer Making $70K in Las Vegas, Nevada
I sample pastries and seasonal teas at my go-to work cafe. I also try to beat the heat with guava ice cream, fresh spring rolls, and mango phirni.
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What a 26-Year-Old Wine Chemist Eats on $55K in Salem, Oregon
At work, she samples wine and prepares it for bottling. At home, she makes blinis and a rich, jammy shakshuka, pairing them with a bit of wine as well.
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What I Eat as a 28-Year-Old Laid-Off Marketer on Unemployment Aid in Buffalo, NY
I receive $441 a week in unemployment assistance. Between job interviews and a matinee movie, I make Turkish eggs, pasta alla Norma, and a Thai basil eggplant stir-fry.
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What a 64-Year-Old Retired Novelist Eats With $3.5 Million in Savings in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
She also earns about $5,000 in book royalties and her mostly retired husband makes $125,000 from his consulting business. She eats gluten-free, makes chocolate banana bread and buckwheat crepes, and grows vegetables and fruits.
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What a 23-Year-Old Wildlife Rehab Intern Eats Making $300/Week in Southwest Florida
At home, where she shares a kitchen with 10 fellow interns, she makes chickpea salad and Japanese fried rice with nori. At work, she tries a famous Publix Pub Sub for lunch.
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What a 33-Year-Old Ob-Gyn Making $290K in Los Angeles
As a new mom practicing baby-led weaning, she makes quick weeknight dinners with halibut, grains, and frozen veggies that she adapts for her nine-month-old son.
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What a 26-Year-Old Pastor Eats on $147,000 in Huntsville, Alabama
She makes Panang curry, bacon-y black bean tostadas, and, for a romantic dinner for two, a decadent braised short rib. On Sunday mornings, a hot cup of church coffee sustains her.
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What a 36-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Making $50,000 Eats in Minneapolis
At work, they sneak bites of Rice Krispies and Cheez-Its in between long appointments. At home, they make Avgolemono soup, coconut fish curry, and brown butter financiers.
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What I Eat as a 45-Year-Old Orchestra Conductor Making $950,000 in San Francisco
Between lunch meetings and evening concerts, he eats at 20 restaurants around the city, trying piroshki, Dungeness stuffed squid, chicken liver mousse, and more. At home, he makes carnitas tacos with greens from his own garden.
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What a 22-Year-Old Server at a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Eats on $18/Hour in New York
Some days, she’s drinking several espressos through service, working until midnight. Other days, she learns about pickling and fermentation and wine. At home, she makes bone broth and preps colorful winter vegetables.

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Where to Stay in New York City If You Like to Eat

To wine and dine your way through the city, a strategic home base is critical.

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Noma Falls From Grace

Can it survive?

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The Aprés Experience at This Colorado Resort Balances Sporty With Luxury

Dining at Ritz-Carlton's Bachelor Gulch punctuates fine dining restaurants with whimsical cookie and candy cabins.

Lifestyle

AI Can’t Taste. Why Do People Let It Pick Their Wine?

Outsourcing your drink order to the robot in your phone has offline implications.

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The Burger CEOs Are Beefing

Plus, RFK Jr. is coming for Dunkin’, Keith Lee is a restaurant investor now, and more

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Some of London's Best Bread Can Be Found at This Hotel Restaurant

The Four Seasons at Park Lane's Pavyllon serves world-class versions of crowd-pleasing breakfast classics.

Restaurants

The Rise of the Small-Town ‘Boomerang’ Restaurant

Fed up with hostile regulations and slim profit margins, chefs from New York, Chicago, and the like are trading big-city burnout for life in smaller towns around the country.

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Inside Sam Smith's Newly Public Food Finsta

Plus, Resy and Tock are uniting, ‘boy kibble’ is a thing, unfortunately, and more.

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Zohran Mamdani Promised City-Owned Groceries. Atlanta Already Has One

When major chains refused to open in downtown Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens carved his own path forward

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Miami Heat

At an exclusive dinner during Miami Art Basel, Chase brought together a group of business owners, artists, and dreamers to celebrate their new card.

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Has Reese’s Actually Changed Its Recipe?

It's possible the years-long Reddit theory was right. Plus, a boneless wings suit is settled, Grana Padano’s star turn, and more.

Lifestyle

When the Government Stops Funding SNAP, Who Steps In to Fill the Gaps?

As the Trump administration cuts food programs, community-driven organizations keep people fed and cared for.

Restaurants

I Thought I Knew Italian American Pastry Until This Philly Bakery Blew My Mind

At Philadelphia’s Fiore, Justine MacNeil explores pastry traditions little known in America.

Culture

How Much Would You Pay for Used Chipotle Furniture?

Plus, Dimes Square is dead (again), The Wall Street Journal shamed Gen Z for eating rotisserie chicken, and more.

Lifestyle

Amari Collins Replaces Wine Snobbery With Juicy Couture Energy

Collins has engaged a new generation of wine drinkers with pants-off dance parties and cheeky tasting notes.

Lifestyle

The Life-Saving Power of Chess, With a Side of Plantains

At a Haitian-Dominican café in Brooklyn, I found solace, friendship, and a newfound love of the game.

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Caviar Has Jumped the Shark

Plus, Kalshi and Polymarket are popping up with “free” grocery stores, Cape Cod chips is leaving Cape Cod, and more.

Restaurants

Amid ICE Raids, Running a Minneapolis Restaurant Is an Act of Resistance

As federal agents occupy the streets, Kate and Gustavo Romero of Oro by Nixta buy groceries for their employees and neighbors in hiding.

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Follow the Red Sauce Road

Little Italies have defined my life. So I decided to take my two kids on an epic Italian American road trip along the East Coast to retrace my steps and rediscover our culinary roots.

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As ICE Enforcement Escalates Nationwide, Sean Sherman and Chefs Push Back

After immigration enforcement in Minneapolis turned deadly, award-winning Indigenous chef Sean Sherman is mobilizing for Congressional action against ICE.