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

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Coming Out at Panera (And Other Extremely Heterosexual Restaurants)
Picture yourself under fluorescent lights with a bread bowl full of broccoli cheddar soup, ready to share some news.

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I Realized I Was Trans While Making Cheese
For a former cheesemaker, turning milk into cheddar was a lesson in how they could change too.

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Ceyenne Doroshow’s Cooking in Heels Is a Culinary Ode to Black Trans Womanhood
The memoir cookbook is more than a collection of recipes. It chronicles the activist’s experiences navigating houselessness, incarceration, and familial relationships.

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Four Bachelors Walk Into a Chinese Restaurant
As a queer Chinese kid, I felt at home in both Detroit’s gay and Chinese neighborhoods. But I worried I had to choose one.

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How a Gay Slur Became a Luscious Part of My Identity
My Haitian family’s ancestry is deeply rooted in fruit, and so is my queerness.

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Daily Harvest Recalls Lentil Crumbles After Customers Allege Severe Liver Illness
Customers say the company had a lackluster response to allegations of mysterious health issues.

Lifestyle
How Should You Eat to Help You Sleep Better?
Here are the top five tips, according to experts.

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Chefs Are the Lusty New Heartthrobs in Romance Novels
Food and sex are the same: Everyone wants some.

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Vegan Honey Tastes Like the Real Thing. But Will It Save the Bees?
Chefs are finally serving lab-made honey—not all are convinced it will make a difference.

Lifestyle
For Millions of Students, A School Lunch Crisis Might Be Impending
The Child Nutrition COVID-19 Waivers allowed all students, regardless of financial status, to eat school meals for free. By June 30, the waivers are set to expire.

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The Most Underrated Bakery Near You Is Your Neighbor’s Front Porch
Get cosmic brownies, lemon cakes, and glitter croissants via The Baking Notification Project.

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Make Way For Maritozzo, the Big Italian Cream Bun of Your Dreams
A bouncy brioche pastry filled with an absurd amount of cloud-like whipped cream.

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These Artists Are Painting Moody, Classical Still Lifes of Iconic Snacks
Imagine if Manet and Chardin had Big Macs and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.

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For So Many Asian Americans, Food Is Community
Across the country, Asian Americans are using food as a signal of pride and a way to drive change.

Lifestyle
For Chinatown’s Forgotten Residents, Mutual Aid Projects Are Lifelines
"Thank you for thinking of us older people. Thank you for caring for us."

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My Cold Brew Is Begging for Trader Joe’s New Brown Sugar Oat Creamer
Also new this month: blueberry cheese (you read that right), lava cake muffins, and buffalo almonds.

Lifestyle
Can the Seed Cycling Craze Actually Improve Your Menstrual Issues? We Asked Experts
The online trend claims that eating various seeds every day can ease your menstrual cycle and aid fertility.

Restaurants
Creepy New Tech May Soon Predict Your Restaurant Order by Your Gender
Its camera allegedly scans your face for your gender, age, and even mood—yikes!

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The Five Courses of Giancarlo Esposito's Fantasy Garden Soirée
For his dream dinner party, the “Better Call Saul” actor's ideal guest list features Civil Rights icons.

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Why Is Every Cookbook a Memoir Now?
Books like ‘Simply Julia,’ ‘Korean American,’ and ‘Arabiyya’ teach us as much about life as they do food.

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Beware the Trendy Drink Trap—This Summer, Get Whatever You Want
Don’t be pressured into drinking a Dirty Shirley or espresso martini. It’s not worth it.

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How Grubhub’s ‘Free Lunch’ Plan Spiraled Into Chaos
Frustrated customers, devastated restaurants, and more: What you need to know about this week’s food delivery catastrophe.

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The Internet Cannot Get Enough of Wacky Sculptures Made of Food
Humans have long been obsessed with food as art. Here’s why.

Lifestyle
The Impractical Pleasure of Eating Fish and Chips on the Beach
It's messy, but you haven't lived until you've tried it.

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Fancy Instagram Cakes Are Everywhere Now. But Are People Actually Eating Them?
Online, cakes are beautiful forever. In person, they necessitate slice-by-slice destruction.

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While Making My Mother’s Velvety Sai Bhaji, I Grieved My Former Life
Uprooted, my daughter and I found home in my childhood kitchen.

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5 Hosting Lessons I Learned from Feeding My Daughter, Who Couldn’t Seem to Eat a Thing
Rethink what it means to nourish and nurture.

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Edible Wild Plants You Could Probably Find in Your Back Yard Right Now
TikTok foraging queen Alexis Nikole Nelson tells us what to be on the lookout for this spring.


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What Dinner Will Look Like In the Next 100 Years, According to Scientists (and Sci-Fi Authors)
Avocados might cost $20 a pop.