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Culture
How Tiffany Hall Turned her Cocktail Company Into a Less-Than-Risky Business
Hall, both a lawyer and the founder of Empower Cocktails, explains why “don't quit your day job” is sometimes the best advice for entrepreneurs.

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In Gentrifying Atlanta, Black-Owned Food Businesses Are Banding Together to Survive—and Thrive
Keitra Bates lost her restaurant due to a rent hike. Now she’s fighting to protect other Black entrepreneurs from the same fate.

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13 Ways to Launch the Food Business of Your Dreams
From fledgling founders to start-up veterans, these women turned their love of food into a career—and you can too.
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For Diaspora Co.’s Sana Javeri Kadri, a Community Is More Powerful Than a Marketing Team
The spice company’s founder harnessed the power of people all over the U.S. to build her brand—and now she’s doing the same for other entrepreneurs.

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In Some States, Selling Homemade Food Is Illegal. This Home Cook Fought the Law—and Won
Danielle Mickelson made the case that home-based food businesses like hers are safe and economically vital.

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How I Turned My Mom’s Recipe Into an Award-Winning Food Business
Sophia Maroon, the founder of Dress It Up bottled salad dressings, on the six rules she never breaks.

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This Ginger Room Perfume Banishes Kitchen Odors From My Tiny Apartment
It smells like freshly sliced ginger root and works faster than you can say “last night’s dinner.”

Shopping
Want to Buy Produce Direct from Farms? This Site Makes It a Breeze
Aina connects shoppers with independent growers across the country.

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Lifestyle
Finally! An Online Marketplace Making Sustainable Home Goods Less Beige
Azora Zoe Paknad’s Goldune is giving the low-waste lifestyle a serious upgrade.
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A 10-Pound Box of Citrus Is a Bright Spot in Deep Winter
What are you gonna do with all those tangerines? I have a few ideas. (Eat them.)

Coronavirus
The Lives of Essential Workers, One Year Into the Pandemic
Delivery drivers, grocery cashiers, and farmers reflect on feeding a nation in crisis.

Lifestyle
This Online Group Taught Me the Joy and Solidarity of Buying Nothing
I found abundance when I freely let go of what I no longer needed.

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Mission Is My Favorite Do-It-All Food Wine
This light, fruity, and easy drinking Californian red hits all the right notes.

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My Son, Philando Castile, Was a Role Model. Here’s How I’m Keeping His Legacy Alive
“He wanted to ensure every child got a chance to eat.”

Lifestyle
Celebrating Lunar New Year in Isolation Is a Reminder of My Family’s Resilience
For us, Tết has always been a time of celebration and grief—this year more than ever.


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These Plates Make My Most Tired Lunches Look Exceptional
Understated? Yes. Photo shoot–ready? Always.
Lifestyle
This Twitter Tarot Reader Finds Mental Health Wisdom in the Cards
Social worker Jessica Dore turns the cards into a tool for self-care and healing.

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With Mommy, Food Wasn’t Simply Sustenance—It Was an Adventure and a Celebration
Maya L. Harris, lawyer, writer, and sister to the Vice President, shares the family traditions she’s passing on.

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This $5 Salve Is the Only Thing Saving My Hands Right Now
Endless dishes got nothing on this cuticle cream.

Lifestyle
Animal Crossing Is Teaching Me How to Slow Down
I finally discovered the cute game, and now I can't stop tending to my virtual garden.

Shopping
This Monthly Journal Gives Some Structure to A Very Strange World
The mix of prompts, planners, and empty pages offers a helpful framework for feelings.

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I Can't Have a Birthday Party This Year, but I Can Still Have Cake
Or brownies! Or pie! Or both!

Lifestyle
I Launched My Dream Food Business. Then I Lost Myself
I’d made the mistake of thinking that “doing something” was a shortcut to “being someone.”

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How to Dine Outdoors This Winter Without Getting Frostbite
The 7 products our editors swear by when temperatures drop.
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No Super Bowl Is Complete Without a Super Bundt
Even if you don’t like football, you probably like cake.

Lifestyle
Zoey Gong Wants to Bring Joy and Connection Back to Our Diets
With her Traditional Chinese Medicine company Five Seasons TMC, she’s redefining healthy eating and showcasing the beauty of China.

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Is It Ever Okay...to Skip the Super Bowl but Keep the Snacks?
Solicited advice from Alex Beggs for whatever your Super Bowl party looks like this year.

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Trader Joe’s Kicks Off 2021 With Hell In a Jar
Joe is either trying to kill me or marry me with these crispy fried habaneros. Plus more reviews!

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Cicely Tyson on the Star-Studded, Very Purple Dinner Party of Her Dreams
The groundbreaking actress died yesterday at 96. We talked to her for our March issue about her new memoir and her perfect menu.