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

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When Did Snacking Become So...Bleak?
Mush in pouches, dehydrated everything, and endless jerky. Why are we eating like it’s the end times?

Lifestyle
How an Ex-Pat Bake Sale Raised $24K For Australia
Watching as fires burned across her home country, Hetty McKinnon felt a crushing sense of helplessness. So she started cooking.

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I Made BA’s Best Banana Bread and It Was Indeed the Best
A good recipe, some weird food news, and more from the Beggs newsletter.

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I Never Thought I Would Say This: I’m Into This Non-Alcoholic Beer
Athletic Brewing Company’s booze-free golden ale actually smells, tastes, and feels like the real thing.

Lifestyle
A Week of Desperation Cooking
Recipe recommendations and other thoughts from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro

Lifestyle
At These Restaurants, Staff Runs Are Replacing Staff Bar Nights
Restaurants across the country are forming running clubs as an alternative to late-night, bar-fueled kitchen culture.

Lifestyle
Make Homemade Ginger Shots and Kick Your Winter Cold to the Curb
Break up with the juice shop and never look back.

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King's Hawaiian Rolls Are My Sandwich Secret Weapon
Sorry, sourdough, but some things are destined to be stacked between two pillowy, kinda sugary rolls.

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I Own a Lot of Steak Knives, But These Steak Knives Rule Them All
The French-made Nontron knives look sharp and stay sharp.

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Make Black Bean Soup and Then (Easily!) Clean Your Dutch Oven This Weekend
I vowed to be better at stain removal in 2020 and I’m sharing two great tips with ya.

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8 Regional Spirits We're Taking Home as Souvenirs
Small-batch boozes are exploding, but you’ll rarely find them outside their home cities. So when we travel, they’re our new go-to souvenir. Here bartenders share bottles worth the baggage fee.
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Lifestyle
A Better Plastic Cutting Board
These colorful, BPA-free boards are made from recycled plastic scraps and renewable sugarcane



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Get Exactly What You Want at the Dispensary
Need help telling your terpenes from your tetrahydrocannabinols? We got you.
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20 Ways to Feel Better in 2020
Zero rules, just a whole lot of our best ideas for feeling great in the new year.
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A Brief History of My Wildly Unsuccessful, Non-Alcoholic Dating Life
Wellness culture tells us to drink less. The apps tell us to date more. But can you do both at once?

Lifestyle
How Samin Nosrat Learned to be Kinder to Herself
How do you learn to love who you are after a lifetime of feeling uncomfortable in your own skin?

Lifestyle
I Escaped My Problems By Buying Clothes Until It Became My Biggest Problem of All
I dealt with stress by compulsively buying clothes. Here’s how I broke the habit.

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How Philadelphia Cream Cheese Took Over the World
There’s something about that recipe that made it number one…or is it something else?

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The Little Things: A Design Tour of Karl’s, a New Detroit Diner With a Vintage Vision
From the jukebox to the placemats, all the details celebrate the city’s history.
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Make Chicken Meatballs for the Soul
I’m feelin’ good thanks to the Feel Good Food Plan. Or at least from these chicken meatballs.

Lifestyle
The ‘Freestyle Fermentation’ Chef Who Dreams of Her Own Pickle Shop
Until then, she's slinging butter mochi and teaching earthquake-preparedness cooking classes.

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12 Spots to Hit in Honolulu—For Something Other Than Poke
We’re living that Honolulu life with shave ice, sun, and traditional fried short ribs.
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Yes, I Splurge on Fancy Aprons—and I Haven’t Regretted it Once
These ones from Alder & Co. make me feel great, and that’s worth it!


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Of All the Things in My Pantry, This Za’atar Blend Is My Favorite
There's literally nothing this earthy, crunchy spread can't improve.

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Home Is Where the Jamaican Beef Patties Are
For Shani Jones, growing up black in San Francisco meant a constant feeling of disconnection. Then, with the help of La Cocina, she turned her mother’s beef patty recipe into a citywide sensation.


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10 Ways the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Will Be More Sustainable in 2020
From composting to cooking more vegetarian recipes, we're committing to doing better by the environment.