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

Lifestyle
For These Couples, the Best Engagement Ring Is a Lump of Caramelized Sugar
Diamonds are out. Millennial couples are saying "screw tradition" and proposing with Ring Pops now.

Culture
Union Workers Claim Starbucks Is Using Abortion Access as a Bargaining Chip
“It makes me feel disgusted that they’d dangle abortion over people’s heads as if it’s a cat toy.”

Lifestyle
Everything You Need to Know About the Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles Scandal
What happened to sick customers, what legal action is happening, and what to do if you've eaten them too.
Culture
Starbucks' Bleak New Chicken Sandwich Proves We Don't Need More Chicken Sandwiches
The latest brand to jump on the chicken sandwich wars leaves us feeling sweet and empty

Culture
The Intentionally Scandalous 1932 Cookbook That Stands the Test of Time
The Futurist Cookbook from Filippo Tommaso Marinetti presaged today’s dystopian, food-as-fuel eating trends.

Culture
Food Is Queer
The LGBTQ+ community has always played a role in shaping how we eat and cook. But after generations of being siloed or forced to “tone it down,” queer chefs today are claiming their power like never before.

Culture
‘We Need To Bring Joy, Power, and Queerness Back to Agriculture’
Historically, BIPOC and queer folks have been pushed out of agriculture. At Rise & Root Farm, co-owner Michaela Hayes-Hodge is working hard to change that.

Culture
For Asexual Folks Like Me, Cake Is Actually Better Than Sex
How dessert became a symbol for asexual pride.

Culture
A Home for Queer Domestic Life, Every Sunday on Zoom
How my online cooking classes have helped create a safe, welcoming space for queer families.

Culture
Goodbye to the Gay Bar. Hello to the Queer Bar
It’s a new world where butches, femmes, bears, and twinks all share the dance floor.

Culture
‘Trans POC Always Eat Free’ Is More Than a Good Deed—It’s a Movement
“Gender neutral bathrooms are awesome, but actions always speak louder than words.”

Culture
Long-Distance Queer Love Helped Me Eat Without Fear
“I used bribe myself to go on dates with the promise of In-N-Out after if it went badly, never stopping to question why the possibility of food lured me more than the possibility of sex.”

Culture
Why I Avoided Drag Brunch—And How I Changed My Mind
For someone who struggles with dysphoria, an event dedicated to queer visibility can be scary—and inspiring.

Culture
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.

Culture
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.

Culture
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.

Culture
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.

Culture
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.

Culture
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.

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

Culture
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.

Culture
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.

Restaurants
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.

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

Culture
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."

Culture
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.