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

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Culture
We’re Hosting Dinner Parties Just so We Can Use These Cloth Napkins
We’ll never scoff at torn paper towels, but sometimes it’s fun to play dress up. Here, 6 of our current faves.
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Lifestyle
Let Them Eat Reubens!
In defense of vegetarian Reubens, and other thoughts from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro.

Lifestyle
Big Alcohol Is Bracing for a More Sober Future
People are drinking less and less as non-alcoholic beverages flood the market. Now the alcohol industry wants in.

Culture
The Omakase Chasers
Among New York City’s dining elite, high-end omakase is the new top prize.

Lifestyle
How PEN15’s Anna Konkle Went from Waiting Tables at Prune to Wearing Fake Leg Hair
The star and co-creator of PEN15 learned her on-set leadership from chef Gabrielle Hamilton.

Lifestyle
A Vegetarian Reuben That Turns My Kitchen Into the Diner of My Dreams
Because I'm not always in the mood for a six-inch stack of meat.

Culture
How I Came to Love the Korean Food I Grew Up Resenting
To really understand what it meant to me, first I had to reject it.

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Lifestyle
How Daisy Orlana Ramli Kirschen Holds Down a Design Job While Hosting the Perfect Pop-Up
She works to Indonesian disco tunes and forages for ingredients in Chinatown.
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Lifestyle
The Woman Who's Obsessed With Getting People to Eat Better Rice
With her rice subscription service, Momoko Nakamura is trying to change the minds of both rice farmers and consumers.


Culture
Is It Ever Okay...To Call Out a Mansplaining Waiter?
And more of your etiquette questions about restaurant faux pas answered definitively, forever and ever.

Lifestyle
The One Thing I Hate About Being a Wellness Influencer
My philosophy on food makes me an outlier in the wellness world.

Culture
It’s Time You Retired That Ratty Pastry Brush From 20 Years Ago
If you remotely care about baking, do yourself a favor and get a better brush.

Lifestyle
What Is Gua Sha Facial Massage and Does It Live Up to the Hype?
Facial massage, but make it fancy.

Lifestyle
Rejoice! Breakfast Blondies Are Here to Make Your Mornings Better
Between these blondies and Daylight Saving, your mornings are getting brighter.

Culture
We’re Obsessed With This Restaurant’s Weird and Wonderful Instagram Account
There’s nothing particularly appetizing about the images on Spoken English’s feed. Still, we can’t get enough of it.

Lifestyle
This Baked Kale Recipe Proves That Kale Chips Still Got It
Sure, they're basic. But in a good way!


Culture
Please Don’t Tell My Other Chile Flakes That This One Is My Favorite
I sprinkle fruity, sweet, and smoky Korean gochugaru on basically everything I cook.

Lifestyle
It's Friday Night and Lana Condor Is Probably Home With a Bowl of Noodles
The star of ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ doesn't care if you judge her for going to bed at 10 p.m.

Lifestyle
The Steamed Fish Recipe I Make When I’m Feeling Lazy but Craving Healthy
It’s like your fish had a spa day and returned luxuriously silky and perfectly cooked and ready for you to eat.

Lifestyle
I Tried 'Wellness Coworking' and It Made Me Feel Profoundly Alone
Does your coworking space have a gong room? Maybe it should.

Lifestyle
Vacation Doesn't Have to Be All About the Food
Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro on taking a break from caring about what and where she eats.

Lifestyle
I Love My Plus-Size Body But I Still Deal With Food Shame
I'm the plus-size woman you know who would love nothing more than to join in on the party, but the stigmas that surround having a fat body hold me back.

Restaurants
The Hybrid Coffee Shop–Wine Bar Is My Favorite Place to Drink Right Now
Come in the morning for the espresso. Stay all night for the biodynamic rosé.

Culture
I Left My Dream Job to Make Pots and Pans. What Was I Even Thinking?
Great Jones co-founder Sierra Tishgart abandoned everything she knew to start from scratch.

Lifestyle
The Best Sweet Potatoes are Steamed, and I Don't Want to Hear About It
Fluffy, pudding-like sweet potatoes are even better topped with tahini butter and a generous shake of sesame seeds.

Lifestyle
How to Make a Killer Fruit Salad No Matter the Time of Year
It’s a simple formula: sweet-juicy fruit, crunchy-salty nuts, and chewy-fatty cheese.