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

Culture
What I Eat as a 24-Year-Old Medical Student on SNAP Benefits in San Francisco
“Half of the fun of feeding myself as a medical student is trying to finesse as much free food as I can.”

Culture
What Food Pantries Really Want You to Donate
Here’s what to donate—edible and nonedible items alike.

Culture
Remember the Viral Thanksgiving ‘Strangers’? You Can Dine With Them This Year
Plus, Joe Jonas sent Nathan Fielder a drink at a restaurant and received mayo in return, and we tried the EggoVac, a waffle-shaped vacuum.

Culture
Everything in The Bear Season 3 We’re Excited About
FX’s hit TV series The Bear on Hulu has been renewed for a third season. Here’s what we know.

Culture
Why Do Onions Make You Cry? Biology
In his new book The Core of an Onion, Mark Kurlansky explores why onions make humans tear up—and the tricks we’ve tried in order to avoid it.

Culture
This Restaurant Is Charging a Fee for Unruly Children
Plus, Cup Noodles are now microwavable (no, they were not before), and Robert De Niro once had a Nobu martini delivered to him at 11 p.m.

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What 5 Runners Eat to Prep for the New York Marathon
We asked five New York Marathon runners what they eat before, during, and after the race. Spoiler alert: lots of bagels.

Culture
How a 26-Year-Old Food Scientist Eats on $100K in Philadelphia, PA
At work, she tastes test samples of food formulas that her team develops. She also drinks a spoonful of apple cider vinegar in the morning and makes gluten-free pasta for lunch.

Culture
A Scooped Bagel Is Controversial—and, Dare I Say, Delicious
To scoop or not to scoop? The Bon Appétit staff was pitted against each other over the debate.

Culture
Why People Are Using the Watermelon Emoji in Social Posts About Palestine
The fruit, a staple of Levantine cuisines, has a long history of representing Palestinian protest.

Culture
We Tried the Supposedly Very Bad Wawa Pizza
Plus, Travis Kelce is launching frozen meals at Walmart, and a man was arrested after faking a heart attack 20 times to avoid paying the bill.

Culture
Everyone Has Dining Hall Envy for Yale’s Breakfast Station
Plus, Tesla is selling a $150 CyberBeer and Coca-Cola and Absolut are selling canned sprite-and-vodka.

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What I Eat as a 36-Year-Old Attorney Making $300K in Brooklyn, NY
At home, I make a cozy pesto pasta and quinoa bowl. Outside, I dine out most days a week—and try my first espresso martini.

Shopping
The Best Chocolate to Buy Online Right Now
Whether for a special occasion or any old Tuesday, these are the milks, darks, and even whites you need.

Culture
13 Fall Reads for Food-Loving Bookworms
Bon Appétit and Epicurious editors recommend the novels and nonfiction we've been loving this fall.

Culture
I Was Prepared for Blending Cultures. I Was Not Prepared for Jell-O Salad
After marrying into a Mormon family, my Thanksgiving table got a bit more…wobbly.

Culture
The Mac and Cheese Recipe We Can’t Run in Bon Appétit—Yet
In her November 2023 letter, our editor-in-chief attempts to recreate her aunt’s masterpiece side dish.

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Don’t Worry About Costco Rotisserie Chicken’s 2-Hour Shelf Life
Plus, Bad Bunny’s latest music video is set at Carbone and some California restaurants are charging a fee for vomiting at bottomless brunch.

Culture
The Texas Cattle Ranchers Who Went Vegan
In the heart of Texan cattle country, Renee King-Sonnen and Tommy Sonnen turned their ranch into an animal sanctuary. It changed everything for them.

Culture
Cher’s New Gelato Brand (Cherlato) Actually Sounds Delicious
Plus, Costco is selling a 157-piece Le Creuset set and someone on TikTok sliced raw salmon onto a bagel thinking it was lox.

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How a 41-Year-Old Elementary School Teacher Eats on $76K in Eugene, OR
She gets a weekly box of fresh veggies from her local CSA and bakes buttery, crunchy apple shortbread bars for her fellow teachers.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Seemingly Ranch’ Might Not Be Ranch at All
Plus, a TikToker is eating three carrots a day to get tan and McDonald’s is adding two new flavors to its dipping sauce lineup.

Culture
With a New Season, Can ‘Great British Bake Off’ Save Itself?
With a new host, a return to fan-favorite tropes and challenges, and no more internationally themed weeks, the revamped GBBO seems promising—but it still has a ways to go.

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How Plant-Based Cuisine Challenges the Authenticity Trap
In her new book No Meat Required, writer Alicia Kennedy discusses how some non-white vegans struggle with criticism over the “authenticity” of their food.

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Why Can Nobody Order the Right Number of Bananas on Instacart?
If you order four bananas, you just might get four bunches. In a very serious investigation, Bon Appétit asked banana buyers, an Instacart shopper, an app designer, and even a "banana weirdo" to peel back the popular mystery.

Culture
Lana Del Rey’s Waffle House Mystery Is Finally Solved
Plus, someone sued Starbucks because its fruity drinks don't have enough fruit, and NYT columnist David Brooks complained about his $78 airport meal (which was mostly booze).

Lifestyle
How a 20-Year-Old College Student Eats on $15/Hour in Providence, RI
As a student newspaper editor, he eats pizza and fries while working late nights, endures dining hall salads, and makes penne alla vodka for his friends.

Culture
The Unofficial 2023 ‘Great British Bake Off’ Bingo
Season 14 of the Great British Bake Off premiers this month. Bon Appétit's biggest Bake Off fans have created a bingo card featuring the moments that we love every season.

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15,000 Pounds of Sausage Were Recalled for Possibly Containing, Uh, Bones
Plus, Dunkin’s new Ice Spice Munchkins drink requires 26 steps to make and McDonald’s ends self-serve soda fountains.

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Her Style Was Legendary. So Was Her Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Anna Barbara Mitchell’s husband was one of the most prominent producers in the music world—and one of the most generous cooks in Memphis.