Restaurants
The hilarious and bleak genius hidden in a bunch of memes about farting in the walk-in freezer and cleaning grease traps.
Alex Beggs
Thanks to UNESCO and the country's own programming, roti prata and noodle hawkers are enshrined as "intangible" cultural icons.
Sonia Chopra
Questionable etiquette for a new, slightly fraught era of dining out.
Alex Beggs
Yia Vang reflects on how he ran away from his Hmong identity as a kid and what he learned when he returned to it as a chef.
Yia Vang, as told to Elyse Inamine
Women working in craft beer have been anonymously sharing experiences of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and racism on the job. Some are speaking out.
Devi Jags
Dispatches from the industry’s front lines
The Bon Appétit Staff
In her fourth Restaurant Diary, farmer Kristyn Leach explains how the pandemic destabilized supply chains, emphasizing the importance of reimagining the seed-growing system.
Kristyn Leach, as told to Aliza Abarbanel
In her fourth Restaurant Diary entry, brand ambassador Jenny Feldt explains how her job has changed due to the recent staffing shortage in the restaurant and bar industry.
Jenny Feldt, as told to Elsie Yang
In the two short years since it opened, Woon Kitchen has evolved into a beloved neighborhood restaurant and a vibrant activist hub.
Keegan Fong and Julie Chen Fong, as told to Mariella Rudi
In his fourth Restaurant Diary entry, line cook Peter Steckler explains how the restaurant he works at handles the wage gap between the front-of-house and the back-of-house.
Peter Steckler, as told to Allyson Reedy
Your napkin is not a mask.
Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme
At Oyster Oyster, chef Rob Rubba is reimagining takeout, one to-go container and growler at a time.
Elyse Inamine
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Chef Justin Lee isn’t vegan, but he’d like to build a better world by making vegan Chinese food that even carnivores crave.
In her third Restaurant Diary entry, farmer Kristyn Leach talks about her Asian American community in California and how she’s supporting it at this time.
Kristyn Leach, as told to Aliza Abarbanel
Father-son duo Ahmed and Farhan Momin draw inspiration from their Indian American family for the post-fast meal during Ramadan.
Sonia Chopra
For Indigenous chef Brian Yazzie, this isn’t a new concept but a way of life.
Brian Yazzie
These takeout- and delivery-only restaurants are suddenly everywhere, which is good news for some struggling food businesses and ominous to others.
Priya Krishna
In his third Restaurant Diary entry, line cook Peter Steckler explains how the vaccine provided him relief and his restaurant a new influx of customers.
Peter Steckler, as told to Allyson Reedy
Social media has not only created a huge customer base for a new group of Filipino pop-up bakeries but provided a platform to watch this evolution of Filipino baking in real time.
Jasmine Ting
In her second Restaurant Diary entry, farmer Kristyn Leach explains how this partnership benefits not only her but her farm and her produce in the long term.
Kristyn Leach, as told to Aliza Abarbanel
Some of the most beloved chefs, bakers, and food writers have passed through the doors of this legendary café in Berkeley, California. Here’s what they learned on the job.
Elyse Inamine
Please, dear God, bring it back. This is my only prayer in 2021.
M.M. Carrigan
In her second Restaurant Diary entry, Jenny Feldt explains how she’s harnessing the reach and resources she has at Grey Goose to support restaurant and bar industry workers.
Jenny Feldt, as told to Elsie Yang
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In his second Restaurant Diary entry, line cook Peter Steckler shares how things are not only picking up but looking up.
Peter Steckler, as told to Allyson Reedy