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At Cantine Toca, Evy Mendes serves mushrooms and plantains with <em>conserva</em>, a citrusy, spicy sauce from Guinea-Bissau.
food

Celebrating the Food of West Africa, Vegan-Style

From a region known for meat dishes, plant-based perspectives are emerging.
Andrew Coletti October 31, 2023
Berlin, Germany

Malakeh

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.
A platter of chow mein with jerk chicken references the history of Chinese immigrants in the Caribbean.
cookbooks

The Joy of Third-Culture Cooking

Chef Jon Kung wants you to make spaghetti with lion's head meatballs.
Diana Hubbell October 16, 2023
Hainanese chicken rice.
rice

This Cookbook Explores Why ‘Rice Is Culture’

Chef JJ Johnson takes readers on a global culinary tour.
Diana Hubbell September 8, 2023
Nairobi, Kenya

Embark Restaurant

Farm-to-table East African-European cuisine is on the menu here.
Manila, Philippines

Linamnam

Feast on contemporary Filipino cuisine in a chef’s backyard.
Nashville, Tennessee

Tailor

Send your taste buds to South Asia at a sumptuous Southern dinner party.
Kish and Rogier Jensen work in the kitchen at Isfjord Radio.
restaurants

The Restaurants at the End of the World

Some chefs seek adventure on distant islands and within far-flung forests.
Anne Ewbank March 27, 2023
A rainbow of pelmeni.
food

Meet the Women Behind the Heritage Food Revival

From Ukrainian pelmeni to Appalachian fried fish, these innovators are drawing on generations of culinary wisdom.
Diana Hubbell March 20, 2023
A floral-studded cake.
cake

How a Groundbreaking Pastry Chef Bakes Outside the Lines

A conversation with Natasha Pickowicz on cross-cultural inspiration and her upcoming cookbook.
Diana Hubbell January 17, 2023
Chef and author Julie Sahni.
food

The Immigrant Women Who Forever Changed the Way Americans Eat

In his debut book, 'Taste Makers,' Mayukh Sen wants us to radically rethink culinary history.
Diana Hubbell March 17, 2022
Nornie Bero with her line of condiments.
food

This Torres Strait Islander Chef Wants You to Cook With Wattleseeds and Bush Tomatoes

Mabu Mabu, Nornie Bero’s first cookbook, is a celebration of Aboriginal culinary traditions.
Diana Hubbell February 18, 2022
Wazas are chefs whose craft is passed down through family lines.
food

Meet the 'Devil Chefs' of Kashmir

Families use skills passed down over generations to prepare a special feast.
Safina Nabi February 4, 2022
Frère Jean inside his monastery.
food

The Fashion Photographer Who Became a Monastery Chef

Cloistered cooking can still be high art.
Anna Richards January 5, 2022
Córdoba, Spain

Noor

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.
Muralidharan worked with illustrators Shrishti Dabolkar and Priyadarshini Narayana to create renderings of the vegetables featured in <em>Cook and See</em>.
food

Cracking the Case of South India's Missing Vegetables

A food designer used quarantine to track down the mystery produce in his grandmother's cookbook.
Reina Gattuso July 22, 2020
Steven Raichlen has been around the world four times documenting the different ways people cook food over fire.
food

How to Make Smoked Foods From Around the World on Your Stovetop

With advice and recipes from a renowned expert.
Luke Fater July 1, 2020
Ingredients that underpin the cuisine include pitseed goosefoot (left), a type of physalis known as ground cherries, among other names (center), and sunflowers pressed into oil (right).
restaurants

The Cherokee Chefs Bringing Back North America’s Lost Cuisine

Researching traditional foods led them to the revelations of an archaeological dig in Kentucky.
Eric J. Wallace June 4, 2020