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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
The satellite dish in action on a sunny day.
restaurants

At This Armenian Restaurant, the Ovens Are Satellite Dishes

The "Sunny Meals" are made with sunshine.
Rafael Tonon January 4, 2022
Rehovot, Israel

Ida's Nut Roll Gravestone

A family recipe is just one of several touches that make this Hebrew headstone special.
Villaseca, Chile

Entre Cordillera Restobar Solar

At this desert restaurant, meals are cooked in solar ovens.
Valentin Vodnik's "The Cookbook" helped popularize the Slovene language and became a culinary classic.
food

Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Cookbook Stories of 2021

A look back at some special recipe collections and the communities that produced them.
Sam O'Brien December 30, 2021
Ziaulhaq Ahmadi cracks open mud bowls full of grapes.
food

Gastro Obscura's Most Popular Articles of 2021

Plus our spiffiest newsletter.
Alex Mayyasi December 28, 2021
Guinea pig is making its way onto restaurant menus in larger Andean cities and beyond.
animals

When Guinea Pig Goes Gourmet

In Peru, it has gone from a humble and ceremonial food to a delicacy among urbanites.
Gideon Lasco December 27, 2021
museums

Podcast: Gold Medal Flour

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team December 27, 2021
So sweet and adorable, you almost forget it's based on an ancient bloodsucking sea creature.
food

Meet the Sweet Sea Monster of Portuguese Christmas

Lampreia de ovos comes loaded with sugar, eggs, and the long history of glorifying a most peculiar parasite.
Dania Rodrigues December 16, 2022
Melbourne, Australia

Mabu Mabu Big Esso

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.
A view of the dinner section of the Rock Food Table.
collections

The 'Rock Food' Feast That Looks Good Enough to Eat

Welcome to the world of rockhounds, pebble puppies, and a bizarre art installation almost 40 years in the making.
Diana Hubbell December 17, 2021
Stack cakes are a classic Appalachian treat.
food

The Healing History of Appalachian Christmas Sweets

Cakes and cookies baked during the holiday were thought to have special powers.
Sara Mellas December 16, 2021
A honey hunting scene at abrigo de Barranco Gómez in Castellote, Teruel, Spain.
food

Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Cave Painting of Humans Gathering Honey

Back then, it was more like hunting.
Omnia Saed December 16, 2021
Maniwara ants are used in several Biatüwi dishes.
Manaus, Brazil

Biatüwi

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.
The beach at Hatteras Island.
shipwrecks

The Great Doritos Shipwreck of 2006

The Outer Banks tradition of foraging shipwrecked treasure was resuscitated when a local beach was flooded with bags of Doritos.
The Podcast Team July 28, 2025
Have your Christmas tree and drink it too!
trees

How to Turn Your Christmas Tree Into Cocktails

Cooking with evergreens has a long history.
Julia Georgallis December 14, 2021
A cheesemaker monk flips around Abbaye de Tamie cheese wheels stored in the abbey's cellar.
monks

What’s So Special About Monk-Made Food?

The enduring appeal of beer, cheesecake, and ferments made at convents and temples.
Alex Mayyasi December 14, 2021
Nobel ice cream is actually quite easy to make.
nobel prize

How to Make Nobel Ice Cream, the World's Smartest Dessert

You may not be a prize winner, but you can eat like one.
Anne Ewbank December 10, 2021