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Emeryville, California

Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.
Behold!
medieval

Exploring a 'Treasure Trove' of Medieval Egyptian Recipes

A newly translated cookbook provides a tantalizing glimpse of Cairo's past.
Abbey Perreault September 4, 2018
La Puerta Falsa
Bogotá, Colombia

La Puerta Falsa

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.
The Dhobi Talao neighborhood in Mumbai.
bars

Remembering the Clandestine 'Aunty Bars' of Prohibition-Era Bombay

Grabbing a drink once meant moonshine in a neighbor's living room.
Abbey Perreault September 3, 2018
food

Explore the Unforgettable Flavors of Your Favorite Off-Brand Foods

Check out our readers' top gems from the oft-overlooked world of off-brand eats.
Eric Grundhauser September 3, 2018
A wagon-borne tamale vendor in 1910.
food

A Short History of America's 'Tamale Wars'

Their popularity made for some bloody turf wars.
Anne Ewbank August 31, 2018
Have you ever climbed a mountain just for a meal? Want to?
food

Tell Us the Tale of Your Most Incredible Culinary Journey

We want to hear your greatest story of traveling for food and, more importantly, was it worth it?
Eric Grundhauser August 30, 2018
A bowl of traditional Prague-style goulash.
food

The Communist Cookbook That Defined Prague’s Cuisine

For years, one book dictated how and what people could eat.
Elizabeth Smith August 29, 2018
Whitby, England

Fortune's Smokehouse

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Rescue of a puppy during the Blitz, South London, c 1940. Wartime images and actions like this contrasted strongly with pre-conflict treatment of pets.
animals

England's Forgotten Pet Massacre of 1939

Why were hundreds of thousands of pets put to sleep in London?
Abbey Perreault August 28, 2018
A red peach-shaped <em>wagashi</em> dominates this page.
libraries

The Fabulous Design Manuals for Japan's 19th-Century Sweets

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.
Anne Ewbank August 28, 2018
Stefansson was a famed explorer and proponent of Inuit foodways.
exploration

The Arctic Explorer Who Pushed an All-Meat Diet

Vilhjalmur Stefansson wanted to prove a point.
Anne Ewbank August 28, 2018
Brigadeiros are a mainstay in Brazil, especially at parties.
politics

The Political Lore of an Iconic Brazilian Sweet

Wartime rationing and women's suffrage helped popularize the brigadeiro.
Paula Mejia August 27, 2018
A policeman confiscates goods in 1949.
food

The Illegal Ramen Vendors of Postwar Tokyo

Black markets and American wheat imports popularized ramen.
Hunter Lu August 24, 2018
What's your favorite off-brand food?
food

Tell Us About Your Favorite Off-Brand Foods

Help us discover the best-kept secrets on the bargain shelves.
Eric Grundhauser August 23, 2018
The modern winemaking operation at Hedges Family Estate.
disasters

How the Chernobyl Disaster Sold Europe on Washington Wines

Nuclear tragedy created opportunity a world away.
Jonathan Kendall August 23, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Cucumber Straightener

Victorians used this glass tube to keep their cukes from curling.
A sleek side view of the farm, with the shrubby cow garden on top.
floods

All Aboard the World's First Floating Dairy Farm

More sustainable food production may call for plopping cows on the water.
Abbey Perreault August 22, 2018