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Diana Hubbell

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2021

I'm a two-time James Beard Award-winning journalist covering food, culture, and travel. Previously, I was the Associate Editor at Atlas Obscura, where I wrote about everything from feral pigs to hippie cults to Jell-O. I'm currently based in Brooklyn, but have also called Bangkok and Berlin home.
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This strawberry cucumber sorbet tastes like early summer in a scoop.

dessert

Salt & Straw Wants You to Create Your Own Ice Cream Flavors

In his new cookbook, Tyler Malek wants you—yes, you!—to go off-script with fish sauce caramel and pandan cilantro scoops.

By Diana Hubbell
This 19th-century cobweb painting depicts a wealthy Austrian gentleman.

paintings

For Sale: A 19th-Century Portrait Painted on a Spiderweb

One of the last surviving cobweb paintings is on display this weekend.

By Diana Hubbell
Don't forget the cherry on top.

fruit

Midcentury America's Most Scandalous Salad

According to Betty Crocker, Candle Salad was even “better than a real candle.”

By Diana Hubbell
Rob Gentile flew to Sardinia to try and master one of the most intricate pastas on the planet.

pasta

The Quest to Save the World’s Rarest Pasta

For 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia possessed the skill to create “threads of God.”

By Diana Hubbell
At Damaskus Konditorei in Berlin, a Syrian refugee family continues their generational confectionary business.

restaurants

Our 24 Favorite New Places to Eat and Drink in 2024

Mount a mechanical corn dog, feast on roast goat in a downed Soviet Plane, and more.

By Diana Hubbell
'Tis the season for very festive cocktails.

holiday

Our Favorite Holiday Cocktail Recipes and Stories

Raise a glass of Yuletide punch, or an ice cream-loaded elixir.

By Diana Hubbell
Less terrifying than a traditional Krampuslauf, these breads are a holiday treat.

holidays

Make Krampus Bread This Holiday Season

Introducing the edible version of the least-cuddly Christmas creature.

By Diana Hubbell
Teriyaki chicken as we know it was invented in Seattle, not Japan.

science

Cooking Creatively With J. Kenji López-Alt

The author of "The Food Lab" shares his science-based kitchen techniques and current food quest.

By Diana Hubbell
Bronzed and pleasantly spicy from a dry-brine of chiles and mint, this turkey is anything but bland or boring.

thanksgiving

Talking Turkey With Eric Kim

The secrets to a better bird lie in the long, sometimes surprising history of the turkey dinner.

By Diana Hubbell
T'anta wawa, or 'baby bread,' is baked in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, and Ecuador in honor of those who have passed away.

bread

Bake 'Baby Bread' as a Celebration of Life and Death

‘Pan Y Dulce’ is Bryan Ford's love letter to Latin American baking traditions.

By Diana Hubbell
The sophisticated club sandwich combines ham, pineapple, bacon, peanut butter, and avocado.

food

This Book Contains a Century of Historical Sandwiches

In 'Sandwiches of History,' Barry Enderwick dives into good, bad, and bizarre combinations.

By Diana Hubbell
This map of Poyais from the 1820s fooled hundreds of people.

objects of intrigue

This Map Shows a Fictional Country Created by a Con Man

In the 19th century, Scottish scammer Gregor MacGregor made a fortune selling land in Poyais.

By Diana Hubbell
George Washington's bar tab would be worth a staggering $15,600 today.

presidents

Drink Like a Founding Father

Make one of President George Washington's favorite cocktails.

By Diana Hubbell
Brands of all sorts used recipes to sell products in the post-war era.

food

American Food Traditions That Started as Marketing Ploys

Your grandma didn't invent that recipe.

By Diana Hubbell
Palacsinta-Americana are a DIY party version of the classic Hungarian dessert.

food

‘Second Generation’ Makes Recipes That Survived World War Sparkle

In his Hungarian-Jewish cookbook, chef Jeremy Salamon of Agi's Counter digs into his family heritage and uses dill like glitter.

By Diana Hubbell
These roughly 4,000-year-old tablets may be the oldest existing cookbook.

museums

What Researchers Learned From the World’s Oldest Cookbook

Now, you can view—and cook from—these nearly 4,000-year-old ancient Babylonian recipe tablets.

By Diana Hubbell
Yerba mate is typically sipped through a bombilla, a type of metal drinking straw, and is passed around the circle.

books

The Ancient, Astonishing History of Yerba Mate

From centuries-old sacred rituals to energy drinks, one psychoactive plant has spread throughout the globe.

By Diana Hubbell
A Belgian fan at the UEFA Euro 2024, European Championship, claims Flemish beef stew trumps coq au vin.

food

The Biggest Sports Rivalries This Year Are Between National Foods

Kielbasa vs. Fondue: Choose your fighter.

By Diana Hubbell
The world's first cold-storage banquet was held in the Hotel Sherman, considered at the time to be Chicago's swankiest hotel.

food

Remembering the World’s First ‘Cold-Storage Banquet’

At the turn of the 20th century, the concept of a refrigerated feast was terrifying.

By Diana Hubbell
At Stani, the last surviving dairy bar in Athens, milky treats get doused in honey.

food

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Athens

What’s old is new again in Greece’s dynamic, ancient polis.

By Diana Hubbell
Located in Shenzhen, the first McDonald's in China is located in an imposing three-story pagoda-like structure.

restaurants

One Photographer’s Quest to Document McDonald’s in More Than 50 Countries

Gary He covered tens of thousands of miles to see the Golden Arches on six continents.

By Diana Hubbell
The medallions are heavier than they look.

journalism

Behind the Scenes at the James Beard Media Awards

Gastro Obscura just picked up its first win.

By Diana Hubbell
The 19th-century English artist John Romney depicted the all-important art of beekeeping.

Why We Tell Bees About Death

The connection between apiarists and funeral rites stretches back centuries.

By Diana Hubbell
Theodora's dry-aged hiramasa.

fish

Why Fresh Fish Isn't Always Best

More restaurants are dry-aging their seafood, for concentrated flavor and enhanced texture.

By Diana Hubbell
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