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Best of 2016: Food Writing

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Updated Sep 8, 202611 essays
Zarif Khan’s Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming
Zarif Khan’s Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming0.0

Kathryn Schulz on a Mexican-food entrepreneur from South Asia, and a recent upswing of Islamophobia.

Inside the Gentrification of Grand Central Market
Inside the Gentrification of Grand Central Market0.0

Big crowds, legit lox, a civil suit, and millions in debt

Dinner at TAO with the "FoodGod" Jonathan Cheban
Dinner at TAO with the "FoodGod" Jonathan Cheban0.0

Sure, you might know him as Kim Kardashian's best friend. But the social media star is quickly conquering new territory—the fertile, foodie world of Snapchat—as the benevolent @FoodGod.

Escaping the Restaurant Industry’s Motherhood Trap
Escaping the Restaurant Industry’s Motherhood Trap0.0

How paid parental leave could solve the culinary gender gap

California Dreaming
California Dreaming0.0

The irresistible allure of Jessica Koslow’s Sqirl, the restaurant at the center of New York’s undying, sun-soaked fantasy of Los Angeles

At Thomas Keller’s Per Se, Slips and Stumbles (Published 2016)
At Thomas Keller’s Per Se, Slips and Stumbles (Published 2016)0.0

A new look at one of the nation’s landmark restaurants.

Chipping Away at the Patriarchy, One Barnacle at a Time
Chipping Away at the Patriarchy, One Barnacle at a Time0.0

Each week, Roads & Kingdoms and Slate publish a new dispatch from around the globe. For more foreign correspondence mixed with food, war, travel, and...

Carl’s Jr., and the Thing That Happened There
Carl’s Jr., and the Thing That Happened There0.0

It was 1982. We were young. There was only one urinal.

The State of the Domestic Goddess
The State of the Domestic Goddess0.0

Every era gets the domestic goddesses it deserves, and in 2016, we have Gwyneth Paltrow and Chrissy Teigen

Pete Wells, the New York Times Restaurant Critic
Pete Wells, the New York Times Restaurant Critic0.0

Ian Parker joins Wells at David Chang’s Momofuku Nishi and recalls his legendary reviews of Per Se, Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar, and Señor Frog.

The Unrecognizable Genius of Guy Fieri
The Unrecognizable Genius of Guy Fieri0.0

Guy Fieri created the TV version of comfort food: It's not great for you, it's sometimes gross, but it's always comforting.