From Palestine to London: Sami Tamimi Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi on pioneering high-end Middle Eastern food in London with the Ottolenghi brand, navigating the tensions of the Middle East, and why hummus alone won’t solve our problems.
Welcome to Moneyland: Oliver Bullough Journalist, author, and poet laureate of Russophiles Oliver Bullough on Russia’s finest whisky, the London kleptocracy tour, and the world’s dark, dirty money and the dirty tricks people use to hide it.
Making Hummus, Winning Awards: Michael Solomonov Michael Solomonov, co-owner of the James Beard Foundation’s most outstanding restaurant, talks about repping Israeli food in Philly, being a sober chef, and the ugly truth about where vanilla flavoring comes from.
Yukio Iwamasa: Growing up in the Camps Yukio Iwamasa spent half his childhood imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp. This is his story.
Carolina Miranda in her East LA Eden Los Angeles Times staff writer Carolina Miranda invites Nathan Thornburgh over to taste the good life east of the Interstate 110.
Dr. Howard Conyers is Reclaiming BBQ for Black Pitmasters Rocket scientist and barbecue pitmaster Dr. Howard Conyers talks aeroelastic engineering, whole-hog roasting, and how black pitmasters have been written out of the history of barbecue.
Pepper Bowen is Laying Down the Food Law in New Orleans Food and environmental lawyer Shawn “Pepper” Bowen downs a What the Fuck? daiquiri and talks about the regulation of what Americans eat, working with small businesses, and African American land ownership.
L. Kasimu Harris Imagines an Uprising in New Orleans Visual artist and writer L. Kasimu Harris breaks out the Maker’s Mark in the Ninth Ward and talks about photographing the revolution, missed opportunities after Katrina, and how fighting with your girlfriend can lead to creative breakthroughs.