Da Dong and His God‑Tier Peking Duck The Food Chain is structured around a simple idea: each chef we profile selects the next. This week we spoke to the larger-than-life Beijing chef endlessly iterating the city’s most iconic dish. Read More
How to Build a Grassroots Food Movement in India Chef Thomas Zacharias has helped spark a grassroots movement in India around local ingredients and disappearing food traditions. Now, through his fast-growing Local Food Club, he’s building something even more ambitious.
China’s Quest to Reduce Food Waste A pilot project explores the challenges of sustainable dining in China. Pride on Our Plates is a finalist for the 2025 Food Planet Prize.
A Balinese Initiative Reimagines Rice Farming By integrating traditional Balinese farming wisdom with modern agroecological practices, Astungkara Way works to promote food security, restore degraded farmland, and deepen connections between farmers and the land.
The Life and Wanderings of Chef Andy Ricker How does one become a successful chef and restaurateur? If there is a standard path, Andy Ricker sure as hell didn’t take it.
10 Things to Know Before You Go to Chiang Rai The beer is cheap and the larb is fresh, but Chiang Rai is more than all that. These 10 bits of local wisdom will help get you started.
How Vietnam Eats Today: Q&A with Daniel Nguyen Ahead of our League of Travelers trip to northern Vietnam, R&K’s Charly Wilder caught up with Daniel Nguyen, an activist, distiller, researcher, and our host for this fall’s journey into the highlands and beyond.
The Sandbar Farmers of Bangladesh In Bangladesh, Pumpkin Plus transforms rural lives through the innovative technology of growing crops on sandbars. They are a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize.
A Fisherman’s Dilemma in the South China Sea The geopolitical struggle between China and the Philippines has strangled Filipino fishermen’s access to some of their richest fishing grounds