Food + Culture

I've been a fan of Monocle since it launched over a year ago, so I was thrilled to contribute to the magazine's feature, in the...

Now that we've elected a new president, I can take a deep breath and update this site with my latest antics. In the food politics issue...

Note to coffee entrepreneurs: you could make a killing opening a high-end coffee kiosk here. This enormous station, bustling with...

When a Milan-based editor contacted me this spring to see if I'd like to contribute to the English-language edition of an Italian food +...

In the August issue of Wired magazine, there's an in-depth story about the future of the Clover, that sexy little stainless steel...

I've just returned from a month-long jaunt across Europe—Basel, Berlin, Munich (for one night), Slovenia, and, ultimately, Istanbul. In...

If you live in Seattle or Portland, the idea of a coffee tasting is probably not new to you--Stumptown's Annex (which has been around...

Last August, when Michael and I were in Berlin visiting our dear friends Yori and Norbert, these six restaurants were much better deals...

If, like me, you've taken Michael Pollan's latest two books to heart and are a CSA-loving locavore, then you've probably been to...

Philadelphia has long been one of my favorite U.S. cities—artsy and edgy with memorably good restaurants. But it wasn't until I had to...

Here's a link to my story on raw milk, published on Salon.com today . Thirty-four-year-old Brigitta Jansen, a statuesque brunette with...

A tease on the locavore restaurant scene in Portland, Oregon.

Read my L.A. Times review of Nina Planck's important book, Real Food: What to Eat and Why

There's more to Maastricht than European treaties and cobblestone streets. Hannah Wallace discovers the cosmopolitan side of this...