Food! Glorious Food!

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.


The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say. It could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year.
By ABDI LATIF DAHIR

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
The Reclusive Food Celebrity Li Ziqi Is My Quarantine Queen


In isolation, the D.I.Y. fantasy world of the Chinese YouTube star is a dreamy escape, and a lesson in self-reliance.
By TEJAL RAO

Safe Dining? Hard to Imagine, but Many Restaurants Are Trying
Though widespread reopenings may be a long way off, chefs and health officials have begun studying how a post-pandemic restaurant might look.


The chef Pano Karatassos at Kyma, one of the places in Atlanta the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group is planning to reopen soon.
By Kim Severson

VOICES
A Mother, a Pandemic and Scorched Rice


“You have an American amount of rice,” my mother told me as news of the coronavirus intensified. “Go get the biggest bag you can find.”
By LYNN JONES JOHNSTON ( Read more... )

My tweets

• Tue, 13:19: RT @DavidCornDC: Rules are for thee and not for me!!!! https://t.co/3fjPHavKcU
• Tue, 14:30: RT @mncraftbrew: We're advocating for the #MNLeg to temporarily allow breweries to sell to-go beer in 12-64oz containers- a change that 69%…
• Tue, 15:31: RT @funder: BREAKING: Trump just essentially blamed himself for his massive coronavirus catastrophe without even realizing it. He blamed th…
• Tue, 15:33: RT @TulsiGabbard: In Pence’s visit to the Mayo Clinic, he was trying to show us how “tough” he is—but just showed his arrogance, lack of co…
• Tue, 15:34: RT @LOLGOP: There are now about 3 million reported cases of Covid-19 and 1 million of them are in the United States. You may be shocked to…
• Tue, 15:34: RT @alwayscoffee: Okay, wait, Pence can't: be alone with a woman who isn't "Mother" (gag) or wear a medically necessary face mask at a HOSP…
• Tue, 15:35: RT @MyrieGarfield: Republican suggests poor people don't deserve healthcare because they haven't led 'good lives' https://t.co/6l5sCNYp0S
• Tue, 15:37: Well! I know a few things! 1) It ain't a white kid. 2) It ain't in the rich part of town 3)Am I rigt? https://t.co/rwAfWnGbU7
• Tue, 15:41: RT @cassandra17lina: Let me break this down for you, Donnie. There’s 18 holes on a #golf course. Say that each hole represents ONE AMERICAN…
• Tue, 15:42: Well! Let them eat cake! https://t.co/UhX4cRKTOM

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Food! Glorious Food!

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.


The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say. It could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year.
By ABDI LATIF DAHIR

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
The Reclusive Food Celebrity Li Ziqi Is My Quarantine Queen


In isolation, the D.I.Y. fantasy world of the Chinese YouTube star is a dreamy escape, and a lesson in self-reliance.
By TEJAL RAO

Safe Dining? Hard to Imagine, but Many Restaurants Are Trying
Though widespread reopenings may be a long way off, chefs and health officials have begun studying how a post-pandemic restaurant might look.


The chef Pano Karatassos at Kyma, one of the places in Atlanta the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group is planning to reopen soon.
By Kim Severson

VOICES
A Mother, a Pandemic and Scorched Rice


“You have an American amount of rice,” my mother told me as news of the coronavirus intensified. “Go get the biggest bag you can find.”
By LYNN JONES JOHNSTON

‘This Isn’t the Time for Caviar’: A Chef Finds New Flavors in a Pandemic


After the coronavirus lockdown, a chef in Bangkok and his migrant staff started cooking a whole new menu and delivering food to the poor.
By HANNAH BEECH

Samin Nosrat Wants Us to Make Lasagna Together


The “Salt Fat Acid Heat” author has long gathered people around a table. But what will happen when the festivities move to that sometimes-terrible place, the internet?
By SAMIN NOSRAT

The Community Cookbook Is Reborn for a Time of Scarcity and Sharing


Cobbled-together home recipe collections were once the province of church groups and Scout troops, but now they’re uniting Americans of all stripes.
By PRIYA KRISHNA

This Focaccia Isn’t Your Garden-Variety Flatbread
For some, sourdough is the baking king of social media. For others, there are these beautifully decorated focaccia, dotted with vegetables.


Hannah Page, a home baker and high school teacher in Raleigh, N.C., calls herself “the bread fairy.” She’ll leave loaves for friends on their doorsteps.
By Amelia Nierenberg

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