Features

• Food TV

Food Shows and Movies Coming to Netflix and Hulu in February

A guide to food-focused new arrivals and standbys

• Longform

The Extinction of the Early Bird

Baby Boomers and the ailing middle class are killing the value meal mascot of South Florida retirement

• Highly Recommended

The Joy of Black Brunch

When self-care means kinship, and chicken and waffles

• Longform

When There Are No More Fish

Climate change, drought, and development have devastated Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake, which feeds millions across Southeast Asia

• Longform

Life After the Islamic State

As Mosul rebuilds, restaurants are restoring a sense of normalcy, one dish at a time

• Life in Chains

The True Meaning of KFC Christmas

How a bucket of fried chicken came to symbolize a magical sense of no-questions-asked familial harmony in Japan

• Longform

How the U.S. Government Planned to Feed Nuclear War Survivors

Meet the all-purpose survival cracker, the US government's Cold War-era nutrition solution for life after a nuclear blast

The Bros Who Disrupted the Sandwich

How World Wrapps gilded the burrito and invented fast casual before there was a name for it

• Taiwan

How One Restaurant Owner Is Fighting for Her Tribe’s Cuisine

In Taiwan, a small restaurant is making a big statement

Angela Dimayuga Is Here From the Future to Save Us All

The quiet architect of Mission Chinese as we know it is ready for life after Danny Bowien (and Ivanka Trump)

• Features

America’s 38 Essential Restaurants

The bistros, pizzerias, steakhouses, and taco trucks that defined dining in 2017

• America's Essential Restaurants

The Triumph of the Grey

The stunning Savannah destination, helmed by chef Mashama Bailey, is 2017's Restaurant of the Year

• Mexico

How One of Mexico’s Beloved Markets Is Fighting to Survive

A September 7 earthquake collapsed Oaxaca’s Mercado Juchitán, displacing 2,000 vendors

Inside the Joyfully Deranged Kitchen of Amy Sedaris

Behind the scenes of Sedaris’s twisted take on the Martha Stewart strain of old-school hospitality shows

• The End of Flair

The Culturally Bankrupt Corporate Dining Chain Deserves to Die

A millennial explains why his fellow millennials are killing casual dining chains, by a millennial who is a millennial #millennial

• The End of Flair

As Goes the Middle Class, So Goes TGI Fridays

What one typical American town reveals about the fate of the great suburban chain restaurant