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In Charleston, Mississippi, the air begins to smell different just before Labor Day weekend. Not like cut grass, not like rain. similar to heating lard in a…
On a gloomy morning, the view of the Norwegian coastline remains largely unchanged: open-water cages, verdant hills giving way to chilly fjords, and the subtle scent of…
A few towns north, fishing boats idle back into harbor at the same hour that tourists are still eating breakfast, and there is a section of the…
It’s possible that the shrimp on your plate originated in a Vietnamese pond, traveled through a Chinese processing plant, arrived at a port in California, and ended…
There’s a subtle trend in how people eat, not so much in restaurants as in home kitchens, lunch desks, and the kinds of meals that people take…
One area of Market at 25th has a distinct scent from the others. You’ll find it if you walk past the bakery case, the produce stacks, and…
When you’re scanning your options for food while strolling through an airport terminal, a certain kind of resignation sets in. A sandwich shop chain. You know the…
A satisfying bowl of clam chowder has an almost combative quality. It comes thick or thin, cream-white or tomato-red, and someone at the table has already sworn…