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L.A. Food Culture Offers a Glimpse Into ‘The New America’
by Julianne Hing on April 26 2013, 6:00AM
The U.S. will be “majority-minority” in a few decades, but in the City of Angels the future is now. In fact, you can literally taste it.
Topics: Arts & Culture, How We Eat
Asian American Chefs Dish Out Their Favorite Recipes
by Hatty Lee on September 7 2012, 10:00AM
A new generation of Asian American chefs are adding flare to traditional food.
Topics: Arts & Culture, How We Eat
Why More Americans Can’t Access Healthy Food
by Julianne Hing on March 2 2012, 9:04AM
Why don’t more people have access to healthy food? In a new book, journalist Tracie McMillian looks beyond fast food restaurants to untangle a web that’s proven deadly for people living in poverty.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
Bryant Terry’s ‘Inspired Vegan’ Shows Healthy Food Isn’t Just for White Folks
by Julianne Hing on January 26 2012, 9:00AM
The revolution begins at people’s kitchen tables.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
Tired of Backing Biased Restaurants? Finally, a Zagat’s for Racial Justice
by Rinku Sen on December 1 2011, 9:59AM
Noticing that all the bussers in your favorite restaurant are Latino and all the waiters white? And that black people are nowhere to be found—unless you’re grabbing fast food? It’s not a coincidence. And now there’s a guide for
Topics: Economy, How We Eat, Rinku Sen
Report: Soda Companies Target Black and Latino Kids in High Numbers
by Jorge Rivas on November 28 2011, 1:25PM
Black children and teens see 80 percent to 90 percent more ads compared with white youth, according to researches at Yale.
Topics: Health
Walmart Can’t Lead Us Out of the Food Desert
by Joseph Jung on October 27 2011, 9:45AM
Efforts to get affordable healthy foods into deprived communities are finally spreading around the country. Unfortunately, legislators have focused on courting corporate supermarkets rather than supporting local alternatives that would be truly healthy.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
Wendy and Jess Give Us Food Heaven, Made Easy
by Jorge Rivas on August 19 2011, 5:44PM
Wendy and Jess are teaching Brooklyn how to cook healthy 3-course meals for $10. Yes, $10 U.S. dollars.
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Study: Nutritious Food Costs Thousands a Year, But Fat’s a Bargain
by Jorge Rivas on August 5 2011, 2:50PM
Study finds following USDA’s updated balanced diet guidelines would add hundreds of dollars to the average consumer’s food costs.
Topics: Health
Who’s Grabbing Africa’s Land? U.S. Speculators, Including Universities
by Michelle Chen on July 29 2011, 9:22AM
The financial industry has identified rich soil in poor countries. But watchdogs warn that turning Africa’s land over to the global financial marketplace will deepen an already growing food crisis.
Topics: Environment, Global Affairs, Global Justice
Michelle Obama: Major Chains Can Make Healthy Foods Affordable
by Jorge Rivas on July 25 2011, 10:04AM
With Wal-Mart and Walgreens signing on to the deal, an apple a day might be easier to get these days for the country’s poor communities.
Topics: Health
Urban Foodies Look to Their Past and Find Recipes for Healthy Futures
by Rae Gomes on June 22 2011, 10:17AM
Food revolutionaries in immigrant neighborhoods want to reclaim the healthy foods of their ancestors. They just have to find the ingredients.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
by Yvonne Yen Liu on February 17 2011, 9:46AM
A new study from Colorlines’ publisher, the Applied Research Center, reveals deep inequity in the food system.
Topics: Economy, How We Eat
Need Holiday Recipes? Here’s What’s Cooking at ColorLines
by Juell Stewart on December 21 2010, 9:40AM
Juell Stewart rounds up some of her favorite healthy spins on traditional dishes. You got one?
Topics: Arts & Culture
The Problem With Teen Microphone Racism
by Jamilah King on April 13 2010, 2:29PM
The map above shows the ratio of grocery stores to liquor stores in East Oakland, Calif. It’s probably a map that looks similar to most Black communities in the country. And the disparities it shows are noticeably missing from…
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The Record-Breaking Great Recession: Food Stamps Edition
by Julianne Hing on August 25 2009, 4:18PM
Click detail to see full image. We all know the job cuts and housing losses in this recession keep reaching new and scarier heights. But check out the numbers of people receiving food stamps these days, via a new…
Topics: Health
by Michelle Chen on May 15 2009, 9:20PM
Do we care more about the chemicals on the tomatoes in the produce aisle than the people who pick them? Sarah Newman at Alternet writes that the green veneer of organic food often masks exploitative labor conditions, as major…
Topics: Environment
New York Neighborhoods Need Fresh Food
by Jonathan Adams on May 5 2008, 1:27PM
Courtesy of New York Times The NYT reports that “Big Apple” residents can’t find supermarkets in walking distance from their homes, and they are, consequently, spending their food budgets in drug stores where no fresh foods are available. A…
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by Tammy Johnson on May 5 2008, 12:00PM
You know, some things are just wrong. This is one of them. The Los Angeles Country Board has passed an ordinance fining and potentially jailing taco truck owners if they park in one spot for over an hour. When…
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