Food

Photo Essay: Scenes From Puerto Rico’s Foodways

Puerto Rico has to be seen to be believed–and, to some extent, to be truly understood. Photographer Mariángel Catalina Gonzales has...
Alicia Kennedy
Apr 16, 2019 1 min read

The Future of Food, As Seen From Puerto Rico

In reporting on Puerto Rico after the intense destruction caused by 2017's Hurricane Maria, the U.S. press has repeatedly used the...
Alicia Kennedy
Apr 16, 2019 8 min read

Growing Food To Rebuild Puerto Rico

The island imports 85 percent of its food–and as people rebuild after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's farmers, chefs, and activists want...
Alicia Kennedy
Apr 16, 2019 8 min read

Isla del Encanto

Puerto Ricans have always found opportunity in the limits placed upon them. Exploring the island's agricultural future–from community gardens to research...
Alicia Kennedy
Apr 16, 2019 51 sec read

The Future of the Veggie Burger

A future food system that doesn't mimic meat's mistakes could still be possible–but it might require going back to basics. Light...
Alicia Kennedy
Feb 26, 2019 4 min read

Food Beyond Class

Let's stop looking at what we eat as individual choices, influenced by their popularity or class association, and instead focus on...
Alicia Kennedy
Jan 29, 2019 4 min read

Cocktail Culture Beyond Mass Consumption

Beyond individual bars making extremely considered choices regarding what they stock, sustainability has become a topic of conversation in the spirits...
Alicia Kennedy
Dec 18, 2018 5 min read

When Food Is Commercialized, It Removes People from Their Culture

Because mass-produced food has become more convenient than cooking at home, and because many people work two or three jobs, those...
Alicia Kennedy
Nov 20, 2018 4 min read

If What You Eat Can Change the World, Why Won’t Americans Give Up Beef?

If everyone in the U.S. substituted beans for beef, the country could reach up to 74 percent of the reduction in...
Alicia Kennedy
Oct 23, 2018 4 min read

Beats: Food

Food structures our day, and food systems shape our world
How We Get To Next
Oct 22, 2018 39 sec read
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