You likely do not recall your first experience eating not because you were hungry, but because something within you craved consolation. Maybe it was reaching for a cookie after the long school day. Or, perhaps, it was bread back in your room when no one else was around and the silence engulfed you. Every now and then, every now and ...

Take a moment and close your eyes. Recall the last time a certain aroma transported you to a distant memory. Perhaps it was a hint of steam rising from a pot of rice cooked precisely the way your mother used to prepare it. Or the zest from simmering tomatoes that reminded you of a person you have lost, but have ...

You wait in line, balancing a sandwich on a tray, with perhaps a drink and a small snack to maintain balance. But the weight feels overwhelming. It isn’t the food; it’s the burden of pressure. Your gaze rapidly moves around the room, looking for a table, a person, and then an escape. The reason food is provided is not that ...

Walking into a grocery store, you might have a list on hand, a recipe saved on your smartphone, or – quite simply – a hunger to satisfy. You grab a ripe tomato, turn it around, assess its ripeness, then toss it into the cart. From one perspective, the simple act of eating entails ranging a number of choices. Each of ...

Allow me to share a primary statement with you,“the kind of food you choose affects not only your plate, but also the air you breathe, the soil under your feet, and the climate of your home.” I do realize there’s a lot to digest here, but when you visit a supermarket and buy an apple from a foreign country, you’re ...