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Gastro Obscura

It's a pie. It's a pudding. It's a forgotten holiday classic.

Bake This Luxurious 19th-Century Thanksgiving Pie

Marlborough pie is “a glorification of everyday apple.”

BY Rohini Chaki

Food & More

Copper Crow Distillery

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

Birthplace of the Pizza Margherita Plaque

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Bean Pie

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

Picarones

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

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Stories

Like her concise recipes, Malinda Russell's two-page biography leaves much to the reader's imagination.

What I Learned About a Pioneering Black Cookbook Author by Cooking Her Recipes

Little is known about the first African-American woman to publish a cookbook.

BY Cherene Sherrard

The Suella, an egg-and-bacon breakfast plate with a sour Davidson plum drizzle.

In Sydney, a Cafe Serving Aboriginal Food Brings Comfort and Challenges

Nyoka Hrabinsky, an Aboriginal ethnobotanist, is turning “bush tucker” into brunch.

BY Reina Gattuso

Even without a recipe, you can recreate beloved dishes from your childhood.

How to Recreate Your Lost Family Recipes, According to Historians and Chefs

It may not be just like grandma’s, but with observation and a little research, it’ll be pretty darn close.

BY Reina Gattuso

The Radical Act of Opening a Brewery as a Native American

Many associate beer and spirits with disease and colonialism.

BY Eric J. Wallace

The <em>Archaeopteryx</em> cocktail, which Carney concocted the day his paper was published, is pictured here with a replica of the Berlin specimen.

How a Black-Feathered Dino Inspired a Series of Nerdy Cocktails

Drink your way through the history of life on Earth.

BY Isaac Schultz

Swahili coconut chicken, made with indigenous <em>kienyeji</em> birds.

In Nairobi, Young Diners Clamor for Traditional Kenyan Cuisine

Indigenous dishes are now trendy—and expensive.

BY Dauti Kahura

The towering date palms of Mountgrove pre-date the neighborhood.

The Best-Kept Secret of a Phoenix Neighborhood Is This Delicious Date

Black Sphinxes grow almost exclusively in Mountgrove backyards.

BY Chris Malloy