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Diana Hubbell

Hi there, I'm the Associate Editor, Places at Atlas Obscura. I've been a food and travel journalist for over a decade for publications including The Guardian, The Washington Post, Eater, Condé Nast Traveler, Esquire, Architectural Digest, Travel + Leisure, VICE, and Playboy, among others. I'm currently based in Brooklyn, but have also called Bangkok and Berlin home.

http://dianahubbell.com

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Celebrating the United States of Stuffing

Eric Kim explores the past, present, and future of Thanksgiving’s mightiest side dish.

November 21, 2022

historical recipes

Who Decided to Put Sauerkraut in Chocolate Cake?

The infamous ‘Don’t Ask Cake’ is better than it sounds.

November 10, 2022

Shake Up Your Cocktails with Miso and MSG

There's a long history of savory, surprising mixed drinks.

November 7, 2022

The Ancient Art of Kitchen Divination

How to try tasseography, cromniomancy, and other mystical gastronomic arts.

October 17, 2022

The Long, Extremely Witchy History of Telling the Future With Eggs

From ancient Greece to the Salem Witch Trials.

October 13, 2022

Meet the Duo Molding the Weird, Wondrous Future of Jelly

From disturbingly realistic gelatin portraits to a jiggling Buckingham Palace, Bompas & Parr are pushing the wobbly envelope.

October 7, 2022

This Man Wants You to Rethink Everything You Know About Cows

It's time to change our 10,000-year relationship with cattle.

September 30, 2022

Michigan’s Bloodsucking Parasite Is Britain’s Royal Delicacy

Lamprey pie is a coronation tradition.

September 20, 2022

Remembering When America Banned Sliced Bread

During World War II, the U.S. government turned to drastic rationing measures.

September 7, 2022

The Case for Sea Vegetables

These delicious, under-utilized greens are being farmed for the first time.

August 22, 2022

Why Solar Roasting Could Be the Future for New Mexico’s Chiles

It may be the key to cutting down 7,800 metric tons of annual carbon emissions.

Meet the Great Seed Detective

Adam Alexander preserves heirloom vegetables and the history they represent.

Meet the Man Reviewing Historical Sandwiches on TikTok

Barry Enderwick is eating his way through the past, one pan bagnat at a time.

Why Did the U.S. Government Amass More Than a Billion Pounds of Cheese?

The long, strange saga of government cheese.

Does This Fruit Really Taste Like Chocolate Pudding?

Plus the turducken of beers.

Native Societies Harvested Billions of Oysters Sustainably

Conservationists should look to Indigenous history to fix the future.

How America Embraced Aspics With Threatening Auras

From futuristic test kitchens to Under-the-Sea Salad, midcentury Jell-O took a turn for the weird.

scientists at work

How to Eat Like an Anglo-Saxon King

Hint: It involves way less meat than you might think.

great depression foods

This Depression-Era Science Trick Transforms Water Into Pie

How resourceful home bakers managed to make dessert from practically nothing.

ice cream shops

The All-American Dairy Bar Still Thrives in Arkansas

The inspiration for Dairy Queen lives on in mom-and-pops across the state.

The Immigrant Women Who Forever Changed the Way Americans Eat

In his debut book, 'Taste Makers,' Mayukh Sen wants us to radically rethink culinary history.

Inside LA's First Mexican Food Museum

Or how to channel 5,000 years of history into one exhibit.

historical recipes

This Depression-Era ‘Magic Cake’ Has a Secret Ingredient

Hit with hard times, American bakers turned to tomato soup.

This Startup Is Transforming Used Chopsticks Into Beautiful Furniture

Humans throw out more than 80 billion pairs a year.

February 25, 2022