Posts in food culture
Sex, Drugs, and Sommeliers: Making a Safe Wine World

When sommelier Anthony Cailan was named one of the rising stars of the wine world by Wine & Spirits magazine, four women came forward with sexual assault allegations he has since denied. What can be changed about our rape and drinking cultures to make the food and beverage industry safer and more inclusive for women?

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You Should Take Some Notes From A Young Black Chef Named Kwame Onwuachi

Chef Kwame Onwuachi has won the James Beard award for Rising Star Chef of the Year. His memoir “Notes From a Young Black Chef” documents his journey around the world—from Nigeria as a young boy to D.C. as a young man. He is vulnerable and authentic as he discloses both his failures and triumphs with humor and grace. At Kith/Kin, these stories manifest in a complex and tasty expression of cooking his African cuisine . Did I mention he’s only 29 years old?

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