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☆ José Andrés Eulogizes 7 Aid Workers Killed in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A stone pulpit in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., is no place the chef José Andrés expected to be when he created the food charity World Central Kitchen nearly 15 years ago. “They risked everything to feed people they did not know and will never meet,” Mr. Andrés said. “They were the best of humanity.”The seven workers were killed on April 1 after they helped unload a barge of food aid in northern Gaza and were heading to the southern city Rafah. An unusually subdued and occasionally tearful Mr. Andrés said he was consumed with regret, sorrow and anger over the deaths. “I know there are also many questions about why World Central Kitchen was in Gaza,” he said.

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And when Russia invades Ukraine, he immediately decided it was time for World Central Kitchen to step into a war zone. michael barbaroAfter the break, my colleague Adam Rasgon on what happened to the World Central Kitchen workers in that caravan. So Adam, what ends up happening to this convoy that our colleague Kim Severson just described from World Central Kitchen? adam rasgonSo what we know is that members of the World Central Kitchen had been at a warehouse in Deir al-Balah in the Central Gaza Strip. michael barbaroAnd so what is the reaction from not just World Central Kitchen, but from the rest of the world to this airstrike?

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☆ Middle East Crisis Israeli Military Takes Responsibility for Strike That Killed 7 Aid Workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Ben Shpigel | Cassandra Vinograd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

A car used by World Central Kitchen that was hit by a strike in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli military had been informed of the aid workers’ movements, the charity said. The World Central Kitchen logo could be seen on items inside the charred interiors of the northernmost and southernmost cars. Mr. Abutaha and other World Central Kitchen workers were thrilled to have the opportunity to unload the desperately needed food aid. The World Central Kitchen aid ship is headed back to Cyprus.

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☆ How José Andrés and His Corps of Cooks Became Leaders in Disaster Aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How José Andrés and His Corps of Cooks Became Leaders in Disaster AidLong before the killings of seven workers in Gaza, World Central Kitchen pioneered a new way to deliver emergency relief, using local labor and recipes. Share full articleJosé Andrés, the Spanish chef who founded World Central Kitchen, delivering food in Kherson, Ukraine, in 2022. Credit... AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Persons: José Andrés Organizations: Disaster, AP Locations: Gaza, Spanish, Kherson, Ukraine

☆ So Much Produce Comes in Plastic. Is There a Better Way?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If it seems like plastic surrounds nearly every cucumber, apple and pepper in the produce aisle, it does. What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads in the 1990s. Online grocery shopping turbocharged it. But now the race is on for what people who grow and sell fruits and vegetables are calling a moon shot: breaking plastic’s stranglehold on produce.

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☆ Margaret Grade, Whose California Inn Was Beloved by Stars, Dies at 72
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Grade was injured in a car accident in Marin County on Jan. 11. She spent several weeks in a hospital before she died there of complications related to her injuries, her brother Matthew Grade, a physician, said. The introverted Ms. Grade acknowledged that she was a most unlikely innkeeper. “If they put me in the front, I would be bad for business,” she said in a 2003 interview with The San Francisco Chronicle. She also admitted that when she opened her inn, Manka’s Inverness Lodge, she didn’t have the first idea about running an establishment.

Persons: Margaret Grade, Grade, Matthew Grade, ”, didn’t Organizations: Point, San Francisco Chronicle, Inverness Lodge Locations: California, San Francisco, Marin County, Inverness, ’, Inverness , Calif

☆ Cabbage Is Having a Moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a world in which it’s hard for a vegetable to get a break, cabbage is winning. Cabbage has been a global culinary workhorse for centuries. Like so many American food trends, fancy cabbage dishes first started turning up in restaurants on the coasts a few years ago. At Good Hot Fish in Asheville, N.C., shredded green cabbage stars in a pancake punched up with sorghum hot sauce. For a story in The Times, I spoke with farmers, chefs and food critics and ate cabbage in three cities, seeking to understand how the vegetable earned this moment in the spotlight.

Organizations: The Times Locations: China, Russia, Denver, Atlanta, Asheville, N.C, The

☆ For Carla Hall, It’s Been a Bumpy Climb to a ‘Top Chef’ Life
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Astrology, numerology, psychics, the Chinese zodiac — she’s open to all manner of metaphysical messaging. Then I went to wait in her airy kitchen, which happens to have the most expertly arranged, hand-labeled spice drawer I have ever encountered. All stars point to ‘this is your year.’ ’’Indeed, Ms. Hall seems to be everywhere. She’s selling $88 carrot cakes and nesting bowls decorated with okra flowers from her Sweet Heritage line on QVC. (She’s a Taurus.)

Persons: Carla Hall’s, ”, ’, Hall Organizations: Washington , D.C, QVC Locations: Takoma, Washington ,, Doritos

☆ Where Southerners Go to Fill the Tank and Feed the Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

New York City has its bodegas. The South has its gas stations. When you stop for motor oil in Mississippi, you can also grab fried chicken on a stick. In North Carolina, you can buy a steamy bowl of pozole along with a batteries and a five-pound bag of White Lily flour. Documenting these independent Southern temples of commerce and community has become a singular focus for the photojournalist Kate Medley, who, like most kids raised in Mississippi, grew up eating at rural gas stations.

Persons: Lily, Kate Medley Locations: York City, Mississippi, North Carolina

☆ In the Ozempic Age, Has ‘Craveable’ Lost Its Selling Power?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the decades that followed, Oreos and freezer waffles (“L’eggo my Eggo!”) were portrayed as so irresistible that people fought over them. A popular stoner movie, “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” chronicled two friends’ obsessions with fast-food sliders. Craveability became such a selling point that Kellogg’s went all in and named a chocolate-filled cereal Krave. High-end chefs weren’t immune. Christina Tosi, known for the hyper-sweet desserts at her Milk Bar shops, named one of them Crack Pie.

Persons: Bert Lahr, Lay’s, “ Harold, Kumar Go, ”, Craveability, Kellogg’s, Christina Tosi Organizations: Milk Locations: White

Deep-frying your Thanksgiving turkey is not just a stunt, says Times Food reporter Kim Severson; it’s the best way to cook it. With the right equipment, a little caution and several gallons of peanut oil, it will yield the juiciest, crispiest bird, she says. In this piece, Kim teams up with Steven Satterfield, an Atlanta-based chef, to give a tutorial. On today’s episode

Persons: Kim Severson, Kim, Steven Satterfield Locations: Atlanta

☆ Hungry (but Not for Human Contact), Americans Head for the Drive-Through
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Kim Severson | More About Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Faith Enokian loves a drive-through. The senior at the University of South Alabama loves them so much she pulls into one at least eight times a week. Other times she asks an often-baffled Starbucks barista to make “whatever your favorite drink is” and posts the interaction on TikTok. But the drive-through has never been as integral to how America eats as it is now. The pandemic sent people into the comforting isolation of their cars to get tested for Covid, celebrate birthdays and even vote.

Persons: Enokian Organizations: University of South Alabama, Covid

☆ Meet the Climate-Defying Fruits and Vegetables in Your Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Kim Severson | More About Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It can take them years or even decades to perfect a new variety of fruit or vegetable that tastes better, grows faster or stays fresh longer. But their work has taken on a new urgency in the face of an increasingly erratic climate. Recent floods left more than a third of California’s table grapes rotting on the vine. Breeding new crops that can thrive under these assaults is a long game. And, of course, the new fruits and vegetables have to taste good.

Persons: ”, Michael Kantar Organizations: University of Hawai’i Locations: Manoa

☆ Join the Times Climate Event With Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and Others
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Climate change is an issue that stretches across borders, touching every facet of our lives. On Sept. 21, The New York Times will bring together newsmakers, including innovators, activists, scientists and policymakers, for an all-day event examining the actions needed to confront climate change. Signing up for the livestream will also give you an opportunity to connect with other online attendees on the messaging platform Slack. Each day will feature a different topic and guests, along with prompts from Times editorial staff. Details about the Slack channel and event schedule will be shared after registering.

Persons: Ajay Banga, Al Gore, United States Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Ebony Twilley Martin, Greenpeace USA Eleni Myrivili, Marie Kondo, Michael R, Bloomberg L.P, Bloomberg Philanthropies Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Gelles, Somini Sengupta, Kim Severson Organizations: New York Times, Times, World Bank, United, Breakthrough Energy, Greenpeace USA, Resilience, KonMari, Bloomberg Locations: United States

☆ Grilled Peaches With Dukkah to Savor the Last of Summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Kim Severson | More About Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hello from Atlanta, where school started a month ago and we are deep into packing lunches, working hard and trying to ignore the recent courthouse shenanigans that seem to keep Georgia on everybody’s mind. By some estimates, nearly 95 percent of the crop was lost largely because of a hard and untimely freeze. But we Georgians have 40 commercial varieties, all of them ripening to a deep sugary tang under the hot Southern sun. I cherished the few peaches I did get, even though they were crazy expensive and weren’t as sweet or as ripe as usual. The brilliant Ligaya Mishan, a columnist for The New York Times Magazine, came to my rescue with a recipe to grill them (above).

Organizations: The New York Times Magazine Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, New Jersey, California, Colorado

☆ How Does Kristen Kish Feel at the Top of ‘Top Chef’? It’s Complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Kim Severson | More About Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Kristen is a megawatt,” said Dana Cowin, the former editor in chief of Food & Wine and a “Top Chef” judge for seven seasons. The Heir ApparentIt all started when Ms. Kish won “Top Chef" in 2013. “She is completely a creature of the franchise,” said Francis Lam, a frequent guest host and the vice president and editor in chief of Clarkson Potter, which published “Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques” in 2017. “On some level she can be a little bit of a cipher. Executives at NBCUniversal, which owns Bravo, the network it airs on, never interviewed anyone else, said Ryan Flynn, a senior vice president.

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☆ What’s in Our Queue? ‘The Crowded Room’ and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What’s in Our Queue? ‘The Crowded Room’ and MoreI am correspondent for The Times who writes about the intersection of eating and culture. Here are five things I’ve been watching, reading and listening to →

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☆ Evva Hanes, Who Made Moravian Cookies World Famous, Dies at 90
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Kim Severson | More About Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Evva Hanes, a North Carolina farm woman who took a centuries-old Moravian cookie tradition that she had learned by watching her mother bake on a wood-fired stove and turned it into a family business, one that now ships out millions of fragile, crispy Moravian cookies every year, died on June 22 at her home in Clemmons, N.C. She was 90. The cause was complications of brain cancer, said her grandson Jedidiah Hanes Templin, who is president of the Moravian Sugar Crisp Company, better known as Mrs. Hanes’ Hand-Made Moravian Cookies. Before the American Revolutionary War, some left for Pennsylvania, taking with them a recipe for a spice-heavy ginger cookie called Lebkuchen. They kept moving, and in the mid-1700s began a religious community on a large tract of land in North Carolina that would become the city of Winston-Salem. The Southern food scholar John Egerton wrote that the North Carolina Moravians, like the Pennsylvania Dutch — whom he called “their theological and gastronomical kin” — have maintained a strong baking tradition that is hundreds of years old.

Persons: Evva Hanes, Jedidiah Hanes Templin, Hanes ’, John Egerton Organizations: Sugar Crisp Company, Eastern, Pennsylvania, North Carolina Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch Locations: North Carolina, Clemmons, N.C, Germany, Winston, Salem, The, North, Pennsylvania

☆ What’s a Georgia Summer Without Peaches? Not So Sweet.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kim Severson | More About Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A winter that was a touch warm, followed by a series of hard freezes in March, has devastated the Georgia peach crop. “If we made 2 percent of a crop, I would be surprised,” said Jeff Cook, a University of Georgia cooperative extension coordinator who helped put together an application for federal relief. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted it, declaring 18 Georgia counties natural-disaster areas and making an additional 38 counties eligible for federal loans. The cost to the state, including lost jobs and peach sales, Mr. Cook said, could reach $200 million. In a state where eating a peach over the kitchen sink is a birthright, cobbler recipes are passed down through the generations and a baffling number of streets in Atlanta are named Peachtree, a summer without peaches is unfathomable.

Persons: ”, Jeff Cook, Cook Organizations: University of Georgia, U.S . Department of Agriculture Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Peachtree

☆ The Buffet Is Back, Stretching Dollars and Slinging Crab Legs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The buffet got creamed during the pandemic. Even when diners crept back into restaurants covered in hand sanitizer, a model of eating based on shared serving spoons and food seasoned with the breath of strangers seemed like a goner. But the all-you-can-eat buffet, that symbol of America’s love of choice and penchant for excess, will not be denied. From piles of crab legs at swank Las Vegas casinos to pans of fried chicken in small-town Southern restaurants, the buffet is back, baby. But at the most lavish spreads in Las Vegas, where dinner can cost $79.99 before cocktails and tax, reservations remain hard to come by and waits can stretch to more than two hours.

Persons: swank, ”, Lance Trenary Organizations: Golden, ” Locations: Southern, Las Vegas

☆ Diners Are Fed Up With Minimal Service. Will a Little Warmth Win Them Back?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Leann Emmert and Katrina Elder, who work in the film industry, used to spend weekends checking out the newest Los Angeles restaurants. The couple has been largely sticking to a neighborhood restaurant with consistently good food and that everybody-knows-your-name feeling. “Great food in the absence of hospitality is not a great value,” he said. He told managers to hire workers to bus tables, a task that in recent years had fallen largely on servers. He simplified both the tablets that servers use to take orders and the way some dishes are prepared and plated.

☆ The King Has Definite Ideas About Food. But Will Britain Dig In?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

British supermarkets are brimming with packages of coronation cupcakes, hoppy coronation ale and coronation crisps seasoned to taste like king prawn cocktail. There are even Jack Russell-themed cakes in honor of the king and queen consort’s rescue dogs, Bluebell and Beth. King Charles III and Queen Camilla lean heavily on fruit and vegetables, preferably organic and from their own gardens. To lower his carbon footprint, the king goes vegetarian two days a week, and gives up dairy on another. The Obamas planted a vegetable garden and used it to to promote local food and healthier school lunches.

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