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Oct 31
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Taking stock of food culture with Ruby T...

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Exploring African flavors, Japanese fermentation, and a Paris farmers market.

  • Ruby Tandoh traces how our culinary tastes have transformed in our 24/7 food obsession.
  • Yasmin Khan manages stew recipes without meat.
  • Kenji Morimoto was tasked with making pickles in his family's kitchen and that assignment blossomed into a love of fermentation and putting his DIY projects to use.
  • Born in a refugee camp in Somalia, Meymuna Hussein-Cattan ended up launching a celebrated refugee aid organization as well Flavors from Afar, which earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
  • For the Market Report, Gillian Ferguson heads to Paris where she catches up with chef David Lebovitz at the Marche d'Aligre.

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