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Alicia Kennedy

Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer.

On Algae Oil

Mar 2, 2026

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12 min read

On Algae Oil

What is this stuff I’ve brought into my kitchen?

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

On Appetite

Feb 23, 2026

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11 min read

On Appetite

A word I’m deeply obsessed with, and a new podcast.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Book Club

On ‘The Last Sweet Bite’

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

On ‘The Last Sweet Bite’

Humanizing the effects of war on cuisine.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
An Ode to ‘Boring’ Cake

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

An Ode to ‘Boring’ Cake

An admission of my palate's limitations.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

The Monthly Menu

The Shoppy-Shop Arrives in San Juan

Feb 13, 2026

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10 min read

The Shoppy-Shop Arrives in San Juan

Hilda Deli is serving a needed grocery niche, and more eating, cooking, and drinking.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Salon Series

+1

On Tomatoes 🍅

Feb 9, 2026

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9 min read

On Tomatoes 🍅

The Salon Series conversation with Anny Gaul.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Recommends

Attention Is a Muscle

Feb 6, 2026

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15 min read

Attention Is a Muscle

On making culture into ritual, and the monthly recommendations.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

Look to the Bakers

Feb 2, 2026

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15 min read

Look to the Bakers

How bread and sweets can introduce people to new ways of thinking about food.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
So I Moved My Newsletter Six Months Ago...

Jan 30, 2026

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10 min read

So I Moved My Newsletter Six Months Ago...

Perhaps you didn’t even notice, but I have some instructions, data, and insight to share.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Lectures

There’s No War on Protein

Jan 26, 2026

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12 min read

There’s No War on Protein

But the U.S. government isn't big on reality.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Book Club

On ‘Nile Nightshade’ 🍅

Jan 23, 2026

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6 min read

On ‘Nile Nightshade’ 🍅

Anny Gaul’s work brings new dimensions to discussing “national” food history.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
Notes on Fruit & Research

Jan 19, 2026

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10 min read

Notes on Fruit & Research

Initiation, digestion, and craft.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

The Monthly Menu

A Sandwich I Ate 3 Times in 3 Days

Jan 16, 2026

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8 min read

A Sandwich I Ate 3 Times in 3 Days

& more eating in New York, Copenhagen, and San Juan. Plus: recipe updates!

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
On Ambition

Jan 12, 2026

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10 min read

On Ambition

An admission; or, all the lies I've told myself.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Recommends

New Year, Fresh Recs

Jan 9, 2026

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11 min read

New Year, Fresh Recs

The books, articles, movies, art, music, and more I've been into lately.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Travel

On Copenhagen

Jan 5, 2026

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12 min read

On Copenhagen

Gushing about a city I visited for six days—embarrassing!

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Carla Martin

Dec 17, 2025

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26 min read

A Conversation with Carla Martin

From 2020.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Amanda Cohen

Dec 17, 2025

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32 min read

A Conversation with Amanda Cohen

From 2021

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Tamar Adler

Dec 17, 2025

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37 min read

A Conversation with Tamar Adler

From 2021.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Krystal Mack

Dec 17, 2025

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36 min read

A Conversation with Krystal Mack

From 2021.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Hanna Garth

Dec 17, 2025

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31 min read

A Conversation with Hanna Garth

From 2021.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Frances Moore Lappé

Dec 17, 2025

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26 min read

A Conversation with Frances Moore Lappé

From 2021.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Sandor Katz

Dec 17, 2025

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18 min read

A Conversation with Sandor Katz

From 2022.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with LinYee Yuan

Dec 17, 2025

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34 min read

A Conversation with LinYee Yuan

From 2022.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Interviews

A Conversation with Rob Rubba

Dec 17, 2025

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20 min read

A Conversation with Rob Rubba

From 2022

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
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