Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer.
Mar 2, 2026
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12 min read
What is this stuff I’ve brought into my kitchen?
Interviews
Feb 23, 2026
11 min read
A word I’m deeply obsessed with, and a new podcast.
Book Club
Feb 20, 2026
5 min read
Humanizing the effects of war on cuisine.
Feb 16, 2026
10 min read
An admission of my palate's limitations.
The Monthly Menu
Feb 13, 2026
Hilda Deli is serving a needed grocery niche, and more eating, cooking, and drinking.
Salon Series
+1
Feb 9, 2026
9 min read
The Salon Series conversation with Anny Gaul.
Recommends
Feb 6, 2026
15 min read
On making culture into ritual, and the monthly recommendations.
Feb 2, 2026
How bread and sweets can introduce people to new ways of thinking about food.
Jan 30, 2026
Perhaps you didn’t even notice, but I have some instructions, data, and insight to share.
Lectures
Jan 26, 2026
But the U.S. government isn't big on reality.
Jan 23, 2026
6 min read
Anny Gaul’s work brings new dimensions to discussing “national” food history.
Jan 19, 2026
Initiation, digestion, and craft.
Jan 16, 2026
8 min read
& more eating in New York, Copenhagen, and San Juan. Plus: recipe updates!
Jan 12, 2026
An admission; or, all the lies I've told myself.
Jan 9, 2026
The books, articles, movies, art, music, and more I've been into lately.
Travel
Jan 5, 2026
Gushing about a city I visited for six days—embarrassing!
Dec 17, 2025
26 min read
From 2020.
32 min read
From 2021
37 min read
From 2021.
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From 2022.
34 min read
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From 2022