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Alicia Kennedy

Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer.

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Are We Good?

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

Are We Good?

Watching the Marc Maron doc. Plus: The monthly Recommends.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Salon Series

The Desk Salon with Liz Pelly

Apr 29, 2026

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1 min read

The Desk Salon with Liz Pelly

The journalist and author of ‘Mood Machine’ discusses her work.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Salon Series

The Desk Salon with Amber Husain

Apr 29, 2026

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1 min read

The Desk Salon with Amber Husain

The author discusses her work and book 'Tell Me How You Eat.'

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
Martinis Up and Down the East Coast

Apr 27, 2026

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8 min read

Martinis Up and Down the East Coast

Notes on the exhilarating ‘On Eating’ launch tour.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
In Which ‘On Eating’ Is Reviewed

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

In Which ‘On Eating’ Is Reviewed

And we learn the word "tortuous."

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
🍸 ‘On Eating’ 🦪 Is Out Tomorrow 🥂

Apr 13, 2026

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10 min read

🍸 ‘On Eating’ 🦪 Is Out Tomorrow 🥂

Plus: The book's soundtrack, revealed!

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

The Monthly Menu

So You Want to Eat Like a Local?

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

So You Want to Eat Like a Local?

Guiding you through Old San Juan this month.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
On Lamb

Apr 6, 2026

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17 min read

On Lamb

An excerpt from my new book, out next week.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Recommends

Fake Jobs, Real Recipes

Apr 3, 2026

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12 min read

Fake Jobs, Real Recipes

The recommended reading, watching, listening, and etc. for the month.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
On Eating, On Tour

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

On Eating, On Tour

Here’s where you can find me next month!

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

TOMATO TOMATO

You Say Tomato... 🍅

Mar 27, 2026

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5 min read

You Say Tomato... 🍅

Issue 1 of Tomato Tomato Magazine is here.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
On Wellness

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

On Wellness

Is it for the dogs?

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Book Club

We’re Reading ‘Tell Me How You Eat’

Mar 20, 2026

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6 min read

We’re Reading ‘Tell Me How You Eat’

Amber Husain’s memoir on the political dimensions of food and power.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
What Counts As a Food Story?

Mar 16, 2026

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13 min read

What Counts As a Food Story?

Abuse in fine dining, but not of farm or meat processing workers.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

The Monthly Menu

We’re Restaurant-Mapping the World

Mar 13, 2026

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9 min read

We’re Restaurant-Mapping the World

Plus: the eating, cooking, and drinking of the last month.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Salon Series

Food Culture in Wartime

Mar 9, 2026

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10 min read

Food Culture in Wartime

Plus: Ashanté M. Reese is on this week's episode of "On Appetite."

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

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I’m Not Doing So Hot

Mar 6, 2026

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12 min read

I’m Not Doing So Hot

But who is? Plus, the culture recommendations for the month.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
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

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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

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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
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