Yoga. Dreadlocks. Sombreros. Chicken tikka masala. These terms seem like they have nothing to do with one another. However, once involved with someone of a different culture, these seemingly harmless ...

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While appropriation of any part of culture is always a tricky subject — with critics arguing that appreciation is always the intention — the conversation surrounding culinary appropriation ...

Within the food industry, there is always controversy over what is considered cultural appropriation and appreciation. First, I will give fundamental definitions of the terms I will use in this ...

I’m a little sad because one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn just closed. It’s heartbreaking when a restaurant you’ve fallen in love with dies, and you can’t get that taste anywhere. The place ...

Last month, a small-business owner named Karen Taylor made national headlines for all the wrong reasons. After a viral tweet exposed the racist and orientalist language used to market Taylor’s company ...

After clamping down on food stamps in the debt ceiling deal, House Republicans now want to take a whack at WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children. GOP ...

Perhaps not as far as I would have gone – “Get the F out of the FDA” – but a major step in the right direction to elevate Food Safety and Human Nutrition at the FDA. Now, the question is will the FDA, ...

Food is enjoyed all around the world with cultures sharing their unique cuisines with one another and keeping the love going from meal to meal. Yet, can the meals go too far and cross over from ...

OPINION: Sometimes figuring out if appropriation is happening can be difficult. I’m a little sad because one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn just closed. It’s heartbreaking when a restaurant ...