From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy

I'm food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy. In celebration of my new book On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites , I am talking to interesting folks about their own appetites and the origins of their food habits, pleasures, and beliefs.   For the fifth episode, I'm talking to Cha McCoy, sommelier and author of Wine Pairing for the People . Find more of my work at  aliciakennedy.news Fi...

I'm food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy. In anticipation of my forthcoming book On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites , I am talking to interesting folks about their own appetites and the origins of their food habits, pleasures, and beliefs. For the fourth episode, I'm talking to Anna Ansari, author of Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing . Find more of my...

In anticipation of my forthcoming book On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites , I am talking to interesting folks about their own appetites and the origins of their food habits, pleasures, and beliefs.  For the third episode, I'm talking to Dr. Alex Ketchum , an associate professor at McGill University's Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF). She is the author of...

I'm food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy. In anticipation of my forthcoming book On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites , I am talking to interesting folks about their own appetites and the origins of their food habits, pleasures, and beliefs.   For the second episode, I'm talking to Ashanté M. Reese: a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, co-editor of Blac...

I'm food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy. In anticipation of my forthcoming book On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites , I am talking to interesting folks about their own appetites and the origins of their food habits, pleasures, and beliefs.   For the first episode, I'm talking to Lauren Collins: a New Yorker staff writer based in Paris and the author of When in Fren ch and the for...

Thomas Hjort is the sommelier for the Ark Collective in Cophenhagen, Denmark: a group of three plant-based restaurants. Ark and Bistro Lupa both have green Michelin stars, and on a recent visit to the city, I was able to dine at both. I wanted to get more insight into their wine program, Danish wines, and the way people respond to plant-based fine dining in the city, so I chatted with Hjort about...