The ‘Great Man’ Theory of American Food
The prolific cookbook author James Beard helped shape the nation’s culinary identity—for better and for worse.

The prolific cookbook author James Beard helped shape the nation’s culinary identity—for better and for worse.

The Disaster Tourist, a grim satire of capitalism, resonates during a pandemic that has revealed the brutal calculus of “essential work.”

Farmworkers risk their lives so Americans can eat, but they receive little protection from the virus.
