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Food

A miniature woman stands in front of a giant cell phone surrounded by life-sized ingredients traditionally used in Chinese cooking.
Society

TikTok Has Become a Recipe Box for Traditional Chinese Cooking

February 8, 2022May 11, 2022 - by Steph Wong Ken

The gap between cooks of colour and the mainstream is stubbornly large, but social media is ushering in a new era for Asian creators

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An illustration of a woman chopping vegetables in a messy kitchen with a crying child
First Person

How Meal Kits Changed My Mind about Cooking

December 6, 2021April 30, 2022 - by Anne Thériault

The pandemic sparked a boom in cooking from scratch. Where do boxes of premeasured ingredients fit in?

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The Walrus Talks at Home: Living Better

November 16, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

It matters more than ever. Science, culture, politics, and how we live now

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Illustration of a couple sitting at a restaurant table in front of a blue sky–printed curtain. The curtain is slightly pulled back as a waiter emerges; behind it is the inner workings of a restaurant kitchen.
Business / September/October 2020

Is Dining Out Dead?

July 23, 2020August 21, 2020 - by Corey Mintz

Some experts predict that 60 percent of restaurants won’t survive the lockdown. Here’s what chefs, owners, and their employees are doing to stay alive

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Terra Cognita

The Hungry People

June 29, 2020July 23, 2020 - by Robert Jago

Europeans like to go on about the innovations colonizers brought to the Americas. But what of the innovations they took away?

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Business / March 2020

Why Grocery Shopping Is on Its Way Out

February 20, 2020April 10, 2022 - by Corey Mintz

Digital convenience is beating out daily chores like running to the store—but leaving us lonelier in the process

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News about The Walrus

Corey Mintz wins the 2019 Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism for “Land of Plenty”

January 30, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

The Walrus proudly announces the winner of the 2019 Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism

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Society

A Future without Butter

December 4, 2019March 11, 2021 - by Lenore Newman

Ecological collapse is threatening food systems that have existed for centuries

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Society

Why We Get Nostalgic about Junk Food

December 2, 2019March 11, 2021 - by Emily Baron Cadloff

Modern diets are obsessed with nutrition. But there’s a reason we crave our childhood favourites

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The Walrus Talks Living Better (Ottawa)

November 19, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The science, culture, and politics changing how we live now

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