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First LookFor foodie thrill seekers, cicadas add crunch and protein to lunchCicadas are emerging from the soil across the Eastern United States and were once used by Native Americans as a food source. Think eating insects is gross? Try them as a pizza topping or baked into a banana bread.
EditorialsWhy are so many people hungry in America?Hunger in America isn鈥檛 a new problem but the pandemic added new challenges 鈥� and innovations 鈥� to existing complexities of food assistance.聽
This community garden in Southeast Washington grows far more than foodAlong with nutritious food, the community garden in Washington鈥檚 low-income Southeast neighborhood grows opportunities and a sense of community.聽
The Monitor's ViewWhy the world needs another food summitA rise in hunger from the pandemic has forced a need to rethink the global food system. India offers one example for reform.
Pandemic food lesson: Match struggling farms with hungry peopleA state program called Nourish New York has helped food banks buy from local farms 鈥� meeting two pandemic needs at once. It is set to keep going.聽
Food shows offer all of the fun, none of the cleanupThese food shows entertain, educate, and inspire. Between talking puppets and a culinary tour of Italy, they鈥檒l whet your appetite.
First LookRestaurant workers find niche dishing up food from homeAcross the United States, the legality of selling home-cooked foods varies. But amid restaurant closures, chefs have pivoted to cooking and serving meals from their own kitchens, sparking new discussions among lawmakers and regulators.
Should school lunches be free for all? A pandemic experiment.In the pandemic, U.S. public schools are offering free lunches for all students, despite family income. The experiment offers clues about what works.聽
Neighbors feeding neighbors: Community fridges strengthen tiesAlong with providing free food for neighbors in need, community fridges bring people together and may help stabilize communities.
The ExplainerWho is hungry in America? The pandemic has changed the answer.By one estimate, food insecurity among Americans doubled during the coronavirus pandemic. The challenge has prompted a push for new solutions.- EditorialsRediscovering Indigenous foods 鈥� and a way of life
Difference MakerFor this Brazilian chef, stopping world hunger starts in local kitchensDavid Hertz looked at food insecurity and saw local culinary training, among other things, as a way out.
How women are helping communities defeat food insecurityHow can women, facing food insecurity amid a pandemic,聽make their families more resilient?聽A small El Salvador cooperative helps answer the question.
First LookMore consumers say there's nothing fishy about lab-grown seafoodLab-grown seafood in Hong Kong is the latest in 鈥渃lean meat,鈥� a process that aims to produce animal protein that doesn鈥檛 deplete the environment. 鈥淚f I wasn鈥檛 told it was cultivated聽fish, I would think it was gourmet-quality聽fish聽made into a burger,鈥� said one tester.
Difference MakerIn a Brooklyn kitchen, a Statue of Liberty spirit offers a fresh startTraining for newcomers to the United States focuses on 10 weeks of culinary and job skills in the Brooklyn, N.Y., cafe of nonprofit Emma鈥檚 Torch.
Mini pumpkin pies can help Thanksgiving 2020 feel rightHow to make the most of a more modest Thanksgiving: from a scaled-down, main-dish centerpiece, to a lasting pen-and-paper approach for giving thanks.
Crisp air and apples: Pandemic-weary folks flock to pick-your-own farmsFarmers are used to being resilient. Now they鈥檙e applying pandemic precautions and supplying nature to people looking for a taste of normalcy.
Heat lamps and hot cider. Can restaurants survive a pandemic winter?Alfresco dining has provided critical relief to the restaurant industry, which has been hit especially hard by COVID-19. But can it survive winter?
No flour? No problem. How to bake with workarounds.Here鈥檚 what you can do when the urge to bake hits, but you can鈥檛 find flour and yeast on the shelves.
Eating in: How to transform pantry staples into comfort foodCooking during coronavirus quarantine: How to turn those pantry staples into comfort food.聽
