Why We Recreate the Foods We Miss

A story about memory, protest, and the quiet power of imitation.

Starting this week, I’ll be sharing a new kind of Tuesday essay—pieces that extend or reframe the food culture stories I’ve covered elsewhere. Sometimes that means going deeper into the reporting. Sometimes it means following the breadcrumbs into places the original piece couldn’t go.

Thanks for sticking around—I’ll see you at the end of the week, too, w…