Ravenous is a worker-owned publication that mixes personal essays on restaurants, food and culture with reporting on issues like restaurant data collection and the role of food in community life. Readers get opinionated, first-person takes on specific dining experiences alongside pieces on the broader social meaning of what people eat.
Website: https://www.weareravenous.com/
Veteran restaurant critic Robert Sietsema writes about New York City dining, focusing on inexpensive eats, neighborhood food crawls, and restaurant openings. Readers get specific dish and venue recommendations along with historical and cultural context.
Works in Progress is a magazine-style newsletter publishing long-form essays on new and underrated ideas for improving the world. Recent issues cover topics ranging from food and agriculture in Brazil to materials science and the economics of Chinese city governance.
Vittles publishes food and culture writing from the UK and India, mixing long-form essays, panel discussions, criticism and commentary on the food industry. Readers get original reporting and opinion on topics such as farm labour, AI in food media and pub culture, plus calls for pitches and magazine news.
A Houston food critic's personal newsletter mixing restaurant reviews and revisits with food-focused travel dispatches, including recent trips to Japan. Readers get vivid, opinionated writing on specific dishes, places and local dining scenes.
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