It has been said that food is better than sex. It’s not better than sex, but the sensations, appetites, hunger come pretty close.

Freeganism tells us the world is ripe for the picking. A rejection of consumer culture that addresses food waste and saves completely edible, nutritious and delicious foodstuffs from the landfill. What exactly is a freegan? The word “freegan” is a portmanteau of the words “free” and “vegan.” It is a culture that generally wants nothing to do

It is nearly Christmas. The year is drawing to a close and I realize I will again be late on rent at the start of month. There is work available in my old friend Boron’s restaurant. He calls and asks, with a certain note of desperation, if I might be able to fill a dishwasher

I think about the plate, empty, washed by someone with wrinkled fingers forever reeking of sweat and astringent of cleaning chemicals, waiting to be full again.

The meal, consisting of something from the garden, something from Lake Superior, and something that Ralf across the table made with his hands for the pièce de résistance, is over.

Good food is meant to be eaten and enjoyed. But it is as much about what we are eating as it is about where we are eating, and who we are eating with.

Mirrors sparkle in candlelight as the tastes and smells of food root deep root deep in memories we’ll hold onto when we’re old and gray.

Everyone needs to eat – but not only to survive. Here we take a look at America’s relationship with food and drink.

Cooking rice from a big bag of it in the corner. Often potatoes, and canned black beans. Tomatoes if we were lucky, though they never lasted long.

A life filled with the smell of black coffee and orange juice in the morning. Fresh bread, aged cheese, glasses of red wine at dinner…