a minor chorus may not have won canada reads 2026 but my god Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers did so much to show to the nation how limited this competition is in its ability to have meaningful conversations about race, white privilege, and the state of truth & reconciliation #canpoli #canadareads

177: How Can Appetites Be Shaped for the Future? with Alicia Kennedy — AnthroDish When it comes to thinking about the future of food, is it possible to re-imagine our individual and collective appetites around what we want it to be? Taste is subjective, but it’s also deeply embedde...

This week on the podcast, I speak with writer @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social about her new memoir, On Eating. We discuss her process for weaving personal & cultural histories of ingredients, and unpacking Western appetites through food labour considerations.

Listen! www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ali...

doug ford and olivia chow having an omelette cookoff amidst new evidence that grocers are still price-fixing (now meat), and after laughing in the face of Grassy Narrows protestors is… something

I have to obsessively promote because (1) it’s not a debut (2) the media landscape only cares about celebrities or the very wealthy re: memoir

i’m with you! i had it over the winter and im still really struggling with my breathing during longer swims or cycles, im always so surprised

"I can outlast her" how a Canadian press conference demonstrates the mockery of the Indigenous water crisis

a topic very close to my heart on the newsletter this week, a deep dive on the mercury contamination at Grassy Narrows First Nation and the shameful mockery of this by Canadian leadership at a recent press conference. plz read & share #grassynarrows

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I wrote about the incoherence of MAHA when it comes to animals and the new ecofeminist writing providing a way toward clearer thinking. foodprint.org/blog/fates-o...

reading an audiobook about timefulness while my toddler kicks my jaw during a bedtime feeding 🙏🏻

176: The Forgotten History of Wheat in Texas with Rebecca Sharpless — AnthroDish When thinking about the food and agricultural landscape of Texas, the mind immediately goes to cattle, corn, and cotton—certainly not wheat. But as my guest this week, Dr. Rebecca Sharpless, shares, t...

While Texas is known for its cattle, corn, and cotton, its northern region has a hidden history of wheat cultivation. Dr. Rebecca Sharpless is on to speak to the robust wheat culture from the 1840s until WWII. @utexaspress.bsky.social

Listen to the full episode: www.anthrodish.com/episodes/reb...

Mercury poisoning at Grassy Narrows First Nation is not a laughing matter Readers share their opinions of news making the headlines.

this laughter and joking at Grassy Narrows protestors truly made my stomach curdle. good on Chrissy Isaacs!

175: Food, Value, and Heritage in Singapore’s Hawker Centres with TW Lim — AnthroDish My guest today, TW Lim, is here to explore how nation food constructions have played out in Singapore through the hawker centres the country is known for. TW writes on the relationships between politi...

This week I speak with writer & cook TW Lim on notions of authenticity in Singaporean hawker centres as shifting political, economics, and cultural values shape labour and ability for hawker workers #hawkercentres

listen here! www.anthrodish.com/episodes/202...

Ravenous Is a New Worker-Owned Food Culture Media Company For too long, food media has felt toothless. Help us take a bite out of it.

We are Ravenous — food media with teeth. Ravenous is worker-owned food and culture media company founded by @francesdoingthings.bsky.social, @aemccarthy.bsky.social, @jayasaxena.com, @shokdiesel.bsky.social, and
@thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social.

10 Canadian books about food to spark conversation around the dinner table | CBC Books Canadian food memoirs are having a moment in recent years, offering intimate glimpses into each author's family culture and lived experience. Whether family meals feature a hearty bowl of borscht or a...

Very nice to see Hearty included in this CBC list — "10 Canadian books about food to spark conversation around the dinner table" www.cbc.ca/books/canadi...

i totally appreciate that. the article i was reading was calling for a total ban which just continues to forget to account for how youth/people behave. one form isn’t allowed, another will be explored. if there’s ways to lower dose in pouches, for example, lesser harm

i’m with you EXCEPT i made anna ansari’s spiced walnut blondes from her cookbook silk roads and i have mentally put those in a separate third category worth pursuing lol

thank you! such a fascinating conversation

Erasing Words, Erasing Health: Environmental Health Assessments Under Constraint - Anthropology News A few days before Christmas 2025, I met with my colleagues over pasta and sparkling water to celebrate the year’s end. A senior coworker, dressed in a

I have a new article out through @americananthro.bsky.social News for their Defunded issue! It's looking at the power of government language bans and their repercussions on erasing health consequences for offshore oil drilling in America

www.anthropology-news.org/articles/era...

174: The History and Symbolism of Canada's Maple Syrup Production with Peter Kuitenbrouwer — AnthroDish My guest this week, Peter Kuitenbrouwer, is here to share some of the ways that our relationship with maple syrup is linked to culture, religion, and land in Canada. Peter is the author of the recent ...

What's the story behind the maple syrup mafia? How did Catholicism shape maple syrup production in Quebec? Is climate change shifting how syrup tastes? Check out my conversation with journalist Peter Kuitenbrouwer to learn more! #maplesyrup #canadianhistory

www.anthrodish.com/episodes/pet...

It is entirely possible your grandmother was born in the 70s she knows what high fructose corn syrup is

i spent my entire phd and post doc and onward trying to get people to care about water as a human right and a public health service and i’m at the point where i just don’t know what it’ll take to get people invested. the proposed ontario government legislation apparently isn’t of enough concern

173: Bringing Caribbean Flavours to European Fine-Dining Menus with Chef India Doris — AnthroDish When heard about the work that chef India Doris is doing with her new restaurant, Markette, in bringing Caribbean heritage and flavours to European-style fine dining, I was delighted to have the chanc...

New ep with India Doris, co-owner and Executive Chef at Markette Restaurant (NYC). We talk about how her early fine dining days shaped her creation of the Markette menu by infusing autobiographical elements into dishes that reflect Caribbean histories & flavours.

www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ind...

with every day that new policy from the ford government comes out i worry more and more for future generations. the water regulations proposed are only going to further hurt many communities and public water as a right

absolutely everyone has sent me that SNL irish dancer skit so i guess everyone still remembers me as that kid that did irish dance back in the day

it’s a great taste of it! also 9-10 butters sounds like a very fun cooking adventure ahead heh!

Go beyond meat and potatoes this St. Patrick's Day: Jasmine Mangalaseril | CBC News St. Patrick’s Day is next week. While many may celebrate with a pint in one hand and perhaps a stew in the other, Irish food culture offers much more. CBC K-W's food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril che...

I remember Dublin's food (~14a ago) and wanted to explore some of what's happening now for this week's St. Patrick's Day column. Got to with chefs Brian McCourt here and Padraic Flynn (a KW-boy!) in Co. Laois about the fantastic foodish things happening there.

#Food #IrishFood #StPatricksDay

ooh thanks for covering this!!

172: Learning How to Cook in Front of the Entire Internet with Jamie Tracey — AnthroDish For anyone that grew up without a strong sense of connection to cooking or eating cultural foods, it can be daunting to get into the kitchen and make your own relationship with food. But for today’s g...

This week, talking with Jamie Tracey of Anti-Chef looking food disconnections in Canadian food landscapes, and being a self-taught cook sharing your highs and lows in front of the internet.

#antichef #foodpodcast #canadianfood

Listen here:

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new slow sunday habit includes yelling at the newspaper feature about nicotine pouches being risky for youth “SINCE WHEN HAS A GENERATION NOT DABBLED WITH NICTOTINE WHY ARENT WE GOING WITH HARM REDUCTION” like it’s 2026 why are we surprised/acting like abstinence only works!!!

171: Breaking Down the Myth of a Singular Caribbean Foodway with Chef Leigh-Ann Martin — AnthroDish When it comes to Caribbean food, there tends to be a viewpoint that it can be a monolithic culinary experience. And particularly as those living in countries like Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, B...

Thrilled to have chef Leigh-Ann Martin on AnthroDish! I’ve long admired her approach to cooking and food writing. We explore her Trini upbringing, navigating personal & collective histories menus, & breaking down the myth of a singular Caribbean culinary foodway.

www.anthrodish.com/episodes/lei...

i have a lot of feelings about publically engaged anthro but it’s wild to me that after all this time, major anthro institutions maintain their social media on X…