LaRayia Gaston is in the kitchen. One hand holds a pan simmering vegan tikka masala, while the other rides firmly on top of a blender as it churns almonds into...
People are cackling on Hollywood Boulevard. They’re at Junior High for “That’s So Gay,” a stand-up comedy night founded and hosted by comedian Stevie Wain. In ...
Cloak and Daggger is a corner of nightlife away from the flashes and screens that still revels in Hollywood glitz and glamor. And darkness. Listen as Ampersand...
There is greenwashing – when companies try to make it seem as if they’re not really destroying the environment – and there is pinkwashing: pandering to sexual ...
Zosha Millman attends Dance Church in this Ampersand Radio piece to figure out how 60 people get sweaty, happy, and in the flow. Offered on Sundays at th...
It’s Friday night, after work, and the symmetrical grocery store aisles are flooded with drones of human beings trying to get dinner on the table. For most, meat will be on the menu.
Exceptions: Vegans, Vegetarians, Pescatarians, subscribers to GOOP, people who attended Woodstock in the 70’s, whoever drinks Skinny Tea… quite frankly the list is long and you get the point.
Empty pockets, much like stomachs, usually incite people to opt for the easiest options, but will you make that extra effort to find ethical, sustainable and significantly pricier meat, as opposed to the average cut at your local grocery store?...
Sixteen years ago, Ko-Hsin Fan found herself sobbing over her restaurant’s giant wok. It was Thanksgiving Day. The chef had walked out in a fit of anger after a dispute with the sous chef.
She had to step in and take over the kitchen. “I had no idea what I was cooking,” she says, “my tears just drop and drop from my eyes, mixing with my sweat. I was counting every second of that day.”
The restaurant was fully booked for Thanksgiving, which had a set menu, but as of 9 A.M. on the morning of, Fan did not even know how to start a restaurant stove. Servers hid in the kitchen, afraid to tell customers what was happening behind the dining room. Her sous-chef couldn’t help, as he was busy with slicing Peking duck. Angry customers ran into the back and demanded their food or a manager to explain the situation. Fan was hopeless. “At one point, I told my servers it’s okay not to take the money for that night because I failed them.”...
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Mr. Yap—who goes by no other name—displays ...
Protest features 20 artists' explorations of protest signs from different perspectives. Three artists in particular—Ever Velasquez, Louis Jacinto, and Kiara Machado—depict what it means to be a woman of color fighting to be heard in a country that often ignores them....
