A scene from episode 4 of “Street Food: Latin America” features Tomás “Toshi” Matsufuji, owner of Al Toke Pez in Lima, Peru. Photo: Netflix You typically don’t read television reviews here on Nosh, but these are unusual times. While many of us are dusting off our old cookbooks and making […]
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A Nigerian Farmer’s Murder Shows Food Security at Tipping Point
Just before the start of crop planting in May, Abdullahi Hassan Wagini visited a neighbor’s farm in northern Nigeria to discuss how to prepare the fields. What happened next led him to abandon his livelihood of 25 years. As the two men were chatting, bandits on motorcycles opened fire on […]
The Best Food Films and Shows on Netflix
Everyone already knows about Chef’s Table, Great British Bake Off, My Million Pound Menu, Ugly Delicious, Salt Fat Acid Heat, the movie Julie & Julia and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Street Food: Asia. Additionally, there are a large number of cooking shows, documentaries about chefs, and countless Japanese and […]
Pittsburgh Restaurant Owner Shows Excitement Of Indoor Dining With Dance Video
Bishop David Zubik Avoiding EndorsementBishop David Zubik says he is not getting involved in the November election and will not endorse a particular presidential candidate. 2 hours ago Pittsburgh Restaurant Owner Shows Excitement Of Indoor Dining With Dance VideoCarmella Salem created a dance video to show everyone how excited she […]
Red Wine or Prosecco with a Gin Floater: How TV Shows Use Drinks to Develop Characters
In Netflix’s dark comedy series Dead to Me, characters Jen Harding (Christina Applegate) and Judy Hale (Linda Cardellini) have a self-soothing ritual. They sip glasses of red wine poolside to cope with respective traumas: the loss of a husband and multiple miscarriages. “It’s really a way for them to bond […]