Happy February! It’s Aquarian season, Black History Month, and Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away.
Celebrating Black Women in Food
Klancy Miller is the author of the excellent cookbook, Cooking Solo. Last year, she started an ambitious project, a magazine recognizing Black women in food called For The Culture. It is finally out, and I ordered one. You can get order the magazine at For The Culture Food Mag.
Dry February
My friend Allison Robicelli has a new column over at The Takeout where she reviews nonalcoholic beverages. Check out her review of hemp-infused sparkling water, Recess.
Food Delivery Apps That Are For The Community
You may have heard of Door Dash, but do you know about Black and Mobile? Black and Mobile is one of the food delivery apps that are attempting a more holistic approach to food delivery.
They charge restaurants on the platform a 20 percent fee. They also pay delivery drivers $10 to $12 per delivery, which averages out to $20 to $25 per hour and can go up to $30 to $37 per hour. In comparison, rates for drivers on UberEats or Caviar range from $8 to $25 per hour.
Is Your 401(k) Colluding To Make Cereal More Expensive?
I think cereal is a scam. It’s too sweet, too expensive and it is not the best thing to eat for breakfast. However, I didn’t think about the power of “Big Cereal” until I read this article from Planet Money.
YKTV
It took me a minute to figure out that YKTV is young people speak for “You know the vibe'.” Well, Bettina Makalintal writes on Vice.com about the vibe of ambient You Tube channels.
Pound For Pound
The latest episode of my podcast is all about pound cake. I give some history and relay the comments I got from my friends.
Reading is Foodimental
Check out my growing list of food books on Bookshop.