“There are people who are going to sit there and be furious. They’ll say, fuck you for crashing. But no. It was beautiful to see it fly.” I hope everyone reads this Jason Sheehan story, which captures so much more than the closing of a bagel shop. phillymag.com/foobooz/2023/0…

Hahaha. That is precisely what Dave Infante said.

The problem with developing a taste for ground steak is you have to go to a specific patch of North Carolina to get it (which is just how folks in Surry County like it.) thefoodsection.substack.com/p/north-caroli…

When you look ahead to Sunday afternoon, do you picture yourself in downtown Durham, hungry for biscuits and Brunswick stew? Join us for the Spirited Brunchette, a self-guided snack tour showcasing culinary traditions of the city's prayerful spaces: uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/cf5…

All thanks to paying subscribers who supported The Food Section with their hard-earned money *before* it was certified as Best Newsletter. Never too late to join them in backing quality food journalism! thefoodsection.substack.com

Hanna Raskin is one of the best food writers in the country. She knows food is about much more than food.

Wow! So very proud (and totally unprepared for) this win. Thank you, LION Publishers!

However imperfect, there are statistics on this topic. Earlier this year, "at The Food Section’s request, The Gun Violence Archive compiled a list of 'people shot in restaurants or bars/pubs that serve food' in Southern states between January 1, 2014, and May 15, 2023." thefoodsection.substack.com/p/gun-violence…

This week, #NCLocal reports from LION Publishers SE meetup, sharing insights from news leaders in #NC and beyond & celebrating the NC award winners La Noticia (& their collaboration with WFAE & @WFDD), The Assembly & Hanna Raskin’s The Food Section: us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=48daec75309…

Thanks for sharing, Elke! This was a fun one to report.

NEW from Hanna Raskin: Sonker? Ground steak? Everything has a trail these days. Hanna Raskin follows the scent in Surry County. theassemblync.com/culture/food/n…

A rice revolution is brewing in Arkansas--or so hope the minds behind the nation's biggest US-owned sake brewery, which opened this year in Hot Springs. thefoodsection.substack.com/p/going-with-t…

Anyone know Josh Friedland who used to run thefoodsection.com? Hanna Raskin would love to contact him and buy that domain name! Josh Friedland The Food Section

He speaks the truth! Isn’t it your day to do a good deed? Many thanks, friends.

As a proud grits evangelist, I love this Hanna Raskin piece! Eternal thanks to my grandpa for making them for breakfasts and setting my grits standard. "Grits ain’t groceries. 3 out of 10 Southerners haven’t tried them" thestate.com/living/food-dr…

All the best wishes to my birthday sharer, Mika Gadsden !

Back when the biggest scandal on UM football's plate was a shabby barbecue for recruits, I got curious about teams luring players with food. As Justin Heckert discovered, it's all about impressing their mothers. thefoodsection.substack.com/p/football-rec…

Huge thanks to the Fund for Investigative Journalism for supporting preliminary reporting on a public interest story that would otherwise have been out of financial reach for my small-scale publication. (Subscription dollars help in that regard too: You know the drill!) fij.org/fund-for-inves…