Food
Introducing Huck’s Food section, powered by our sister magazine Sandwich. Spotlighting some of the best stories where food meets counterculture.
Junk food is not the problem
Eton mess — Shifting the focus from the cost of living crisis to tackling obesity while many starve or freeze is farcical and pointless, writes Fatzine founder Gina Tonic.
Written by: Gina Tonic
Inside the community kitchen feeding Hackney
#NoOneGoesHungry — During the pandemic, Made In Hackney launched a meal service that has since proved vital for many, made up of vegan dishes that reflect the borough‘s cultural diversity.
Written by: Chloé Meley
Why should we try to eat mindfully?
In partnership with Reebok — In the second instalment of Collectivity, 2Step Collective unite with Laura Tilt, a nutritionist working to transform how we think about eating.
Written by: Huck
The Brooklyn culinary centre changing futures through food
Inside BCCC — Based out of Brownsville, BCCC provides free, world-class training to local residents, all while offering a space where the community can access fresh, affordable, culturally relevant foods.
Written by: Kizzy Cox
Britain is in a food crisis – and it’s only getting worse
Time to act — The coronavirus pandemic has seen a record demand for UK food banks, with millions of people going hungry due to the financial implications of lockdown. In response, activists are stepping up where the government is failing – advocating for a National Food Service to solve the crisis.
Written by: Emma Latham Phillips
Meet the indie farmer shaking up California’s food scene
Scott Chang-Fleeman — In a profile taken from ‘Sandwich Magazine Issue 2: The Banh Mi’, the 25-year-old talks history, heritage and why he wants to help build a new movement of independent Asian American farmers.
Written by: Anna Sulan Masing
The streetwise chef inspiring a new generation to go vegan
King Cook — As a high-end chef slogging through 18-hour shifts, Bounsou Senathit was on the fast-track to burn out. Then he got stabbed on the streets of East London, forcing him to start over. Now he’s leading a vegan revolution.
Written by: Tom Connick
The complicated relationship between food & race in the UK
Skin Deep zine — The seventh issue of the London-based magazine Skin Deep explores the complex connections between British PoC and the modern food world. ‘‘There is no English history without our histories,’ explain co-founders Anuradha Henriques and Lina Abushouk.
Written by: Salma Haidrani
The app that's kickstarting a food-sharing revolution
Tinder for leftovers — When Tessa Cook and Saasha Celestial-One realised the scale of global food waste, they felt compelled to find a simple solution.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
Meet the Canadian woman who finds food in unexpected places for a living
Lori McCarthy: gourmet forager — The Huck team got to hang out with a professional forager for a day on Canada's East Coast. This video captures why we might just have found our new dream job.
Written by: HUCK HQ
