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Worker-owned media alert: @thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social is on the podcast Not From Concentrate this week talking about how Ravenous was formed and the state of food media. Listen anywhere you get podcasts. catherinesmart.substack.com/p/ravenous-w...

unfortunately I did in fact have to make it weird about the ways that the war industrial complex has burrowed into the American psyche

It's hot as hell right now, y'all.

We have an update about our paywalls! Starting today, free members will be able to read any two posts of their choosing each month, instead of us choosing which posts are available for free. Once readers hit the limit, they’ll start seeing a paywall.

Yes, I mentioned Casimir Pulaski in this piece. Also: A few thoughts on the Caper story on our former employer.

Plus, a long-awaited story on the state of Eater drops.

It’s weird that a beloved frozen treat is a symbol of mass destruction, right?

After five years, it’s time for all of us to lock ourselves in the walk-in and go into hibernation for good.

I have just become aware of @weareravenous.com and this is delightful?

John Early's new movie brings up anxieties that almost everyone working in food media has experienced at some point.

I stood on the shoulders of giants to write this post and solved zero mysteries. But it was fun. I seriously laughed at some of the shit Martha said and did.

Very important seasonally-appropriate coverage at @weareravenous.com from @jayasaxena.com !

There’s a reason you think of Ina Garten and Martha Stewart when you think of this cake.

Gary, Indiana, isn’t known for its restaurants, so what would “The Bear” want to do with this city just a short drive away from Downtown Chicago? Ashok Selvam investigates — and eats a coney dog.

Spring is here, and we're all so ridiculously excited for all the season's fruits and veggies. Here's what we're looking forward to most

Why do Americans insist on slamming greasy sausages on the sweatiest days of the year? It took a few accidents and a lot more marketing decisions.

Happy pride 💜

Chicago seems hellbent on sanitizing its downtown and making room for the underseasoned.

I haven't even read this yet but I'm in love with the headline! Go subscribe to @weareravenous.com for some awesome independent food media!!

How a guidebook for parents dealing with picky kids helped me define my own taste.

Spectro is the only food stand at The People’s Beach in Jacob Riis Park. Here’s how they plan on feeding everyone on Pride weekend.

A new wave of pricey popcorn buckets is pushing the boundaries of functionality, with fans paying hundreds for these novelty kernel containers shaped like a “Devil Wears Prada” handbag, Galactus’s head, or whatever that Spider-Man’s web one was supposed to be.

Five food journalists descend on the Windy City, revelry ensues

Do the kernels taste better from a big, shapely piece of plastic?

It’s lazy, cheap, and misleading — but did your local diner break any laws by posting that altered image of that uncanny burger? Ravenous speaks with Truth In Advertising for answers.

We are the future of food media 1/

A farewell to a restaurant that changed the way I think about restaurants.

@weareravenous.com 's @shokdiesel.bsky.social points out one of the few real downers about Chicago's food culture: the city's relentless antagonism to street food vendors www.weareravenous.com/email/814924...

As Pope Leo XIV a savors a special taste of Chicago, here's the scoop on the upcoming restaurant opening later this year near the Vatican.

Ty @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for this great look at why we started @weareravenous.com!! www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

Lesbians are leading the race to save the American sports bar, a review of the surveillance footage surrounding the Attaboy management and union clash, commenters are enraged by private equity bagel spots, and of course, Malört shots.

More and more chefs and industry workers are using the platform to share their struggles as business owners.

The chicken-fried steak was pretty good, but the service was not good at all.

A meditation on what one writer considers to be a purely perfect dish.

After a week of island traveling, one control freak embraces the beauty of dining spontaneously

hello hi turns out that it takes a lot of work to start your own media company, especially when you don’t have some slick-headed money man telling you what to do we are building the future of food media, and we need your help! really trying to grab 9 more paid subs today…will one of those be you??

Thank you to our four new paid subscribers!! We're so excited you're here. We just need six more to hit the day's goal!

We talk the numbers of the first month of Ravenous. Help us get 10 new paid subscribers today so we can keep going!!

This past weekend marked one month of publishing at Ravenous! What does that mean? Here are some numbers 1/

Time and time again, struggling media companies succumb to another billionaire. It was only a matter of time before Vox Media, Eater's former parent company, met the same fate.

The recipes I thought were long-held family traditions are not even remotely that. They were written by a whole village of women.

V smart piece on restaurants, Fort Worth, and Taylor Sheridan, by Courtney E. Smith of @weareravenous.com (I tend to prefer "Hell or High Water" Sheridan vs. Nighttime Soap Opera Sheridan though I'm intrigued by Landman's layered views on oil and labor) www.weareravenous.com/taylor-sheri...

Joining this and creating a little bookmark folder of subs - @rascal.news, @defector.com, @texasobserver.org, @weareravenous.com, etc - feels a LITTLE like the old internet in a nice way.

With Hooters Inc. re-acquiring most remaining locations, the “breastaurant” says it’s returning to its roots. Which have always been embedded in sexism.

We have an update! We've heard back from Attaboy co-owner Sam Ross and included additional comments from him and union member Hannah Chouinard in this story. This piece originally published as a newsletter on Sunday, May 24, and now is unlocked and available for FREE to the public.

Frances Dumlao’s college food journal is filled with sketches of doughnuts, grilled cheese, and Chipotle. Take a peek inside.

Will the real Fort Worth please stand up?

Workers at the New York location of Attaboy, a World’s 50 Best Bar, formed an independent union. Now, management has fired an outspoken union organizer. www.weareravenous.com/attaboy-unio...

Ravenous tours New York's famous Katz's Deli's new expansion. The Ludlow Room is built to feel like the original space.