The best American food and travel writing 2024

"New American," "Fusion," and the endless, liberating challenge of describing American food right now / Navneet Alang

The science of savoring / Betsy Andrews

The gay roots of (ugh) friendsgiving / John Birdsall

Orange is the new yolk / Marian Bull

India's beef with beef / Sharanya Deepak

The hungry jungle / Melissa Johnson

Notable sandwiches #75: grilled cheese / Talia Lavin

My favorite restaurant served gas / Kiese Laymon

Our daily ceeb / Jori Lewis

Tell me why the watermelon grows / Jori Lewis

Taste the feeling / Ligaya Mishan

My catalina / Karen Resta

Forbidden fruit / Alexander Sammon

In the West Bank, Palestinians preserve grapes and tradition / Adam Sella

Meet America's godmother of tofu / Mayukh Sen.

The butchering / Jake Skeets

From blackout to bakhmut / Felicity Spector

The Titan submersible was "an accident waiting to happen" / Ben Taub

Unsafe passage / Mosab Abu Toha

Numinous strangers / Lisa Wells

How things disappear / Jason Wilson

Eating badly / C Pam Zhang.