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Anne Ewbank

Anne Ewbank

Gastro Obscura's senior associate editor

Based in Northern California

Get in touch at: anne.ewbank@atlasobscura.com

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Your Stories of Blissful Foods Made in Monasteries

Holy cheeses, wines, and cakes abound.

October 22, 2018

The Pyrotechnic Ice-Cream Parades of the Nobel Prize Banquet

Once, there was even an official ice cream.

October 16, 2018

Help Atlas Obscura Solve a Curious 18th-Century Riddle Menu

No one was really eating "quintessence of Toes" back then.

October 9, 2018

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

October 8, 2018

The Life and Times of a Japanese Candy Artist

She brought the rare, age-old art to Epcot and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

October 2, 2018

How Salt Helped Win the Civil War

Southern salt-making operations became prime military targets.

September 28, 2018

The Warlike Origins of 'Going Dutch'

The term for splitting the bill has its roots in a bitter international rivalry.

September 25, 2018

midnight munchies

Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' From Beautiful Wagons

They were the ancestors of the modern diner.

September 13, 2018

Inside a 17th-Century 'Barbarian' Cookbook From Japan

It included Portuguese and Japanese recipes for caramel, cake, and an early tempura.

September 11, 2018

This Prized Filipino Fabric Is Made From Pineapple Leaves

It's been a favorite of royalty and a first lady.

September 6, 2018

The 'Chop Suey Sundae' Isn't What You Think It Is

An ice cream topping once had the same name.

September 5, 2018

A Short History of America's 'Tamale Wars'

Their popularity made for some bloody turf wars.

August 31, 2018

The Fabulous Design Manuals for Japan's 19th-Century Sweets

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.

August 28, 2018

The Arctic Explorer Who Pushed an All-Meat Diet

Vilhjalmur Stefansson wanted to prove a point.

August 28, 2018

Meet the Artist Making Delicious Food Quilts

Japanese sweets, turkey dinners, and produce alike are immortalized in fabric.

August 21, 2018

'Batnadoes' Can Protect California’s Crops

Bats are farmers' new best friends.

August 16, 2018

Atlas Obscura Readers Imagine Their Future National Dishes

The food of 2050 includes crickets, plastic, and nothing at all.

August 14, 2018

Inside the 'Trend-Free' World of Wisconsin's Supper Clubs

Born out of Prohibition speakeasies, they're getting a second wind.

When Eating Crow Was an American Food Trend

The birds briefly became a delicacy.

Why So Many Diners Look Like Train Cars

Often, they traveled by rail and were built that way too.

Saving Mexico's Heirloom Corn With Gorgeous Furniture

Corn husks get the star treatment.

The Man With 15,000 Pieces of Chopstick-Wrapper Origami

A restaurant job turned into a collecting passion.

This Bowl Contained Sugar 'Not Made by Slaves'

An early version of ethical consumption.

Inside the World's Only Chile Pepper Research Institute

The center has spread spicy knowledge for decades.