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Diana Hubbell

I'm a James Beard Award-winning journalist covering food, culture, and travel. I'm also an Associate Editor at Atlas Obscura, where I write about everything from feral pigs to hippie cults to Jell-O. I'm currently based in Brooklyn, but have also called Bangkok and Berlin home.

http://dianahubbell.com

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For Sale: A 19th-Century Portrait Painted on a Spiderweb

One of the last surviving cobweb paintings is on display this weekend.

Midcentury America's Most Scandalous Salad

According to Betty Crocker, Candle Salad was even “better than a real candle.”

February 24, 2025

The Quest to Save the World’s Rarest Pasta

For 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia possessed the skill to create “threads of God.”

February 3, 2025

Our 24 Favorite New Places to Eat and Drink in 2024

Mount a mechanical corn dog, feast on roast goat in a downed Soviet Plane, and more.

December 31, 2024

Our Favorite Holiday Cocktail Recipes and Stories

Raise a glass of Yuletide punch, or an ice cream-loaded elixir.

December 24, 2024

christmas monsters

Make Krampus Bread This Holiday Season

Introducing the edible version of the least-cuddly Christmas creature.

December 23, 2024

Cooking Creatively With J. Kenji López-Alt

The author of "The Food Lab" shares his science-based kitchen techniques and current food quest.

December 9, 2024

Talking Turkey With Eric Kim

The secrets to a better bird lie in the long, sometimes surprising history of the turkey dinner.

November 25, 2024

Bake 'Baby Bread' as a Celebration of Life and Death

‘Pan Y Dulce’ is Bryan Ford's love letter to Latin American baking traditions.

November 12, 2024

This Book Contains a Century of Historical Sandwiches

In 'Sandwiches of History,' Barry Enderwick dives into good, bad, and bizarre combinations.

November 6, 2024

This Map Shows a Fictional Country Created by a Con Man

In the 19th century, Scottish scammer Gregor MacGregor made a fortune selling land in Poyais.

October 31, 2024

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Drink Like a Founding Father

Make one of President George Washington's favorite cocktails.

October 21, 2024

American Food Traditions That Started as Marketing Ploys

Your grandma didn't invent that recipe.

September 30, 2024

‘Second Generation’ Makes Recipes That Survived World War Sparkle

In his Hungarian-Jewish cookbook, chef Jeremy Salamon of Agi's Counter digs into his family heritage and uses dill like glitter.

September 18, 2024

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What Researchers Learned From the World’s Oldest Cookbook

Now, you can view—and cook from—these nearly 4,000-year-old ancient Babylonian recipe tablets.

September 11, 2024

The Ancient, Astonishing History of Yerba Mate

From centuries-old sacred rituals to energy drinks, one psychoactive plant has spread throughout the globe.

August 30, 2024

The Biggest Sports Rivalries This Year Are Between National Foods

Kielbasa vs. Fondue: Choose your fighter.

Remembering the World’s First ‘Cold-Storage Banquet’

At the turn of the 20th century, the concept of a refrigerated feast was terrifying.

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Athens

What’s old is new again in Greece’s dynamic, ancient polis.

One Photographer’s Quest to Document McDonald’s in More Than 50 Countries

Gary He covered tens of thousands of miles to see the Golden Arches on six continents.

Behind the Scenes at the James Beard Media Awards

Gastro Obscura just picked up its first win.

Why We Tell Bees About Death

The connection between apiarists and funeral rites stretches back centuries.

Why Fresh Fish Isn't Always Best

More restaurants are dry-aging their seafood, for concentrated flavor and enhanced texture.

Would You Eat This Purple Tomato?

This fruit owes its luminous violet shade to snapdragon flower DNA.