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Diana Hubbell

I'm a James Beard Award-winning journalist covering food, culture, and travel. I'm the Associate Editor, Places at Atlas Obscura, although you'll also find my bylines in The Guardian, The Washington Post, Eater, Condé Nast Traveler, Esquire, Architectural Digest, Travel + Leisure, VICE, and Playboy, among others. I'm currently based in Brooklyn, but have also called Bangkok and Berlin home.

http://dianahubbell.com

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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

secret lives of museums

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.

Cream. Clams. Why Carbonara Once Looked Very Different

In his debut cookbook, Dan Pashman busts pasta myths alongside delicious, unorthodox recipes.

The Revolution Begins in the Cookbook Store

Paige Lipari, founder of Archestratus, is changing the world one potluck at a time.

Ancient Egyptians Celebrated the Feast of Drunkenness with Blood-Red Beer

One of history's earliest mixed drinks was made to appease a ferocious goddess.

February 26, 2024

Brooklyn’s ‘River Hag’ Searches for Life in One of America's Most Toxic Waterways

Greenpoint's Newtown Creek was the site of one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

February 2, 2024

Meet the Man Telling Stories in Miniature on Seeds

Artist Sergey Jivetin engraves incredibly detailed works using a microscope.

January 3, 2024

year in wonder 2023

2023 Was a Year Full of Mysteries

Our favorite tales of puzzles and perplexities.

December 29, 2023

year in wonder 2023

Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Recipes of 2023

Feast on real-life zombie fungus and tiger tail ice cream.

December 28, 2023

Eat This Filipino Feast with Your Hands

The kamayan, also known as a boodle fight, has a long, curious history.

December 4, 2023

The Ultimate Gastro Obscura Gift Guide

Our favorite food gifts your loved ones don’t already have.

November 30, 2023

Feast on 2,000 Years of Chinese Culinary History

Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Invitation to a Banquet' is a delicious tour de force.

November 7, 2023

Ancient Egyptians May Have Spiced Their Mummies

Most ingredients in embalming perfumes were good enough to eat.

October 25, 2023

The Joy of Third-Culture Cooking

Chef Jon Kung wants you to make spaghetti with lion's head meatballs.

October 16, 2023