Stories by Lisa Shames

“It's a nice way to get community together, refuel for the next fast, and have a space where we can just be all together,” says Maryam Khan of her iftar pop-up. 

The Japanese tradition of ōsōji, undertaken at the new year, is like spring cleaning on steroids, allowing for reflection and clearing out of the past year, as the owners of Omakase Yume show.

The old-school bakery and soda fountain Spinning J is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a podcast going behind the scenes of the struggles independent restaurants face.

The tiny restaurant located next to an Asian supermarket in a mall not only has esteemed fans, but also hosts regular public demonstrations of tuna butchering. The team behind it has a new restaurant planned.