Haile Thomas, CEO of The HAPPY Organization and an internationally recognized youth health advocate, shares her recipe for roasted cauliflower with chimichurri sauce, a delicious plant-based meal from her cookbook Living Lively.
Books + Films
New Book Shows How To Build Resilient Restaurants
Recently released Ten Year Plan details the importance of having a long-term plan for restauranteurs to handle short-term crises.
20 Children’s Books Celebrating Food and Inspiring Young Eaters
This season, Food Tank is highlighting 20 books that encourage young eaters to learn about where their food comes from and the culinary traditions that shape the world.
“The Ants and the Grasshopper” Shows How Denial Can Be a Win for Activists
The film shows how the fight for climate action will also be a battle for food sovereignty, racial justice, and gender equality around the world through the narrative of Anita Chitaya, a small farmer and local leader in the village of Bwabwa, Malawi.
Cook With Food Tank: Embrace the Season’s Bounty With This Risotto Recipe From ‘The Perennial Kitchen’
“Cooking is an act of showing up in the world, of caring for ourselves and for others,” writes Beth Dooley in The Perennial Kitchen, her new cookbook showcasing local, seasonal, sustainable recipes like this oat and squash risotto.
‘Inflamed’ Makes the Case for Deep Medicine
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel unpack how injustice is making the world sick.
Film Festival Highlights Small-Scale Farmers’ Collaboration Across Africa and South America
Farmers highlight several new techniques they developed to improve the health of their crops and communities.
Cook With Food Tank: These Recipes From The Cookbook ‘Jubilee’ Honor the Legacy of Black Foodways
Award-winning author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin traces Black cooking through centuries of history while celebrating the contributions cooks have made to global foodways.
Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance Honors Seed Rematriation Through Short Film
Seed Mother: Coming Home honors the importance of seeds and the communities from which they originated.
50 Years Later, ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ Is as Urgent As Ever
Author Frances Moore Lappe reflects on how the food system has changed changed since her revolutionary book was first published in 1971.
20 Books About the Food System to Read this Fall
Food Tank is highlighting 20 books about culinary traditions, food policy, biodiversity, and more to read this Fall.
Asian Pacific Islander Voices: Books on Food and Culture
Food Tank’s book list centers Asian and Pacific Islander voices and showcases books on AAPI food and culture.
16 Podcasts and Films Celebrating Indigenous Foodways
These podcasts, short videos, and films honor Indigenous voices and stories of their food systems.
Dutch Artist Highlights the Beauty of Agriculture
Daan Roosegaarde’s installation uses UV light technology to inspire an appreciation of the agricultural system.
Introducing Food Tank’s New Interactive Musical, WeCameToDance
Presented by Food Tank, the fully interactive musical, WeCameToDance is coming to 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
25 Books on Food Tank’s Summer 2021 Reading List
Just in time for summer, Food Tank is highlighting 25 books that celebrate local ingredients, explore the intersection of food and technology, and inspire eaters to take action.
What Dinner Theater Must Learn From the Good Food Movement
How good food enhances taste, nutrition, and storytelling for a deeper theatrical experience.
New Book Addresses Hidden Costs of Food
A new book, the True Cost Accounting for Food: Balancing the Scale, provides a new way to understand the social, human, economic and environmental costs of the food system.
Food Tank’s 2021 Podcast List
These 33 podcasts dive into all corners of the food world and offer a wealth of knowledge for the food-curious listener.
New Competition Places Youth at the Center of Food Systems Change
Young people aged 13-18 can enter a one-minute video for the chance to have their call to action shared with a global audience.
