Welcome to Photo Interlude, Tostada Magazine’s occasional storytelling series through photography. This week, we get a recap of the Hole Molé! III Feria de Mole y Tamales, which took place Dec. 8,…
Halal turkey, tandoori chicken & stuffed grape leaves: How Detroiters eat through the holidays
This past Sunday, my neighbor and I held a Friendsgiving celebration set in our adjoining apartments. Neither of us has family nearby so we thought it would be fun to actually play…
Video: Pan de Muerto is a Día de los Muertos tradition at Sheila’s Bakery
Sheila’s Bakery is a staple for Mexicanos on Detroit’s southwest side year-round, famous for its brightly-hued conchas, pasteles de tres leches and sugary cookies. During Día de los Muertos, which is celebrated…
Introducing Tostada Magazine’s Premiere Video!… Plus, How to Make a Gift to Support Independent Journalism
Speak it into reality… That’s the theme of this season as we embark on Tostada Magazine’s inaugural fundraising drive. When I started this thing on a cold February morning in 2017, I…
Tostada Road Trip: Why Orange County is one of the best places to eat in America
I have a special connection to Orange County. It’s the first place I lived “on my own” after college when I was hired as a baby reporter at the OC Register.…
Eat with your hands at this family-style Filipino feast
A growing number of chefs from the Filipino diaspora are embracing their heritage by throwing kamayan-style dinner parties. Kamayan is Tagalog for “by hand” and these convivial affairs are a communal celebration…
The new Al-Haramain International Foods location is the answer to our supermarket prayers
There’s something so… claustrophobic, yet simultaneously so captivating about the original Al-Haramain International Foods situated in a pair of tiny former storefronts in Hamtramck. The aisles are so jam-packed with humanity —…
El Rey de las Arepas: How this Detroit restaurant feeds Major League Baseball players
When Major League baseball players from Venezuela like Tigers first baseman Miguel “Miggy” Cabrera, Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez or Eduardo Escobar, a shortstop and third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks,…
Feed the Movement: Reflections on nourishing our connection to nature
We arrived at the Dark Sky Park, just west of the Mackinaw Straits, a bit after 5:30 p.m. After a 4-hour car ride, on a balmy 80 degree day, I looked over…
Black Restaurant Week returns, helps to shatter biases about food & culture
No one black-owned food business is the same, but the majority often grapple with similar challenges, including a lack of financing, mentorship, promotion, and simply having to shatter biases about their food,…