The National Critics Institute, in collaboration with Tostada Magazine and Wayne State University’s Journalism Institute for Media Diversity, is hitting the road to lead an intensive, three-day workshop and conference March 31…
Food waste is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases. These Detroit restaurants are doing something about it.
This story is part of a collaborative series from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit, Tostada Magazine, Energy News Network, The Land, and Borderless Magazine examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with…
Why Avalon International Breads is rescuing spent grains to fight climate change
This story is part of a collaborative series, from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit and four other news partners, examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible…
How the sausage is made: Minimizing food waste with Marrow’s whole animal butchery
This story is part of a collaborative series, from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit and four other news partners, examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support…
How this Southwest Detroit pizzeria constantly reshapes its menu to combat climate change
Join us at 6 p.m., December 8, at PizzaPlex at 4458 Vernor Highway to enjoy a meal of wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, salad and a special side — all crafted by PizzaPlex and Make Food…
Gone, but not forgotten. Día de los Muertos reflections of a Metro Detroiter in Mexico.
In the three decades I have been in Detroit, I have only been in Mexico twice for the Día de los Muertos, and once just after the holiday in 2020 when I…
Attention Food & Culture Writers of Detroit: Become a Contributor for Tostada Magazine and Next City
Hola, Detroit food and culture writers! Tostada Magazine is a Detroit-based digital platform dedicated to preserving culture and uplifting communities through the lens of food. Our journalism is produced by journalists of…
Cómo un almuerzo energético puede empoderar a una comunidad
Traducido por Ma Teresa “Mayté” Penman Editado por Gabriela Pastor Solo faltaban 30 minutos para que fuera la anfitriona de un foro comunitario en LASED Senior Center en West Vernor Highway y el…
How a power lunch can empower a community
It was just 30 minutes before I was to host a community forum at LASED senior center on West Vernor Highway and the chef who’d volunteered to bring a catered lunch hadn’t…
Tostada Road Trip: How I learned to speak my truth at a New England theater camp
Hola, Tostada Family! Y’all probably been wondering what’s up with Tostada Thursdays these past couple of weeks. I don’t blame you, I’ve missed my weekly dispatches to ustedes! Well, the truth is,…