The guava cake at Tropicana Cuban Restaurant (photo by Yasmin Diallo Turk) Whenever I don’t know what to eat, I head up North Lamar to Austin’s International District. It has variety not found anywhere else in town and does not disappoint. Here are 10 places worth a try when you visit the district. Selam Market and Cafe Tucked away on the side of a small shopping center is a market selling Ethiopian essentials on one side and serving up traditional […]

Los Angeles Unified School District allegedly promoted an odd video on social media about “food neutrality,” food choices and health, obviously marketed at children. In the video, which is like something out of the freaky Willy Wonka movie with Johnny Depp, bizarre women claim “food choices are based on a false standard of health.” A very large African American woman says “we are incorrectly taught from a young age that our size and therefore the foods that we eat are […]