Hidden Kitchens

A group of men clean a week's haul of seabird eggs.

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The Gold-Hungry Forty-Niners Also Plundered Something Else: Eggs

12:52pm August 15, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

When food shortages struck San Francisco, wily entrepreneurs raided the dangerous Farallon Islands for protein-rich eggs from seabirds. In the process, they destroyed both wildlife and each other.

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Quiosque de Refresco do Largo da Sé, in Alfama, Lisbon. More than a century and a half ago, these ornate little kiosks began cropping up in the city's parks and plazas, becoming the heart of public life. But they fell into disrepair and all but disappear

History, Horchata And Hope: How Classic Kiosks Are Boosting Lisbon's Public Life

10:58am August 01, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

Ornate refreshment kiosks were once the heart of Lisbon's parks and plazas. They faded away under a dictatorship that discouraged public gatherings. Now they're back to help revitalize the city.

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"Nobody can soldier without coffee," a Union soldier wrote in 1865. (Above) Union soldiers sit with their coffee in tin cups, their hard-tack, and a kettle at their feet.

If War Is Hell, Then Coffee Has Offered U.S. Soldiers Some Salvation

2:31pm July 25, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

"Nobody can soldier without coffee," a Union cavalryman wrote in 1865. Hidden Kitchens looks at three American wars through the lens of coffee: the Civil War, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

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Two Canadian soldiers peel potatoes during World War I.

QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About War And Food?

2:44pm July 19, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Weapons have always been a central part of warfare. But humans have turned to another source of power as well: food. Take our quiz to test your knowledge about war and food.

Lebanese chefs celebrate in Beirut after setting a new Guinness record for what was then the biggest tub of hummus in the world — weighing over 2 tons — in October 2009. The world record effort was part of Lebanon's bid to claim hummus as its own.

Give Chickpeas A Chance: Why Hummus Unites, And Divides, The Mideast

11:06am July 18, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

Nothing is simple in Mideast relations. Not even hummus. Lebanon, Israel and Palestinians are entangled over who owns the dish. Not even the title of world's largest hummus platter settled the matter.

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