Food news antipasto

This week’s news cycle has been dominated by measures being taken by countries around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus. If you are staying home to avoid contact with others, you might want to take note of the recent Salon article on how to use citrus peel scraps to make better cocktails. Resourcefulness rules during times like these. If you do feel brave enough to venture out for a restaurant meal, The Washington Post reports on steps restaurants are taking to ensure the safety of their customers, and J. Kenji López Alt has a lengthy guide to food safety and coronavirus.

Looking for food-related programs to watch to pass the time? If so, check out David Chang’s second season of Ugly Delicious. In an Eater review, Jenny Zhang says that season 2 offers a ‘humbler, more vulnerable David Chang’. His impending fatherhood has changed his perspective.

If you’d rather read about food than watch it on television, head over to LitHub, where Sara B. Franklin offers an indepth look at Judith Jones. Jones, a long-time senior editor and vice president of Knopf, nurtured or discovered many of America’s finest food writers. It was Jones who pushed for Knopf to publish Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

For those who are staying home but are not used to cooking for every meal, every day, there are several articles to help you keep your sanity. The Washington Post has two: the first on how to cook from your freezer and pantry, and the second on how to cook with your kids. Cooking with kids is a win/win – you get to eat tasty food and provide science lessons all in one activity. Cleaning up after cooking with children, well, that’s another story.