Adding my @washingtonpost essay to a thread on pan de muerto... https://twitter.com/AdrianaV/status/1320735506376871944
Loved @TacoTrail 's piece earlier this month https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/tex-mexplainer-pan-de-muerto-is-a-cross-cultural-taste-of-history/
Tex-Mexplainer: Pan de Muerto Is a Cross-cultural Taste of History

Ancient, colonial, and contemporary traditions are woven together in Dia de Los Muertos—and baked into the holiday's signature bread.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/tex-mexplainer-pan-de-muerto-is-a-cross-cultural-taste-of-history/
Had the joy of editing @serenamaria36 's guide to pan de muerto last year https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/day-of-the-dead-where-to-buy-pan-de-muerto
After Halloween, the Dead Rise for This Treat

Forget the Day of the Dead makeup, and try this instead.

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/day-of-the-dead-where-to-buy-pan-de-muerto
and companion piece (FYI y'all know I rarely RT anything from my former employer, but THIS) https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/day-of-the-dead-food-traditions-celebration-altars
The Way to Your Dead Loved Ones' Hearts Is Through the Belly

Create a feast to lure your dearly departed closer.

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/day-of-the-dead-food-traditions-celebration-altars
I started thinking about pitching a story about Dia de los Muertos way back in the summer while writing this https://www.endocrineweb.com/race-and-covid-19
It's Not Unhealthy Behavior. It's Systemic Racism.

https://www.endocrineweb.com/race-and-covid-19
But I was also thinking about joy as resistance @foodculturist https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-food-black-chefs.html
A Juneteenth of Joy and Resistance

With the dual pressures of unrest and the pandemic, black chefs are contemplating the ways this holiday can help Americans cope.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-food-black-chefs.html
What is the Mexican-American story here? Health, life and death, embodied joy within systems of oppression, legacy of colonialism, connection with ancestors -- all baked into pan de muerto https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/10/26/pan-de-muerto-recipe/
Perspective | This year, I need my ancestors more than ever. I’m baking pan de muerto to call them...

A pan de muerto recipe to serve for your Dia de los Meurtos, or Day of the Dead celebration.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/10/26/pan-de-muerto-recipe/
Mad appreciation for GOAT recipe midwife @gdanielagalarza
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