Food and drink
![People dining at long tables adorned with blue tablecloths in a narrow, lantern-lit street lined with old buildings and blue-and-white flags.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/c66d7bed-5e64-4603-b4ce-93c9e6f7c193/rt-rtx119pd.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Community
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Take a seat: the long table is an antidote to loneliness
While some consider the long, shared dining table outdated or inconvenient, it is actually a powerful social tool
by Antone Martinho-Truswell
![A person cooks mushrooms in a pan on a stove with pasta in a colander and various ingredients spread on the kitchen counter.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/7060bca0-3ba1-4e46-a03a-6adc2386d8e3/rt-gettyimages-1345342998.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Eating disorders
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Learning to cook taught me that self-care isn’t selfish
In healing my relationship with food and cooking, I saw how caring for myself was the first step toward caring for others
by Céline Leboeuf
![A person stirring food in a steaming pot on a stove in a kitchen. Several other stainless steel pots are also on the stove. The foreground shows a blurred image of bread rolls, and a jar with cherry tomatoes can be seen on the right.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/8a20e692-e6c8-4b87-9a5f-37427137e162/sq-final-gettyimages-935951790.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Emerging therapies
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How to use cooking as a form of therapy
No matter your culinary skills, spend some reflective time in the kitchen to nourish and renew your sense of self
by Charlotte Hastings
![A woman sits at a table with traditional Chinese teacups and teapots. She takes in the aroma of a cup of tea. Behind her are shelves of cylindrical bricks of Pu Erh tea.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/7ccb1354-4a74-41a2-8735-9f47ad747b53/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Food and drink
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For a Chinese tea master, each sip is a rich expression of memory
Directed by Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff
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The body and physical health
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What I wish more people knew about deadly allergic reactions
Living with a deadly food allergy, I’ve discovered staying safe involves navigating other people’s doubts and expectations
by Hannah Waldfogel
![Hands clapping flour over a ball of dough on a floured surface with a wooden rolling pin nearby, in a dark background setting.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/4f4fd93b-cab6-47ad-8aea-a9d82d82b80d/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Food and drink
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If you don’t fancy mindfulness, then try cooking instead
When overwhelmed I schedule in a cooking day: playful, daring and full of memories. Beats any other stress-reliever for me
by Chloe Faure
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Nature and the environment
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How to rewild yourself
You didn’t evolve to live in this techno-industrialised world. Find health and happiness by embracing your wild nature
by Jessica Carew Kraft
![A dish of roasted chicken garnished with lemon slices, bean sprouts, and fresh mint in a clay pot, with a person arranging lemon slices on a nearby plate.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/d5a18ffc-b8ba-4df5-8829-b381eb1a6d85/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Food and drink
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Founding the ‘world’s best’ restaurant made Sally happy. So did selling it
Directed by Ben Proudfoot
![Close-up of a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onion, and sauce in a sesame seed bun.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/6fe2d70b-4e03-4d7e-b17d-292b278e5163/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ethics
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A fake-meat burger, a sex doll and a thought experiment
How is enjoying a burger, even if it’s one made of fake meat, different from enjoying a female, even if she’s a sex doll?
by Rebecca Lowe
![People eating chips with various sauces in cardboard trays, standing outdoors on paving stones with a crowd in the background.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/b192e379-b50e-4d04-9a48-35a73b641168/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
The body and physical health
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Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and feel a lot happier about food
Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and free yourself from worrying about food and the ricochet between dieting and indulging in it
by Charlotte H Markey
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Habits and routines
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How to drink less alcohol
You don’t have an addiction, but you know you’re drinking too much. Learn to regain control and benefit your mind and body
by Michael Levy
![An elder woman setting a dining table with patterned cloth, another person in a mask and headphones in the background, plants, and wooden furniture around.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/4b283f2c-87e2-4ab7-8d5c-9f9a7148aace/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Parenting and families
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Mary’s famed ragout is salted with the pains and joys of her family life
Directed by Shaina Feinberg