EATEN Issue 25 – Feasts

EATEN No. 25: Feasts wallows through the good and the bad of historical extravagance, featuring stories on everything from Stalin’s reign of dinner party terror to the colorful generosity of Frida Kahlo’s celebrations and the enduring decadence of the all you can eat buffet  (Spring 2026)

Contributors include:

• Helena Mushili O’Neill on the Pan-African origins of Kwanzaa in the United States

• J.D. Harlock on the legacy of the feast of the pheasant in medieval Europe

• Sakhi Thirani on the anti-caste roots of the Sikh langar

• Jamal Dauda on the resilience of feasts for the dead in Benin