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Giulia Alvarez-Katz

(She/Her)
New York
As seen in: Substack, Matador Network, Narcity, Whetstone Magazine
Covers:  food, food culture, food history, food science, food anthropology, nyc, wine, italy, and more
Doesn't Cover: recipe writing. I cannot command another person
writer / video producer / fat tail sheep

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Giulia Alvarez-Katz’s Biography

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I'm a Queens-based freelance writer focused primarily on food, its movements, and its changes. I use my education in science, anthropology, and history to fill in blanks and answer some (perhaps not-so-pressing) questions both for myself and the world I live in. We know ourselves through food, so why not get to know ourselves better? I am best at fastidiously researched deep dives into a certain food culture or product.
I am also sorry to say I accumulated several thousand followers on tiktok, …

Giulia Alvarez-Katz’s Journalist Portfolio

Where Do You Get Your Weed: Scavenger Hunt

Where Do You Get Your Weed: Scavenger Hunt

Six writers share stories showing the different realities of buying weed around the world.

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Footy Scran Asks One Seemingly Simple Question: Scran or No Scran?

Footy Scran Asks One Seemingly Simple Question: Scran or No Scran?

There is a place where crusty buns cradle cheese, bacon bits, and the glistening, red-spiced meat patty of a …

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Enjoying Aloneness: Czechia

Enjoying Aloneness: Czechia

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Why don't all Silk Road nations eat silkworm waste?

Why don't all Silk Road nations eat silkworm waste?

While many countries across the world eat insects, fewer will eat their waste. Silk production, which is know…

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What We Do and Don't Learn from the Food Contents of Bog Bodies - Whetstone Magazine

What We Do and Don't Learn from the Food Contents of Bog Bodies - Whetstone Magazine

People mummified in alkaline conditions offer valuable clues about what people used to eat, but there are lim…

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Hot, Bubbling, Gelatinous Chunks: The Hypnotic Appeal of "Tallowtok"

Hot, Bubbling, Gelatinous Chunks: The Hypnotic Appeal of "Tallowtok"

The art of turning animal fat into... that

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What We Do and Don't Learn from the Food Contents of Bog Bodies — Whetstone Magazine

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By Giulia Alvarez-Katz
| Whetstone Magazine Verified
It began rather innocuously with an Eyewitness picture book about mummies—a perfect gift for child who, like many others before and after her, was plagued by a fixation on Ancient Egypt. The book naturally featured those Egyptian mummies I was so familiar with, but also included photographs of several other kinds. I turned a fateful page to the face that would forever live in my memory: Tollund Man.
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Hot, Bubbling, Gelatinous Chunks: The Hypnotic Appeal of “Tallowtok”

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By Giulia Alvarez-Katz
| gawker.com
Welcome to Net Positive, a series about nice places and things on the world wide web. It can happen to you one day: You’ll be scrolling on the increasingly well-tailored For You page on Tiktok, and suddenly you’re watching pale, vaguely gelatinous chunks of something bubbling in a slow cooker, gurgling up at you. You feel as if you might fall in. And whether you realize it or not, you do. This is “Tallowtok,” a slice of TikTok that is all about the art of turning animal fat into tallow.
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A Sausage's Journey

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By Giulia Alvarez-Katz, Katherine Spiers Verified
| Substack
If you haven’t become a paid subscriber yet, please consider it. The money goes straight to paying freelancers a good rate - much better than most publications. And if not that, click on the heart icon above so I know you’re reading! Please enjoy the article below by Giulia Alvarez-Katz. Thinking about: rearranging my ice cream rankings; the ground flax and water substitute for eggs seems to be working; and can we name the official start of BLT season. It’s not the first day of summer.
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