Food Politics: Artist Rajyashri Goody Uses Recipes To Critique Caste and Access

Food is known to be a wonderful uniter—in the face of complex politics, unique identities, and varying worldviews, a great meal is often thought to be capable of bridging divides and bringing people together. The chef James Beard himself famously said, “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” But to agree with this statement is to erase all of the ways that food can be anything but universal. How society sees you can absolutely shape your access to and relationship with food. And this is exactly what Rajyashri Goody works to help people see.

For Mission Magazine