Hanna Raskin
@hannaraskin.bsky.social
Editor and publisher of The Food Section, covering food and drink across the American South. thefoodsection.com
It's annual report day at @thefoodsection.bsky.social! Brass tacks: We're ending the year with a $5K shortfall that we'd love to shrink before the start of our fifth anniversary year. Fortunately, TFS subscriptions make great gifts! thefoodsection.com/tfs-releases...
TFS releases its 2025 annual report - The Food Section
Getting down to business
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December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's annual report day at @thefoodsection.bsky.social! Brass tacks: We're ending the year with a $5K shortfall that we'd love to shrink before the start of our fifth anniversary year. Fortunately, TFS subscriptions make great gifts! thefoodsection.com/tfs-releases...
Seems like Talon could be a star on the J-school circuit. www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
Suspect turns the tables and bites police dog with ‘intent to maim,’ NC cops say
The same dog was stabbed during a 2020 arrest, police say.
www.newsobserver.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Seems like Talon could be a star on the J-school circuit. www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
I know I'm notorious for saying every story is a food story, but dollar stores really are where rural America shops for groceries--for reasons outlined in this insightful and maddening investigation of another company picking the pockets of our nation's poorest consumers.
Here's our investigation, co-authored with @jocelynzuck.bsky.social. Through an nationwide records search, we found that Dollar General stores have failed more than 4,300 government price-accuracy inspections over the past four years. Family Dollar stores have failed more than 2,100. (2/2)
How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I know I'm notorious for saying every story is a food story, but dollar stores really are where rural America shops for groceries--for reasons outlined in this insightful and maddening investigation of another company picking the pockets of our nation's poorest consumers.
After shrimp fraud allegations rocked the Southern restaurant scene, @thefoodsection.bsky.social took a closer look. Our verdict? Diners can stop worrying about being hoodwinked—and start thinking about how the promotional campaign behind the scandal played out. thefoodsection.com/opening-the-...
Opening the shrimpgates - The Food Section
TFS peels back seafood fraud allegations
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December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
After shrimp fraud allegations rocked the Southern restaurant scene, @thefoodsection.bsky.social took a closer look. Our verdict? Diners can stop worrying about being hoodwinked—and start thinking about how the promotional campaign behind the scandal played out. thefoodsection.com/opening-the-...
Lucky parents! As @thefoodsection.bsky.social reported a few football seasons back, recruitment's all about wining and dining the moms. thefoodsection.com/the-mother-o...
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Lucky parents! As @thefoodsection.bsky.social reported a few football seasons back, recruitment's all about wining and dining the moms. thefoodsection.com/the-mother-o...
You can count on @poynterinstitute.bsky.social to do journalism right! Touched that @amariscastillo.bsky.social called @thefoodsection.bsky.social's ABC evaluator, mortgage broker Kodaah Hansen (pictured here 20 years ago, when he was in Big Brothers with my husband.) www.poynter.org/business-wor...
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You can count on @poynterinstitute.bsky.social to do journalism right! Touched that @amariscastillo.bsky.social called @thefoodsection.bsky.social's ABC evaluator, mortgage broker Kodaah Hansen (pictured here 20 years ago, when he was in Big Brothers with my husband.) www.poynter.org/business-wor...
It's not every Monday that I get to use the terms "gender parity" and "blackened salmon" in the same subhed. Thanks, Steve!
Why you should be paying for @hannaraskin.bsky.social's The Food Section: This outstanding piece on the food (and the people behind the food) at an Atlanta strip club.
Excellent piece.
thefoodsection.com/step-aside-g...
Excellent piece.
thefoodsection.com/step-aside-g...
Step aside, gentlemen - The Food Section
At Atlanta strip club, blackened salmon spurs parity
thefoodsection.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's not every Monday that I get to use the terms "gender parity" and "blackened salmon" in the same subhed. Thanks, Steve!
As David W. Brown writes, "In the wine world, there are only two stories right now: People are drinking less wine, and climate change is destroying winemaking." Yet he's found another at their nexus: AI is assaulting the planet and undermining sensory perception. thefoodsection.com/feeling-our-...
Feeling our way through the data minefield - The Food Section
AI poised to pervert wine appreciation
thefoodsection.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As David W. Brown writes, "In the wine world, there are only two stories right now: People are drinking less wine, and climate change is destroying winemaking." Yet he's found another at their nexus: AI is assaulting the planet and undermining sensory perception. thefoodsection.com/feeling-our-...
Based on reader feedback, lots of folks weren't familiar with baker's lung before reading our West Virginia correspondent's coverage of one pepperoni roll factory's efforts to combat it. Even if you're fluent in flour dust threats, check it out! thefoodsection.com/air-of-resis...
Air of resistance - The Food Section
Fighting baker’s lung in black lung country
thefoodsection.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Based on reader feedback, lots of folks weren't familiar with baker's lung before reading our West Virginia correspondent's coverage of one pepperoni roll factory's efforts to combat it. Even if you're fluent in flour dust threats, check it out! thefoodsection.com/air-of-resis...
Reposted by Hanna Raskin
When the Food Journalist Needs Food Stamps by @serenamaria36.bsky.social
When the Food Journalist Needs Food Stamps
A personal story about dignity, survival, and the systems that decide who gets to eat — plus the latest on Doppy’s comeback and Chicago’s Whistlemania movement.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
When the Food Journalist Needs Food Stamps by @serenamaria36.bsky.social
Reposted by Hanna Raskin
Decision Desk has called both of Georgia's statewide races, for public service commissioner, for Democrats.
If confirmed, this would be a really huge win for Democrats:
It'd be their first statewide win in any non-federal race since 2006!
If confirmed, this would be a really huge win for Democrats:
It'd be their first statewide win in any non-federal race since 2006!
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Decision Desk has called both of Georgia's statewide races, for public service commissioner, for Democrats.
If confirmed, this would be a really huge win for Democrats:
It'd be their first statewide win in any non-federal race since 2006!
If confirmed, this would be a really huge win for Democrats:
It'd be their first statewide win in any non-federal race since 2006!
This is independent media at its best. Tune in!
Catch everyone's favorite election data whisperer on the Hell Gate election night livestream, which kicks off at 8 p.m.! Michael will be on in the 9 p.m. hour.
Bookmark this page now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKA4...
Bookmark this page now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKA4...
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is independent media at its best. Tune in!
If anyone's seeking comment on the restaurants which made Michelin's American South list, my count shows I've eaten at 117 of them (but famously not Malagon; couldn't resist resurrecting this one.) www.postandcourier.com/food/restaur...
Review: Malagon serves marvelous food to those allowed into downtown Charleston restaurant
Malagon is making exceptional food, but its owners don’t want you or me to know it.
www.postandcourier.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If anyone's seeking comment on the restaurants which made Michelin's American South list, my count shows I've eaten at 117 of them (but famously not Malagon; couldn't resist resurrecting this one.) www.postandcourier.com/food/restaur...
While a spokeswoman distinguished the release forwarded to @thefoodsection.bsky.social by @ashevegas1.bsky.social from tonight's "official release," she didn't respond to a question about its accuracy. Enjoy with lots of salt! www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
A Taste of Excellence: MICHELIN Guide Announces Inaugural American South Selection
This evening the MICHELIN Guide announced the inaugural selection for the American South, and it features 10 One MICHELIN Star restaurants in addition to...
www.globenewswire.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
While a spokeswoman distinguished the release forwarded to @thefoodsection.bsky.social by @ashevegas1.bsky.social from tonight's "official release," she didn't respond to a question about its accuracy. Enjoy with lots of salt! www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
Said more and more in the post-Spaghetti corpse era.
This, and nothing else, has inspired me to visit Laurinburg
One of the first myths we demolished about North Carolina's ABC system when we set out to rank stores statewide is that each store is the same as the next. Many thanks to @davidwondrich.bsky.social for weighing in on a cocktail guide only found in Scotland County: thefoodsection.com/the-best-rea...
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Said more and more in the post-Spaghetti corpse era.
Want to sound smarter than your friends when chatting about what tonight's Michelin ceremony in Greenville will yield? Today in TFS, @alisoncook.bsky.social shares her one-year-in observations from Houston. thefoodsection.com/its-michelin...
It’s Michelin morning in the American South - The Food Section
Long view from Michelin Guide Texas’ foremost observer
thefoodsection.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Want to sound smarter than your friends when chatting about what tonight's Michelin ceremony in Greenville will yield? Today in TFS, @alisoncook.bsky.social shares her one-year-in observations from Houston. thefoodsection.com/its-michelin...
The Food Section's ABC rankings page is shaping up nicely, with another set of store scores today, along with a look at the state's amaro deficit by @btparsons.bsky.social and an appreciation of Amarula, frequently offered by clerks familiar with just one ama- liqueur. thefoodsection.com/abc/
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Food Section's ABC rankings page is shaping up nicely, with another set of store scores today, along with a look at the state's amaro deficit by @btparsons.bsky.social and an appreciation of Amarula, frequently offered by clerks familiar with just one ama- liqueur. thefoodsection.com/abc/
One of the first myths we demolished about North Carolina's ABC system when we set out to rank stores statewide is that each store is the same as the next. Many thanks to @davidwondrich.bsky.social for weighing in on a cocktail guide only found in Scotland County: thefoodsection.com/the-best-rea...
The best-read book in Scotland County - The Food Section
Laurinburg ABC store is home to unique cocktail guide
thefoodsection.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
One of the first myths we demolished about North Carolina's ABC system when we set out to rank stores statewide is that each store is the same as the next. Many thanks to @davidwondrich.bsky.social for weighing in on a cocktail guide only found in Scotland County: thefoodsection.com/the-best-rea...
If you're going to read just one installment in our North Carolina ABC store rankings package, make it this one: thefoodsection.com/we-filed-171...
We filed 171 public records requests - The Food Section
How TFS followed the ABC money
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October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If you're going to read just one installment in our North Carolina ABC store rankings package, make it this one: thefoodsection.com/we-filed-171...
If you've gone from one North Carolina ABC store to the next, fruitlessly looking for amaro, take five bucks from that unspent liquor budget and buy The Food Section's ranking of 97 ABC stores across N.C. Here's why we pursued this massive secret-shopping project: thefoodsection.com/the-abcs-of-...
The ABCs of drinks journalism - The Food Section
TFS unveils its most ambitious project yet
thefoodsection.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you've gone from one North Carolina ABC store to the next, fruitlessly looking for amaro, take five bucks from that unspent liquor budget and buy The Food Section's ranking of 97 ABC stores across N.C. Here's why we pursued this massive secret-shopping project: thefoodsection.com/the-abcs-of-...
The massive number of marchers is encouraging, but it's the small groups of protesters which make the movement meaningful. Thanks for covering, @mississippifreepress.org
In Kosciusko, Mississippi, a small group of 11 residents carrying signs with messages like “No Kings” and “We the People Are Tied” marched Saturday from the city hall to the James Meredith historic marker.
They were among thousands who protested the Trump administration across the state.
They were among thousands who protested the Trump administration across the state.
Mississippians Say ‘No Kings’ From Kosciusko to Gulfport
Thousands of Mississippians took to the streets in No Kings protests on Saturday, Oct. 18, from small towns to the state’s largest cities.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The massive number of marchers is encouraging, but it's the small groups of protesters which make the movement meaningful. Thanks for covering, @mississippifreepress.org
Come out and play, all you restaurateurs hell-bent on replicating NY/NJ interpretations of Italian cooking in the Carolinas. In today's newsletter, my thoughts on the cuisine's promise and growth potential in the American South. thefoodsection.com/scenes-from-...
Scenes from Italian restaurants - The Food Section
Connecting with cuisine in Hanahan, South Carolina
thefoodsection.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Come out and play, all you restaurateurs hell-bent on replicating NY/NJ interpretations of Italian cooking in the Carolinas. In today's newsletter, my thoughts on the cuisine's promise and growth potential in the American South. thefoodsection.com/scenes-from-...
"We are unable to respond to feature pitches that lack a description of a clear, central storyline/thesis..." I suffer from that condition too!
With Southlands Issue No. 01 getting set to ship next week -- it's time to start thinking about the next issue! See pitch guidelines here:
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docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Southlands - Issue No. 2 - Contributor Guidelines.docx
Issue No. 2 Pitch Guide Theme: PUBLIC / PRIVATE Updated: October 10, 2025 What is Southlands? Southlands is a new print journal that explores the diverse ways Southerners connect with the natural wo...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"We are unable to respond to feature pitches that lack a description of a clear, central storyline/thesis..." I suffer from that condition too!
Every day, @thefoodsection.bsky.social implicitly counters contemporary food journalism’s shortcomings—but sometimes we have to take on legacy media directly. Many thanks to Candy Hom for sharing her accounting of the AJC’s new 50 Best Restaurants list. thefoodsection.com/looking-for-...
October 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Every day, @thefoodsection.bsky.social implicitly counters contemporary food journalism’s shortcomings—but sometimes we have to take on legacy media directly. Many thanks to Candy Hom for sharing her accounting of the AJC’s new 50 Best Restaurants list. thefoodsection.com/looking-for-...
The recap is free to read, but only paying TFS subscribers this week met our new W. Va. bureau chief (how many media orgs have one of those?), learned about the best baleada in Aiken, S.C., and heard from an Asheville brewery worker fired for an FB post. Don't miss out! thefoodsection.com/subscribe/
October 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The recap is free to read, but only paying TFS subscribers this week met our new W. Va. bureau chief (how many media orgs have one of those?), learned about the best baleada in Aiken, S.C., and heard from an Asheville brewery worker fired for an FB post. Don't miss out! thefoodsection.com/subscribe/