A year in the life of food.

• Michael Shaikh tells the stories of people preserving their culinary traditions amid war and violence.

• Ted Genoways considers José Cuervo's colorful history, from eluding Pancho Villa's death threats to bringing tequila north of the Mexican border.

• Sarah Ahn's viral food videos of her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational life.

• Humberto Raygoza aka the Chori-Man links four generations using one chorizo recipe.

• Olivia Haver loves cheese so much, she has devoted her career to babysitting it.

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Generational family recipes take center stage.

• Kathy Fang spent her childhood shaped by 24 square blocks of San Francisco, where her father manned a wok, feeding hungry customers at the House of Nanking.

• Forager Pascal Baudar hunts down wild seeds and grains.

• Jess Shadbolt helms the kitchen at King, the ingredient-focused New York City restaurant with an aesthetic of eating simply but lavishly.

• One of the world's foremost authorities on libations, former Shakespeare professor David Wondrich delivers the history of the cocktail in comic book form.

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A breakfast odyssey begins.

• Food & Wine contributing editor Khushbu Shah shares where to grab the best stack of pancakes in Los Angeles.
• Hetty Lui McKinnon puts salad at the center of the table for intimate gatherings.
• Molecular biologist Nik Sharma tests taste buds with Sichuan peppercorns.
• Golden Delicious apples come to the Mar Vista Farmers Market.

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