A magazine about modern food and culture
VITTLES ISSUE 3 — THE INFLUENCERS / COMING SOON!
The third print issue, on the subject of influence and influencers, featuring restaurant influencers, microinfluencers, halal influencers, back to the land influencers, private equity, PRs, food futurists, food trends, food fairs, the algorithm, the climate crisis, viral ingredients, MFK Fisher, Nigel Slater, Anthony Bourdain, food TV, food photography, food stylists, Wagamama, Wetherspoons, Marco Pierre White, Natoora, Xiaohongshu, Salt Bae, Spanish uncles, smash burgers, Eating with Tod, Topjaw, Bite Twice, Brillat-Savarin and more.
VITTLES ISSUE 2 — BAD FOOD
The second print issue, all on the subject of Bad Food. 150+ pages of new writing about mould, Maggi, monosodium glutamate, aspartame, Ace K, Irn Bru, dupe sodas, Richmond Sausages, Rustlers Burgers, Charlie Bigham, Red 40, E numbers, E coli, the oeuvres of Pierre Bourdieu, Simone Weil and Gregg Wallace, Sosmix, post-orgy roast dinner buffets, creamy cheese szechwan dosas, squat slop, Massimo Bottura, Massimo Dutti, and the worst Michelin-starred restaurants in the world.
VITTLES ISSUE 1 — MODERN FOOD AND CULTURE
Issue 1 is made up of old and new work, with a focus on the absurdity of food culture. In London, David Jesudason investigates the organisations that run Britain’s various curry awards; in Karachi, Sanam Maher writes about the family who first brought sushi, kicking and screaming, to Pakistan; from New York, Aaron Timms sends a scathing report on the exploits of British food influencers.
