Director of Culinary Innovation & Food Culture
Virginia Rossintall is the driving force behind the platform’s exploration of food culture and global trends as a veteran food stylist and recipe developer. She focuses on making healthy eating approachable through creative preparation advice and curates community activities that connect food lovers with local culture. She believes that the aesthetics of a meal are as important as its nutritional content, teaching that beautiful plating enhances the psychological satiety of a dish. Her work frequently highlights the importance of "slow food" movements and the revival of heritage grains in modern urban kitchens.
Why Breakfast Shouldn’t Slow You Down Mornings move fast. Between alarms, emails, and trying to find your left shoe, making a fresh breakfast can feel impossible. Most people either grab something random or skip the meal entirely. That’s a problem. Skipping breakfast drains your focus, tanks your energy, and sets up a cycle of blood […]
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Start With the Serving Size Serving size is the first thing on a food label for a reason it sets the stage for everything else you see. Calories, sugar, fat, sodium these numbers only make sense if you understand how much you’re actually eating. And here’s the catch: brands often shrink the serving size to
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Start with a Clear Cause Before you get into themes, menus, or décor, ask one question: why are you doing this? A food themed fundraiser without a strong cause is just a dinner party. Grounding your event in purpose makes it easier to plan, promote, and inspire support. Think local, emotional, and actionable. Causes like
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Why Healthy Potlucks Work Now More Than Ever In 2026, people are leaning into connection real, face to face connection. The kind that doesn’t happen through a screen. It’s showing up in lots of ways, but one of the most accessible is the rise of community minded potlucks. Neighbors are opening their homes. Friends are
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Why Storage Matters More Than Ever in 2026 Grocery bills keep climbing, and so does the tonnage of food we toss without thinking. Between limp lettuce, rubbery chicken, and soggy rice, a lot of good intentions end up in the trash. Consumers are feeling the pinch and seeing their meal prep plans fall apart halfway
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Why Meal Prep Still Wins in 2026 If your weekday calendar looks like spilled ink calls, emails, commutes, workouts mealtime tends to become collateral damage. That’s where meal prep comes in. Devoting a couple of hours once a week puts breakfast, lunch, and dinner on autopilot, freeing up mental space and time when you need
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Fermentation Goes Mainstream Fermented foods have quietly gone from fringe to front page. What was once the territory of kombucha homebrewers and artisan pickle jars is now standard fare on modern menus and in home kitchens. Restaurants are leaning into fermented flavors for their complexity and character. Home cooks are catching on, too not just
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Eating Less Meat Without Going All In What Does “Flexitarian” Really Mean in 2026? Flexitarianism is no longer just a buzzword it’s become a mainstream approach to eating that appeals to both health conscious and environmentally aware consumers. In 2026, being flexitarian means prioritizing plant based meals without fully eliminating animal products. It’s about finding
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What the Glycemic Index Really Measures The glycemic index (GI) is a way of ranking carbohydrates based on how quickly they raise blood sugar after eating. It’s not about carbs being good or bad it’s about how fast your body breaks them down and turns them into glucose. The faster that happens, the higher the
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The Gut: More Than Just Digestion Your digestive system is more than just a food processing center it’s a powerful, complex ecosystem that influences much more than digestion. Meet Your Microbiome The gut is home to trillions of microorganisms, including: Bacteria Fungi Viruses Together, these microorganisms form what’s known as the gut microbiome. More Than
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Why 2026 Is the Year to Go Plant Based Plant based isn’t fringe anymore it’s front and center. Grocery shelves and restaurant menus have shifted hard in favor of plant based options. You can now find everything from oat milk mozzarella to black bean tamales at national chains. Major grocers stock seitan next to ground
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