This happens pretty often, but the first time someone asked me how I choose which stories to run in the magazine, I thought about it for a half minute and answered, “Well, I guess whatever interests me.”
This goes back a way. I was about to start working at a community weekly and had doubts that people would be interested in what I had to say. A seasoned newspaperman told me, “If you think it’s interesting, other people will, too.”
For the most part, he’s been right! Sometimes, however, my interests don’t translate. I can geek out about things like infrastructure and city codes but, in 2003 when I started working for Edible East End—my hometown Edible when I lived on Long Island—I found my place. The hallmark of Edible magazines is to observe and recognize how much people value making their communities sustainable in all senses of the word: environmentally, financially and humanely. If one leg of this three-legged stool is shorter than the others, you’re out of balance. We’ve all sat on that stool.
With our Summer 2025 issue, I present you the latest interests of an Edible publisher: Rise Up Community Farm on South College Road grows for the sake of giving; Cape Fear Community College gives culinary students the tools and experience to exercise them in and out of the kitchen; the people at Spoonfed Kitchen & Bake Shop have history and are integrated into the community. Same with the folks at the Starling bar. Have you heard of an antique spirituous liquor permit? I find that fascinating.
All this and beautiful pictures and recipes!
Enjoy! And support our advertisers. Without them, I wouldn’t be able to help keep things interesting.
