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Issue 2 is out now!
Ask someone what their favorite bean dish is, and they’ll usually name a soup or a stew — fixtures of home cooking that are filling and easy to share. Beans become a vessel for hospitality the most in the fall and winter, when they're ladled into bowl after bowl to warm us up on cold nights. As beans hit the table, a palpable gratitude crystallizes as loved ones, neighbors, family and new friends huddle together to fill our plates and refill our cups.
Beans have long played a role in bringing people together, and this issue feels like a natural extension of that story. With pieces that alternate between reality and fantasy, Issue 2 is an ode to the breadth of culture, history and flavors that beans carry.
28 full-color pages
5.8" x 8.3" saddle stitched
Printed on recycled uncoated paper for a soft, homemade feel
What's inside
One bean four ways. To help you get the most out of a bag of black-eyed peas, four chefs and cookbook authors share their recipes — from Nepali soup to Southern beans and greens — for this versatile field pea.
Bean beats. Back by popular demand, this curated playlist features mellow tracks that reflect the subtle sway of fall and winter, the joy of meandering, of putting a pot of beans in the oven to cook low and slow. Recommended bean pairing included.
A farmer's perspective. In a personal essay, an Oregon bean farmer shares his faithful approach to growing heirloom beans in the tricky climate of the Willamette Valley.
Bean superlatives. Playful bean caricatures that provide a playful introduction to a few tasty heirlooms you should try this season.
A legume legend for your next D&D campaign. This dark and gripping origin story of a Dungeons & Dragons character follows the fate of a bean farmer after he uses a Japanese-inspired fermentation method on supernatural beans.
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