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A smiling Tim Ma leans against a wall while wearing a kitchen apron.
Q+A
Chef Tim Ma is back for seconds
Published March 14, 2025
The new Hopkins Student Center will feature a sit-down restaurant, coffee shop, and Chinese-American food stall from acclaimed restaurateur and alum Tim Ma
Illustration of a woman roasting vegetables over a fire
Fact or fiction?
Experts take on top food myths
Published Spring 2023
Navigating today's conflicting nutrition advice can be confusing. Johns Hopkins Magazine turned to a panel of Hopkins experts for the truth—the science-backed, evidence-based, fact-checked truth—behind some common food myths. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Overlaid on an American map are various types of food, including dumplings and sushi
Changing hearts, minds, and stomachs
Published Spring 2023
SAIS alumni Téa Ivanovic and Peter Schechter founded Immigrant Food to defend the vision of America as an immigrant nation / Johns Hopkins Magazine
The title page of 'What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking' by Abby Fisher
A legacy of Southern delicacies
Published Spring 2023
Johns Hopkins' Special Collections acquires first-edition copy of What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, a cookbook believed to be only the second one authored by a Black woman in the United States / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Crazy Legs Conti sits in his apartment and leans toward the camera
Crazy Legs is still hungry
Published Spring 2023
Competitive eater Crazy Legs Conti has yet to max out on gross out / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Liz Specht
Food for thought
Published Spring 2021
As the institute's director of science and technology, Liz Specht, Engr '09, helps identify gaps in research and funding to fuel innovations for new meat and dairy substitutes. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Melanie Shimano
HAVING A BYTE TO EAT
Published Fall 2020
Melanie Shimano's Food Computer Program has reached nearly 300 students around Baltimore / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Mohammad Modarres with a puppet chef
Mohammad Modarres is building a bigger community table
Published Fall 2019
Mohammad Modarres wants to bridge the gap between kosher and halal foods and bring people together in the process / Johns Hopkins Magazine
New offerings in Levering Cafe and Kitchen
Food+Dining
Eat your heart out
Published Sept 12, 2019
Levering Cafe and Kitchen unveil new-look spaces and a host of fresh menu offerings, including local coffee and pastries, scrumptious breakfast sandwiches, craveable grab-and-go options, and much more.
Overweight child
COMMENTARY
Obesity and hunger often go hand in hand
Published July 18, 2019
Hopkins bioethicist Jessica Fanzo argues that the U.S. must do more to address issues of food insecurity / Bloomberg