Bettina Makalintal

Staff Writer — Food & Culture

bettina.makalintal@vice.com
VICE Magazine

Suburbia’s Bittersweet Allure

Rax King, author of Tacky, chases the “fraught nostalgia” of America’s most beloved chains.
Bettina Makalintal
9.13.21
food-features

How Pork Rinds Ditched the ‘Junk Food’ Label

The shift to “wellness” and changing class signifiers have turned fried pork skin into a “healthy” snack that's earned space on Whole Foods shelves.
Bettina Makalintal
7.20.21
food news

Actually, Cheese Ice Cream Is Good

Van Leeuwen and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese just announced their new, limited-edition mac and cheese ice cream. If you hate this idea, you're wrong.
Bettina Makalintal
7.13.21
Internet

Why Is Tinned Fish ‘Hot Girl Food’ Now?

Anything from oatmeal to anchovies to pasta can be considered “hot girl food” on social media. What does that even mean?
Bettina Makalintal
7.7.21
food-features

‘Top Chef’ Season 18 Nailed the Pandemic TV Show

With fewer guests and smaller challenges, the cooking competition had to adapt to stay COVID-safe. The show got better as a result.
Bettina Makalintal
7.1.21
food-features

Can Human Resources Save the Restaurant Industry From Its Own Toxicity?

More and more restaurants are implementing HR. But whether it’s a fig leaf or meaningful change remains to be seen.
Bettina Makalintal
6.24.21
Internet

The Freedom of ‘Feral Girl Summer’

Lorde is getting “a little bit feral” with her new album ‘Solar Power.’ As the United States reopens, she’s not the only one.
Bettina Makalintal
6.23.21
food-features

The Science of the Squeezable, Poppable Vegan Egg Yolk

There’s a particular pleasure that commercial vegan products haven’t yet captured: the egg yolk in all of its gooey, globular, food porn-y glory.
Bettina Makalintal
6.17.21
food-wtf

If You Love a Recipe Enough, You Can Put It on Your Grave

Instead of keeping their signature dishes secret, some people have immortalized their recipes for fudge or Christmas cookies in the most permanent place of all.
Bettina Makalintal
6.8.21
food-features

It’s Easier Than Ever to Get Asian Groceries Online

Entrepreneurs focusing on the Asian American market are making ingredients that once required trips to specialized store available with the tap of a finger.
Bettina Makalintal
5.24.21
food-features

How This Vegan Bistro Showed Me Another Side of My Suburban Hometown

When LUHV Factory & Vegan Bistro opened, I wasn't sure it would last long. But owner Silvia Lucci explains how it's still standing, five years later.
Silvia Lucci
5.18.21
food-features

It’s Time to Take Suburban Food More Seriously

In MUNCHIES State of the Suburbs, we’re going outside city limits to celebrate what suburban dining is like today and explore how it’s changing.
Bettina Makalintal
5.18.21
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