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Gay Takeaway

Bess Fernandez

Gay Takeaway is a series of interviews with queer folks about the food they love and the stories behind some of their most memorable meals.

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Q&A: Food Chats with Jaya Saxena

Jaya Saxena is a James Beard Award-nominated writer and editor based in New York. She is currently the series editor of the Best American Food and Travel Writing anthology.


Hi Jaya! Ok, one thing I’ve noticed is that there are a ton...

8 months ago
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Q&A: Food Chats with Zoe Whittall

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Zoe Whittall is a bestselling novelist and Canadian Screen Award-winning TV writer. Her novel The Best Kind of People was a finalist for the Giller prize and named Indigo’s #1 book of the year. Her most recent books...

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Takeaway Q&A: Food Chats with Rhienna Renée Guedry

Rhienna Renée Guedry (she/they) is a multi-hyphenate artist, writer, tarot deck creator, former DJ, and multi-beverage aficionado based in Portland, Oregon. A Lambda Literary Fellow, three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and Tin House Workshop...

10 months ago
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Takeaway Q&A: Food Chats with Maddie Lesperance

Maddie Lesperance (they/them) is a painter, freshly-minted writer, hopeless romantic, and lifelong kitchen dweller based in Brooklyn, NY. Their Substack, Big Feelings, Bigger Appetite, serves up sapphic short stories inspired by real-life f...

a year ago
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Takeaway Q&A: Food Chats with T Clark

T Clark lives in New Orleans. Their debut short story collection, All This Want (& I Can't Get None), comes out June 2026 from OneWorld books.


T! It’s so great to chat! I know you moved to New Orleans a few years back, what has it b...

a year ago
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