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#206 July 2026/Community/Cooking/Culture/Current Issue/Food

An initiative by The Welcoming Center aims to connect strangers through conversation over culturally diverse meals

Early in 2026 in the Oxford Circle neighborhood, 115 Philadelphians representing 15 different nationalities sat down to enjoy dinner at the first in a series of 21 events across seven diverse neighborhoods. The social impact project, called “Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers” and conceived by president and CEO of The Welcoming Center (TWC) Anuj Gupta, rests

July 1, 2026

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#001 February 2009/Cooking

Iron Chef: Fishtown

Why a cast iron skillet is all you’ll ever need
Several years ago, I moved into an old house in Madison, WI and found a cast iron skillet in the basement. Raised by Teflon lovers, I was wary. It took a graybeard neighbor—a kind of cast iron prophet—to convince me I should try it. “You

February 1, 2009

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An initiative by The Welcoming Center aims to connect strangers through conversation over culturally diverse meals

Iron Chef: Fishtown

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