
Cake Zine #6
170 x 240mm, 114 pages
New York, US
Biannual since 2022
Editors: Aliza Abarbanel & Tanya Bush
Art director: Noah Emrich
‘Daily Bread’
The little literary magazine exploring art, history and pop culture through food turns its attention to Bread for another stylishly presented mix of essays, stories and recipes.
Focusing on the daily staple’s role in ritual, we hear about a New Yorker’s love for the sandwiches from his local bodega, the role of wheat in the board game Catan, and the problems caused by gluten in sacramental bread. Simple text layouts are brought to life by beautiful illustrations throughout.
On the Journal
Tanya Bush introduces an excerpt from the previous issue: ‘When we opened up submissions for the Humble Pie issue, we knew we wanted a piece on reality television and the spectacle of humiliation. We found it with culture writer Olivia Crandall, who pitched us a piece on pieing in ‘Love Island, where pastry doesn’t just serve as the show’s euphemism for rejection, but as a ‘sensory mess of shame’ via the mid-series game Snog, Marry, Pie.’
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