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Did Epicurious break its no-beef pledge? An investigation

The recipe website garnered widespread praise for its 2021 promise to nix beef for the planet. But climate promises only matter if they actually get fulfilled.

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Emily Atkin
Jul 13, 2023
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A screenshot of the food recipe website Epicurious, set against a yellow background. The screenshot shows the red Epicurious logo in the upper left-hand corner. Below is a recipe, with the title “steakhouse salad with balsamic and blue cheese” on the left side of the page. Directly above the name of the recipe is a red label that says “Bon Appetit.” To the right is a photo of a salad, with lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and grilled chicken on a white plate.
A steak recipe posted to Epicurious on July 11, 2023.

In April 2021, the recipe website Epicurious made history by announcing that it would no longer publish recipes including beef, due to the negative impact of beef production on the planet.

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