Kate Bratskeir

Bio

Kate Bratskeir is a Food Editor at Mic. She can be reached at kate@mic.com.
Park City, Utah, has the “greatest snow on Earth” — but there’s tons to do in the summer, too
By Kate Bratskeir
Utah is home to more than a dozen world-class ski resorts, two of which are in Park City, where snow sports are a given. Here, you’ll have your pick between Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort, both of which are easily accessible by a free bus…
Saratoga Springs isn’t just for horse people — it’s a nature escape with great food, too
By Kate Bratskeir
Saratoga Springs, New York — a charming college town roughly 3.5 hours away from New York City by car — makes for a divine weekend escape. In any season, whether you’re taking in the bounty of golden leaves in the fall or making bets in fancy hats…
McDonald’s could change the coffee industry as we know it
By Kate Bratskeir
McDonald’s announced on Thursday that 84% of the coffee in its U.S. restaurants is sustainably sourced, an accomplishment driven by the company’s goal to protect the coffee crop from the very real threat of climate change. In 2014, McDonald’s first…
How to be less of a garbage person: A guide to recycling your holiday gift packages and Amazon boxes
By Kate Bratskeir
There’s no question that Amazon and other online retailers will be offering major Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. In 2017, Cyber Monday sales broke records, with $6.59 billion spent in the single day, CNBC reported. Amazon accounted for an…
Food documentary ‘Secret Ingredients’ challenges the idea that GMOs and pesticides are safe
By Kate Bratskeir
If you’re confused about what you should be eating, a new documentary out Wednesday is probably going to make that confusion worse. Secret Ingredients shares the dramatic and often emotional stories of several families who changed their lives by…
People from 20 countries share what’s in their refrigerators — and what goes to waste
By Kate Bratskeir
Maybe it’s too much to say a peek inside a person’s fridge is a glimpse into their soul, but you certainly learn something — about the person, and, perhaps their culture — from examining what they store in their homes as fuel. Admiral, a U.K.-based…
Stories That Pay Off: Help! I drained my savings and am spiraling into panic.
By Kate Bratskeir
One of the blueprints of adulthood is the act of buying a home. You allegedly save and save until you can afford a down payment. But in this week’s Money Confession, one reader confessed to spending nearly all of their saved cash on a house, and is…
Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ finale is a love letter to New York, the city he called home
By Kate Bratskeir
Can the magic of New York City live on forever? Can the legacy of one decade be as lively and glorious as the one before it? In the final episode of Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain grapples with these questions, with a focus on the Lower East Side.…
Food and Politics: How Coke and Pepsi tricked Americans into voting against soda taxes
By Kate Bratskeir
Voters in Washington state on Tuesday elected to pass a measure known as Prohibit Local Taxes on Groceries. After all, it’d be strange to vote against a bill that sounds like it would reduce the cost of supermarket shopping, right? That’s likely the…
This Week in Food and Travel: Cage-free eggs will soon be an industry standard
By Kate Bratskeir
Election stories — including the 10th state to legalize recreational marijuana — dominated the news this week, but you may have missed the one about Californians voting “yes” on Proposition 12. If you’re not familiar, the Animal Confinement…