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Open for your farmer's market guide. 🍊 [View this email in your browser]( Embrace your community. We’re celebrating the month of love with [small acts]( that create major impact. So what does that actually look like? This week, we’re getting to know our community and showing support in small but meaningful ways. Think: shopping at your local farmer’s market, and supporting Black-owned businesses in your neighborhood. We’ve also got a special Q&A with a talented creator. 🎨 But first, let’s dive into a brain game! 🧠In 1995, this became the first vegetable to be grown in space. [Click for the Answer]( FOOD What to Eat Ripe & ready. As always, cooking seasonally ensures the best nutrition — and best bang for your buck. Plus, you can take the opportunity to explore your community by roaming the nearest farmer’s market for in-season produce! Mushroom Burger Ditch the meat in favor of a delicious (and affordable) mushroom patty. [Make It]( Blistered BroccoliBroccoli gets charred and topped with spices in this smoky, spicy side dish. [Make It]( Your FREE guide to getting dinner on the table. With 100 mouth-watering and accessible recipes, Make This Tonight is the cookbook you’ll actually use. Our best-selling cookbook retails for $27, but you can get one for FREE when you become a Tastemade+ member! [Subscribe Now]( Citrus-Roasted Salmon Utilize a range of winter citrus and fresh herbs in this bright, simple salmon dish. [Make It]( Thai Sticky Rice with MangoSweet, silky, and creamy, this satisfying dessert is the best way to use ripe mango. [Make It]( Take a look at our top picks for seasonal produce this month 🥑⬇ Recipe of the Week Spritz on coveted vanilla scents. It's giving gourmand. Trending [Decadent Vanilla fragrances]( are sophisticated, sultry, and sweet, just like a sip of this [Vanilla Foam Espresso Martini](. Shop Sephora's New & Now Fragrance Edit and discover your next signature scent. [Find Your Fragrance]( TIPS What to Do Support Black-owned businesses in your neighborhood. This February, we’re celebrating Black History Month with a [map]( designed by artist [Trap Bob]( to highlight our favorite LA-based, Black-owned businesses. Now it’s your turn! Step into your community and show your local businesses some love. 💕 Click the map 👆🏼 to learn more about each business. CREATOR’S CORNER Who to Follow Meet the artist behind our LA Black-owned businesses map. Below, we chat with [Trap Bob]( the artist behind the map above as well as Tastemade’s updated logo for Black History Month! This interview has been edited for brevity. TASTEMADE: Can you tell us about your journey as an artist and how you developed your unique style? TRAP BOB: I began my art career as I was completing undergrad and studying business marketing. Art was something I always loved but never took seriously or spent time on, but marketing basically showed me that art is in everything. I quickly began my pursuit and spent time teaching myself, [which] led me to some life changing opportunities that allowed me to branch out into new mediums and worlds I had never imagined. Instead of looking for my style, I allowed my natural style to find me, and really leaned into and owned my uniqueness and use of colors. How do you choose the themes and issues that you want to address through your art? A lot of what I create is inspired by my community here in Washington, D.C., and my own experiences. The creative community here is always inspiring me, and I seek topics that we all go through, with an aim to create humor and hope through all the ups and downs. Tastemade’s logo for Black History Month, designed by Trap Bob Can you tell us a bit about the process of designing this map for Tastemade? Designing this map for Tastemade was so much fun. I spent some time checking out all the different Black-owned businesses that were highlighted, and brainstormed different ways to celebrate and communicate all that they do. From there I put together the L.A. map and highlighted some well-known destinations to ground everything, and thought it would be cool to create a road map of how you can visit each of the businesses while seeing a lot of L.A. I’m really in love with how everything came together! Read the rest of Trap Bob’s interview in our upcoming Streaming newsletter on 2/16. ENTERTAINMENT On Our Feed During Chinese New Year, traditional dishes have different meanings that are believed to bring good luck in the year ahead. 🎋 Join [@bonnieszeng]( for a Chinese New Year, Hong Kong food tour. 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