Why you can trust us By Ayu Sutriasa 8 MIN READIn November, I wrote an essay on reclaiming my relationship with food. As promised, here are some of your heartwarming answers to our question about the food that connects you to your roots, illustrated by our associate art director, Michael Luong. As a result of her cooking, I love food. Charlie wrote about Christmas cake: I’ve never really thought about food until I met my husband, who is a food fanatic. YesFoodie_1308 wrote about sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes.