The soothing relatability of Emily Mariko, TikTok's latest food influencer

Viral food, in general, falls into a few, readily identifiable categories. There's your run-of-the-mill kitchen hack — think air fried eggs. There's your viral, stunty food that's entrancingly weird, like bell pepper sandwich craze. And then there's, for lack of a better term, professional food. Stuff like Alison Roman's...