Turn to riots to get food (7)
I believe the answer is:
risotto
'food' is the definition.
(risotto is a kind of food)
'turn to riots to' is the wordplay.
'turn' indicates an anagram.
'riots' is an anagram of 'risot'.
'risot'+'to'='RISOTTO'
'get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "F" , "Italian food" , "Savoury rice dish" , "food dish" , "Italian recipe" .)