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Finding My Mother in the Pages of Her Favorite Cookbook

Finding My Mother in the Pages of Her Favorite Cookbook

John McMurtrie on Bridging Generations with a
French Onion Soup Recipe

By John McMurtrie | May 10, 2019

Why Are American Men So<br> Obsessed with Steak?

Why Are American Men So
Obsessed with Steak?

Joshua Specht on Class, Gender, and the Consumption of Beef

By Joshua Specht | May 8, 2019

Ruth Reichl, Redeeming the Twitter Hellscape One Tweet at a Time

Ruth Reichl, Redeeming the Twitter Hellscape One Tweet at a Time

Maybe We Can Have Nice Things After All

By Jason Diamond | April 11, 2019

From the Bronx to Rural Nigeria, How Kwame Onwuachi Became a Chef

From the Bronx to Rural Nigeria, How Kwame Onwuachi Became a Chef

Kith/Kin's Executive Chef on Learning Respect in the Old Country

By Kwame Onwuachi | April 11, 2019

On Making Mary Berry's Fast Cakes<br> and Not Writing

On Making Mary Berry's Fast Cakes
and Not Writing

The Great British Procrastination Show

By Emily Temple | April 3, 2019

At a Dinner Inspired by Marlon James Latest Novel

At a Dinner Inspired by Marlon James Latest Novel

Blood Sausage, Curried Goat, and a Rapt Literary Audience

By Drew Broussard | March 28, 2019

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A Brief History of That Most Noble Tuber, the Potato

By Rebecca Earle | March 28, 2019

Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

By Mary Adkins | March 13, 2019

Who Would Win in a Great Literary Bake-Off?

By Emily Temple | March 5, 2019

To Sit Beside Boris Fishman on an Airplane is to Behold the Riches of Russian Cooking

To Sit Beside Boris Fishman on an Airplane is to Behold the Riches of Russian Cooking

On the Soviet Union, Scarcity, and Satisfaction

By Boris Fishman | February 26, 2019

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Drinking

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Drinking

An American History of Writing Cocktail Writing and Inebriation

By Beth Kracklauer | February 26, 2019

Ayelet Tsabari: How Food Connects Us to Home

Ayelet Tsabari: How Food Connects Us to Home

On the Power of Family Recipes

By Ayelet Tsabari | February 15, 2019

Why We Hunger for Novels About Food

Why We Hunger for Novels About Food

Eleven Writers of 'Food Fiction' Weigh In

By Crystal King | February 14, 2019

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

In Which the Author of Bowlaway Wonders if One Can Eat a Hole

By Elizabeth McCracken | February 5, 2019

"You Can’t Discuss Palestinian Food Without Talking About the Occupation."

Yasmin Khan on the Joys of Palestinian Cuisine

By Yasmin Khan | February 5, 2019

Recipes and Wisdom from the Late, Great Ntozake Shange

Recipes and Wisdom from the Late, Great Ntozake Shange

"Let ’em simmer till the greens are the texture you want."

By Ntozake Shange | January 29, 2019

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