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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

A Brief History of That Most Noble Tuber, the Potato

A Brief History of That Most Noble Tuber, the Potato

Rebecca Earle Brings a Little Humanity to a Humble Vegetable

By Rebecca Earle | March 28, 2019

Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

Butter, Cheese, and a Race to Create the Perfect Popover

By Mary Adkins | March 13, 2019

Who Would Win in a Great Literary Bake-Off?

Who Would Win in a Great Literary Bake-Off?

It's Madeleines vs. Gingerbread vs. Eternal Cakes. . .

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

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

By Beth Kracklauer | February 26, 2019

Ayelet Tsabari: How Food Connects Us to Home

By Ayelet Tsabari | February 15, 2019

Why We Hunger for Novels About Food

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

Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

The Reading Series That Combines Poetry, Memories, and Food

By Laura Winnick | January 16, 2019

Feed a Fever, Starve a Cold, but What Do We Do for Cancer?

Feed a Fever, Starve a Cold, but What Do We Do for Cancer?

When a Cook Confronts Her Mother's Illness

By Karen Babine | January 8, 2019

Scholastique Mukasonga on the Power and Privilege in a Loaf of Bread

Scholastique Mukasonga on the Power and Privilege in a Loaf of Bread

Childhood Memories of Life in Rural Rwanda

By Scholastique Mukasonga | December 18, 2018

Here It Is! Alice B. Toklas's Recipe for Hash Brownies

Here It Is! Alice B. Toklas's Recipe for Hash Brownies

If You Really Want to Help Out in the Kitchen This Week

By Emily Temple | November 20, 2018

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