Pandemic cooking gets weird
When lockdowns were first implemented and restaurants had to close their doors, millions of people had to quickly pivot to becoming full-time cooks for their families. At first many of us embraced this paradigm shift,…
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Genevieve Ko joins NYT Cooking
The New York Times announced today that Genevieve Ko would be joining its food section and NYT Cooking as a senior editor. Ko is making a cross-country move from The Los Angeles Times where she currently serves as…
Saveur sold to venture equity group
Years ago, Saveur Magazine was at least partly responsible for saving my job. I had a cantankerous boss who defined the terms micromanager and passive aggressive, and he went through assistants at lightning speed. At…
Reasons to add a tamis to your kitchen
Do you ever need to sift, strain, separate, steam, or aerate ingredients? If so, you might have a couple of different devices you use: a mesh strainer, a flour sifter, and a colander. Food writer and former deputy…
Food news antipasto
Now that Cookbooktober has arrived, everyone is weighing on which recently released books are the best. We're biased, of course, but we think Jenny's take on the subject is definitive, but in the interest of fairness…
Will cookies be the next 'it' food?
In recent days, my social media newsfeeds have been barraged by two things: reports on which American politician has just tested positive for the coronavirus, and cookies. I prefer the latter for many reasons, and I…
Refrigerators are the new toilet paper
At the beginning of the pandemic, toilet paper began flying off the shelves and almost overnight there was none to be found in any store at any price. It took months for that product, as well as paper towels and most…
Good Eats Halloween Special airs next week
October keeps getting better! Not only is it Cookbooktober, the GBBO back on television, and we're getting a special Halloween-themed Good Eats episode next week. Titled "The House That Dripped Chocolate," the episode…
Hot pot might be older than we think
According to Thrillist, the apocryphal origin story of hot pot is that it was a dish eaten on-the-go in the helmets of Mongolian soldiers, who introduced the concept to the Chinese. Most of us know the hot pot…
Celebrate International Coffee Day
Today is International Coffee Day or as I like to call it, Tuesday, as I celebrate coffee every single day. I can't start the morning without my favorite beverage, hot in cool weather and iced for the steamy days.…
Bling for your Instant Pot
In just a few years, the Instant Pot and its clones have changed the way millions of people cook. The Instant Pot acts as several small appliances, as the names like 7-in-1 suggest. But even though it is already a…
Food news antipasto
Everyone loves lists, and around here we think that lists of cookbooks are the best. Jenny always keeps us up to date with new releases in our monthly cookbook reviews, and she goes above and beyond by creating lists of…