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Rancho Gordo announced it has new digs for its Napa, California store. Located in the former Shackford building on Napa's Main Street, the store noted that the "symbolism of beans going Main Street is not lost on us."…
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Does it matter which side of aluminum foil goes where?
Aluminum foil gets a workout in our house, from covering and lining pans to zhushing up cake boards. For the cake boards, it is obvious that the shiny goes on the outside, but when you are using it in the oven or on the…
Is cooking an art or a craft?
When does something move from being a finely honed craft into a work of art? That's the question being asked in Denmark, after its culture minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt announced a new initiative to classify gastronomy…
Chefs share their favorite condiments
My refrigerator doors are stuffed full of sauces and condiments. Although I have my favorites, I am always on the lookout for new things to try, which is why I had to check out the article from The New York Times Style…
Learning how to cook again
Cooking columnist Yewande Komolafe has been writing recipes for The New York Times since 2018. Her impressive career spans 20 years, working in restaurants and test kitchens, developing recipes, and writing cookbooks.…
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Shortly after Prue Leith shared the news that she was leaving the Great British Bake Off after nearly a decade, rumors began to swirl that Nigella Lawson was in talks to be Dame Leith's replacement. This has not been…
James Beard Award Restaurant and Chef semifinalists
Yesterday the James Beard Foundation released its 2026 semifinalists for its Restaurant and Chefs Awards. The Awards celebrate excellence with national awards such as Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Baker, Outstanding…
Prue Leith is leaving GBBO
Dame Prue Leith announced today that she is leaving the Great British Bake Off. You can read her announcement below, where she said she feels "very lucky to have been a part of [the GBBO]." She took over after Mary…
Cookbook storage ideas
It's a conundrum all cookbook lovers face eventually - the best location for storing cookbooks is not always the most attractive or most convenient. So what should you do? Tasting Table looked at the problem and came up…
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Several highly acclaimed US chefs are launching new restaurants in 2026. Brian Lockwood, formerly of NYC's Eleven Madison Park and a consultant for FX's The Bear, is opening Gingie in Chicago, which will feature a…
Are French fries actually French?
In the US we call them French fries, but there has been a long debate on whether frites originated in France or in Belgium. The latter country has laid claim to the invention of the deep fried deliciousness, but Belgian…
Sales have lost their luster
I will probably sound like a curmudgeon saying this, but I remember when sales were really sales ("back in MY day" etc. and so forth). Pre-internet, people frequently paid full price for an item because if you really…