CookShelfThe humble potato is beloved the world over. There are myriad ways to prepare potatoes and everyone has their favorite potato dish. Chef Alexia Duchêne is a potato stan, and she recently shared her three favorite French…
Rosh Hashanah, meaning “head of the year” in Hebrew, is the celebration of the Jewish New Year, and this year begins at sundown on September 11. Eating apples dipped in honey is a tradition on Rosh Hashanah, but there…
The Great British Bake Off announced that the show will return to the UK on Monday 22 September at 8:00 p.m. on Channel 4. We also got a sneak peek at this year's cast, which as usual is a cross-section of the UK…
Kentucky poet, agrarian, and simple living proponent Wendell Berry died this week at the age of 92. While not someone who wrote about food per se, Berry did have a tremendous influence on food writers like Michael…
One of the best parts of the World Cup being in the Americas was watching people who had never been to the US trying iconic American foods: the Australian enamored by Waffle House, people eating hot dogs for the first…
It's one of life's biggest ironies: the time to preserve fruits and vegetables is during the hottest, stickiest days of the year. Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich recently wrote that this is their busiest time of year…
Waking up in the morning to the sounds and smells of breakfast being made is divine, and not something that I get to experience very often (I haven't been able to teach my cats how to cook). Catching a whiff of coffee…
Roux is a foundational underpinning of both French and Creole cuisines. It serves as the backbone of the French mother sauces: hollandaise, sauce tomate, béchamel, espagnole, and velouté. Similarly, roux is…
The world lost a legend and all around good person last week when Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80. Tributes have been pouring in from the world over, not just about Dolly's musical gifts, but also about her…
Fans of Nigella Lawson and the Great British Bake Off are counting down the days until the new season of the show—Nigella's first as cohost with Paul Hollywood—airs in September. If you've never discovered the delight…
While I would love to make almost everything I eat from scratch, the reality of being a working professional with a long commute stands in the way. Like most busy people, I buy things premade, but it looks like I am in…
A recent article by Saveur spotlighting the flavors of black raspberries made me think about how much I love their flavor, and about other under appreciated foods that I like. Before I moved to my current location, I…
