In Residence Gossip at the Lumpia Table Communal construction and discord about one of the most ubiquitous party dishes of the Philippines. Hot out of the frying oil, barely … Story: Jenn de la Vega
Culture What Does It Mean to Eat a Flower? Flowers have as much flavor and nutritional value as a lot of things that we put in salads. So why do we … Story: Katy Kelleher
Culture The Chef Revolution Started at Home How home cooking and cookbooks of the ’70s and ’80s—along with Michelin and Bocuse—helped inspire the American celebrity-chef boom. The late Judy … Story: Andrew Friedman
Culture Sundays in the Park With Bagoong Once a week, Hong Kong’s domestic workers, many from the Philippines and Indonesia, take to public spaces for adobo-scented picnics and a … Story: Max Falkowitz
Culture Abraham Klein, a Ghost, and the Túrós Béles Champion of Israel A random cup of coffee in Tel Aviv leads to the secret of a Hungarian pastry. The best thing about being a … Story: Gil Hovav
Culture Cooking Temperature: It’s a Mercurial Thing For most of human history, cooking temperature was measured with intuition and instinct. Is the current glut of ever more precise kitchen … Story: Dayna Evans
Culture How the Continental Breakfast Went Intercontinental Sparked by a post-Victorian travel boom and a desire to feed travelers cheaply, the continental breakfast is a staple of hotel hospitality. … Story: Brett Braley
Culture The Redneck Toothpick Restaurants that serve oysters sometimes toss out hundreds of tiny, juicy crabs a day—why aren’t they making their way onto the menu … Story: Paul Lukas
Culture Pesto, Jams, and New York City in the 1980s Remembering New York City restaurants of the 1980s through the dishes of the times. I just watched American Psycho the other night and could … Story: Matt Rodbard
Culture The High Priest of American Ice Cream David Lebovitz is coming over for ice cream, and I’m mortified. The black sesame and orange scoop I’ve made a dozen times … Story: Max Falkowitz
Culture How Raspberries Turned Blue Blue raspberry is a flavor of sodas, suckers, and gummy candies—but where did it come from, and does it actually taste different … Story: Heather Arndt Anderson
Culture Comfort Me With Popovers Sometimes a very good pastry is the only bridge between cultural alienation and a place of comfort. In 1907, the very first … Story: Priya Krishna
Culture A Man, a Plan, a Lemon, China Even if you know about his most famous discovery, chances are you don’t know anything about Frank N. Meyer. Most Americans don’t … Story: Chris Shott
Culture From MTV VJ to Vegan YouTuber Popular YouTuber Lauren Toyota brings comfort food touches, and a party vibe, to plant-based home cooking. For Lauren Toyota, the Canadian blogger … Story: Sarah Hagi
Culture The Exceptionalism of the French Yogurt Aisle In France, yogurt isn’t just a good source of protein. It’s a national pastime. Picture Willy Wonka’s namesake factory, but filled instead … Story: Natalie Rinn
Culture Rice Cake Resolutions Like turkey is to Thanksgiving, nian gao have a time-honored spot on the table during the Chinese New Year. 年年高升 (nian nian … Story: Yi Jun Loh
Culture Do Cookbooks Need Nutrition Facts? Nutritional information may seem like an objective metric, but including it in a cookbook is more complicated than you might think. A … Story: Lukas Volger
Culture When Everyday Foods Get Witchy Whether it’s magic beans, gingerbread houses, or poison apples, food in folklore and fairy tales is never just about food. Never accept … Story: Shane Mitchell
Culture Good Indonesian Food? Go to the Badminton Club. Sumatran cuisine, with a side of shuttlecock, at the San Gabriel Valley Badminton Club. Americans think of badminton as backyard leisure, but … Story: Natalie Rinn
Culture On the Road to Montreal, in Search of Poutine Nirvana A pile of fries, topped with cheese and gravy, has been a decade-long obsession for Americans. But in French-speaking Canada, it’s simply … Story: Matt Rodbard
Culture When Banning a Food Makes It Sweeter Tonka beans have been used for centuries in Latin American cooking. So why are they illegal in the U.S., and where can … Story: Adina Solomon
