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
Culture In His Kitchen A cautious East Coaster is entrusted with a Los Angeles apartment. Few strings attached. If you’ve ever cooked in someone else’s kitchen, … Story: Karen Palmer
Culture Parle-G: It Me If you grew up in an Indian household or neighborhood, chances are you probably grew up eating the biscuits in the yellow-and-white … Story: Jaya Saxena
Feature Monday Morning Football When you’re an expat in China, Super Bowl snacks mean barbecue-pork-flavored potato chips, cases of Qingdao, and a lot of improvisation. When … Story: Tatiana Bautista
Culture The Life and Death of Pizza and Pipes Back before Chuck E. Cheese’s and animatronics, a pizza dinner with the family came with a side of prog rock played on … Story: Heather Arndt Anderson
Culture I Competed in the Olympics of Pizza Making. It Was Scary. An aspiring pizzaiolo goes for gold at the Caputo Cup. I woke up in Atlantic City’s Caesar’s Palace, a little bloodshot from … Story: Jason LaFerrera
Culture Floating Restaurant, Dancing Shrimp San Francisco chef and cookbook author James Syhabout takes us for shrimp on the Mekong. The sun scours the road and distant … Story: John Birdsall
Culture Phil Rosenthal vs. a 7-Year-Old A television-food dude meets his match. We love the new Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil, a food and travel documentary series hosted … Story: Evan Wittenberg
Culture German in Name, American in Origins To find the origin of German chocolate cake, try looking deep in the heart of Texas. The first thing to know about … Story: Priya Krishna
Culture The Art of Norway’s Sit-Down Breakfast Breakfast is often rushed, over-ritualized on the weekend, or skipped altogether. In Norway, it’s not. Waking up before sunrise to make breakfast … Story: Tatiana Bautista
Culture Plums: A Challenging Fruit A ripe plum is rich and seductive, but also ornery. A dried plum is, well, the maligned prune. But plums have a … Story: Max Falkowitz
Culture The Instant Pot Has a Honeymoon Phase The first viral cooking appliance is an emotional trial by fire. I had just moved across the country with a man—let’s call … Story: Kenzi Wilbur
Culture Who Really Invented Avocado Toast? Australia? Southern California? No, avocado toast is from someplace else. Of course it is. I wasn’t looking to dredge up the history … Story: Mari Uyehara
Culture The Life and Death of Bombay’s Irani Chai The once-thriving chai shops, a vestige of 19th century India, are shuttering at a rapid rate. In the streets of South Bombay … Story: Nik Sharma
Culture It’s Difficult to Talk About Soviet Food Long after the Soviet Union collapsed, its cuisine—from the kitchens of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and beyond—is resurfacing in the United States. Tumultuous … Story: Rachel Sugar
Culture The Year of Lasagna We live in an era of performative project-cooking. It’s time to bring back the reassuring, unglamorous functionality of a big tray of … Story: Anna Hezel
Culture Who Gets Custody of the Cooking? Shakshuka is a simple enough recipe to make for your family. Except when it isn’t. On the morning of our wedding day, … Story: Kristin Iversen
Culture Cheeseburger Cakes and Jell-O Surprise Today we have cakes that look like hamburgers thanks to Pinterest and “spherified olives” thanks to Ferran Adrià, but chefs have been … Story: Heather Arndt Anderson
Culture The Deep Pleasure of a Steamed Hot Dog A step above an overly charred hot dog or a soggy boiled hot dog is the steamer—a classic of ballparks and dive … Story: Terrence Doyle
Culture Hygge. The End. All aspirational lifestyle trends go to heaven. A few years ago I visited Denmark to celebrate my mother’s 25th wedding anniversary. My … Story: Dalia Jurgensen
