The Monday Interview Chaat Finally Gets the Cookbook It Deserves Maneet Chauhan traveled India by train, on a mission to define a broad and adaptable family of snacks. Story: Matt Rodbard
Cooking The Cookie of the Season The Neapolitan cookie has marbled itself into a baked internet sensation. Story: Yi Jun Loh
Cooking Small Acts of Big Potato Chip Genius Anything bread crumbs can do, crushed potato chips can do better. Story: Anna Hezel
Culture The Industrial Croissant Deserves Your Respect Humans may have invented the croissant. But machines perfected it. Story: Dayna Evans
The Monday Interview Setting the Record Straight on Mexico’s Favorite Recipes In a new cookbook, longtime blogger Mely Martínez does justice to the often overlooked seasonality of Mexican cooking. Story: Anna Hezel
Cooking What’s on the Menu for a Thanksgiving in Revolt? Beef Wellington, baked Alaska, and a whole lot of winging it. Story: Anna Hezel
Culture Mutual Aid Is on the Move While neighbors helping neighbors is nothing new, the pandemic has mobilized extraordinary networks of free grocery and meal delivery services. Story: Tatiana Bautista
The Monday Interview A New York City Cookbook Store Survives Kitchen Arts & Letters has hung on during the pandemic, and co-owner Matt Sartwell is ready for an exciting next chapter. Story: Matt Rodbard
Culture A Nation Turns to Pizza We already knew the slice was recession proof. Now we’re learning the parlor is pandemic-proof, too. Story: Priya Krishna
The Monday Interview One Sambal Is Never Enough In a new cookbook, Lara Lee tells the story of Indonesian cooking, from its rainbow of spicy condiments to its pandan-scented sweets. Story: Anna Hezel
Cooking The Grilled Cheese Gets Regal Encased in fried bread crumbs, carrozza makes the most out of mozzarella. Story: Tammie Teclemariam
Cooking Bring Back Brick Chicken The “perfect roast chicken” is nice. But the brick chicken is superior in all the ways that matter to a home cook. Story: Talia Baiocchi
The Monday Interview Notes From a Noodle Empire The family story behind the hand-pulled noodles that started in Xi’an and stretched across New York City. Story: Tatiana Bautista
The Monday Interview Kelly Fields Has a Biscuit for That The Good Book of Southern Baking spills biscuit secrets and celebrates more than 100 Southern classics. Story: Kaitlin Bray
In Conversation Leveling the Playing Field Between the Raviolis and the Beef Patties Photographer Clay Williams and chef Chad Williams ask: Why are Philadelphia diners and restaurant critics so quick to undervalue the work of Black chefs? Story: Matt Rodbard
Cooking To Get to Know a Cuisine, Get to Know Some Grandmas In a new cookbook, Hawa Hassan looks at the food of eight African countries on the Indian Ocean, united by their spice trade. Story: Anna Hezel
The Monday Interview Eric Ripert Is Cooking Through It Even amid a pandemic and possible closure, the Le Bernardin chef-owner isn’t giving up on New York. Story: Matt Rodbard
Culture Do I Know Anything About Harissa at All? In America, the heavily spiced condiment has been diluted, distorted, and sold en masse. Mansour Arem’s setting the record straight. Story: Max Falkowitz
The Monday Interview Claire Saffitz Bakes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Dessert The internet’s favorite baker shows us how to improvise with confidence. Story: Matt Rodbard
Culture The New Internet Pantry Home cooks buying specialty ingredients online want to be conscious consumers. But can we also be critical ones? Story: Katie Okamoto