Wedding traditions are constantly changing and adapting. So why are we still following the same old formulas for wedding catering? At my …

A local holdout in a touristy town, where the fishermen catch—and cook—your meal. For the last two summers, I’ve been attempting to …

Nutty, aromatic, and more flavorful than white sesame, there’s a lot more to black sesame besides its cool inky appearance.  When you …

Loaf pans have been relegated to everyday, functional baking. But there was a time when the shape was worthy of a party …

One of semolina’s underrated uses is as a crust for fried vegetables and meats. Semolina, a sandy-textured grain, is a staple in …

Inspired by kissatens, these American interpretations have the same focus on simpler and slower times. If there’s a green goddess grain bowl …

Between the wet briners and dry briners, spatchcockers and trussers, stuffers and tuckers, who are you to trust? I hate roasting chicken. …

Way, way before there was “California cuisine,” there was the original California cuisine—a fusion of Spanish, Mexican, and native foods. Marianne Partridge …

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, cooking a 300-pound sow involves forklifts, lava stones, and a lot of patience. Smoke billows from a …

There’s no cure for heartbreak. But Soviet mechanical efficiency and endless pelmeni do help. Some. When you have been eating and cooking …

David Hsu, an author and social scientist, believes that food is the way to fight back against America’s growing social isolation. I …

For some, it may be a central appliance or a beautiful knife. For others, it’s not quite so tangible. Jackson Pollock was …

In Korea, the home kitchen revolves around a set of three ancient fermented sauces called jangs. One woman is using science to …

Hot sauce is our soy sauce. It’s our fish sauce. It’s how our dishes sing. A few years ago, Beyoncé made an …

The rise of industrial instant corn flour, masa harina, represents not only a gastronomic loss (the stuff tastes lousy), but a death …

Anecdotal evidence points to a male aversion to bitter greens, but pinpointing the reason behind this is a little bit trickier. One …

When you cook garlic very slowly for a very long time, it becomes milder, sweeter, and looks really cool.   What happens …

At the Filipino dinner table, spoons rule over forks and knives. There’s a story. As a kid, one of my chores was …

Memulaim, or “stuffed ones” in Hebrew, require a little ground meat, lots of vegetables, and a trusty family recipe. The secret to …

Smoking offers a way to cook oysters that preserves all of the juicy, briny flavor of the fresh version. Growing up in …

Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, is home to a deeply rooted Afghan restaurant scene—one that is now threatened by ongoing tension between bordering countries. …