No one wants to spend their Saturday stalking the farmers market for beautiful berries that are moldy come Monday. These tips on how to store strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries will help you to mitigate the madness of quickly perishing produce once and for all. With just a little extra effort up front, you’ll save … Read more
All around the internet, food is being given the realist era treatment: a cinnamon bun oozes with icing, a chocolate chip cookie floats on a lavender background, and a box of Cheez-Its winks coquettishly atop a blue tapestry. While paintings of food are as old as time, these modern riffs depict snacks that wouldn’t hit … Read more
“For me, being queer is a lot like mixing cocktails,” says recipe developer John deBary. “The best drinks take diverse and unique ingredients and mix them to create a harmonious whole that still reflects the beauty and individuality of each ingredient. And to me the best aspects of the queer community share that quality as … Read more
Andy Baraghani remembers the exact moment he was introduced to the Benriner mandoline slicer, a.k.a. the kitchen tool that changed the way he cooked. He was 16, working on the line alongside a seasoned cook named Tamar Adler, who went on to write An Everlasting Meal. “She had just spooned warm brandade onto toast,” he … Read more
Before Shannon Swindle even got the job as pastry chef at Mother Wolf in Los Angeles, he knew maritozzi were destined for the dessert menu. The restaurant’s bouncy, football-shaped Italian brioche buns are filled with an absurd amount of cloud-like whipped cream and hide a surprise sweet-tart pocket of macerated Harry’s Berries. “It’s a bit … Read more
The only thing better than a good recipe? When something’s so easy to make you don’t even need one. Welcome to It’s That Simple, a column where we talk you through the process of making the dishes and drinks we can make with our eyes closed. The sun is shining, temperatures are rising, and there’s … Read more
For many of us food people, our fridges, freezers, and kitchen shelves tend to be a hodge-podge of new food products on the market. Olive oil in squeeze bottle form. Frozen XLB (xiao long bao). Extremely cool-looking vinegars. Okay, I guess I should just speak for myself: I’m describing my kitchen. And right now you’ll … Read more
They say the best Father’s Day gift is one that comes from the heart season tickets to the Nets. But if your dad is less of a sports guy and more of a food guy, we’re here to help. We’ve rounded up 12 gift ideas that go beyond an Apple watch or a novelty tie, … Read more
Sara Sarasohn has been living in the same Berkeley home for 20 years, rarely meeting any of her neighbors. That all changed about a month ago when the journalist and podcast editor signed up for the Baking Notification Project. Now she sits in the sun on the porch of her 100-year-old bungalow, waiting for 25 … Read more
This elegant cake harnesses the magic of an unassuming ingredient you may have missed on trips down the baking aisle at the store: almond paste. Made by finely processing blanched almonds and sugar into a paste and typically sold in tubes or small jars, almond paste is a one-stop shop for adding moisture, richness, sweetness, … Read more