What Keeps Hollywood’s Oldest Restaurant Running
One hundred years after it first opened, the Musso & Frank Grill is mixing the old and the new with verve.
Food
The People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day
“Variety doesn’t really matter to me. I would be perfectly happy to eat the same Caesar salad or peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich every day.”
Uncovering the Roots of Caribbean Cooking
A lush book of recipes pays homage to the inventive culinary contributions of enslaved African women.
The Timeless Bliss of Eating Hometown Food
For many holiday travelers, a trip back to where they grew up is a chance to revisit the local haunts they spend the rest of the year craving.
The High-Stakes World of Christmas Tamales
“Tamales are different not just from country to country, but also from region to region and even from abuela to abuela.”
The 7 Best Cookbooks of 2018
Pan-seared steak with za’atar chimichurri, curried lamb ribs, and a host of other inventive dishes from this year’s top food bibles
The Strange Pathos of the Turkey in Madame Bovary
For one writer, Gustave Flaubert’s tragic masterpiece has an offbeat and deeply poignant connection to Thanksgiving.
Samin Nosrat Wants Everybody to Cook
The Bay Area chef believes that great food can be both beautiful and accessible. Her new Netflix series, based on her celebrated cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, might just help her deliver that message.
Why Chef José Andrés Set Up a Kitchen in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
The chef’s massive effort to cook food for the island’s residents and relief workers was driven by an urgent sense of empathy.
Writing an Iranian Cookbook in an Age of Anxiety
As my family and my adopted country endured dramatic change, I learned to find solace in the kinds of written recipes I was taught to reject growing up.