‘The Breakfast Book’ Taught the Art of Waffles and ‘Honest Simplicity’
Breakfast is my favorite meal. This does not make me special in any way. When Marion Cunningham began writing her 1987 cookbook, The Breakfast Book, many people told her that breakfast was their...
View Article‘English Food’ Restored a Nation’s Culinary Reputation
The story of English food in the 20th century goes something like this: Once upon a time, all the food in England was terrible, except in children’s books. The beef was overcooked, the vegetables were...
View Article‘Martha Stewart’s Christmas’ Was a Book, a Fantasia, and a Target
Martha Stewart’s Christmas is, as they say in academia, a rich text. On the surface, it looks innocuous enough: a slim, photo-heavy chronicle of Martha’s own preparations for the 1988 Christmas season,...
View Article‘The Zuni Cafe Cookbook’ Wants You to Pay Attention
Let’s imagine for a second that Judy Rodgers had a perfectly ordinary senior year at Ladue High School, just outside of St. Louis, eating supermarket vegetables and pizza covered in processed cheese....
View ArticleIn ‘Joys of Jell-O,’ There’s Nothing You Can’t Do With Colored Gelatin
There are two types of Americans: those who have bitten into a quivering, jiggling cube of Jell-O only to discover that the glob of white stuff on top is not, in fact, Cool Whip but mayonnaise, and...
View Article‘Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking’ Is a Work of Uncompromising Vision
Marcella Hazan was the Italian superhero in the Judith Jones cookbook universe that dominated food publishing from the 1960s through the early 2000s. Like the other members of that league of...
View Article‘The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook’ Was Ahead of Its Time
Until the 1960s, every generation had to discover vegetarianism and non-procreative sex on its own. Logically, you might assume that when our ancestors encountered either another naked human body or a...
View Article‘Vibration Cooking’ Is a Cookbook, a Memoir, and a Protest
There are a lot of terms for thoughtful cooking: “intuition,” “Old World,” “cooking with love.” Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor’s was the best. She called it “vibration cooking.” This was also the title of...
View Article‘The Gay Cookbook’ Was of and Ahead of Its Time
According to the pop culture of the 1960s, gay men lived busy and complex lives. So much secrecy and skulking and sinister scheming! So much time cruising in seedy bars and public bathrooms! So much...
View ArticleFrozen Dumpling Company That Sells at Erewhon and 99 Ranch Opens an Orange...
Southern California-based frozen food company Cali Dumpling will open a fast-casual restaurant of the same name in Old Towne Orange on July 1. Located in the former Jackson’s Chicken space, it’ll serve...
View ArticleSouthern-Styled Mallard Lands in a Familiar Logan Circle Space This Summer
Logan Circle’s modern American pioneer Birch & Barley — one of the only dining options on the now-booming nightlife corridor when it opened in 2009 — will close for good on Saturday, July 13. Week...
View ArticleGive Me All the ‘Brat’-Themed Food This Summer
I’m not really the type of person who has a “summer album.” Yet, the dance beats and introspective lyrics of Charli XCX’s album Brat has a throat hold on me since it dropped in early June, and I’ve...
View ArticleA Flashy Steakhouse and Vibey All-Day Cafe Are Swinging in for Houston Summer
What’s better than one steakhouse? Three — or at least that’s how many the generative Houston-based restaurateur Benjamin Berg now runs in Space City. The New York native officially opened two new...
View ArticleNew Orleans’s Chillest New Late-Night Cocktail Bar Is From the Bacchanal Team
Twenty-two years after the founding of beloved Bywater wine bar Bacchanal, its owners have partnered with a longtime member of their team to open a low-key, late-night cocktail bar just blocks away....
View ArticleThis Summer, Supersize These Simple Cocktails
Now that it’s outdoor entertaining season, it’s time to break out the pitcher for large-format cocktails. But scaling up your favorite classic can …
View ArticlePizza Hut’s Tavern Pizza Is More Embarrassing Than Chicago Baseball
Actor Craig Robinson is known for playing Darryl Philbin on America’s version of The Office. He’s also appeared as a spokesperson for Pizza Hut, starring in commercials and telling everyone “no one...
View ArticleMinnie Bell’s Announces Upcoming Closure of East Bay Location
Chef Fernay McPherson debuted the second iteration of her restaurant Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement in the Fillmore District this past April, but now the original Emeryville location of the business is...
View Article20 New Orleans Restaurants Where Dessert Steals the Show
Pastry chefs are sometimes the unsung heroes of the restaurant world. Their names don’t always appear on restaurant websites or menus, and they rarely get the same sort of attention that the celebrity...
View ArticleLil Woody’s Just Opened a Fifth Location That’s Also an Italian Restaurant
Do you like your burger chains with a side of Italian restaurant? Well then, you’re going to want to rollerblade on down to the mirco-neighborhood of Tangletown (between Green Lake and Wallingford),...
View ArticleDin Tai Fung Announces Opening Date for First New York Location
Two years after Din Tai Fung announced it was expanding to New York, the Taiwanese restaurant chain finally has an opening date. The new location — Din Tai Fung’s first on the East Coast — opens on...
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