Food
How to Remove the Foamy Scum on Stocks and Soups
In Too Afraid to Ask, we’re answering all the food-related questions you’d rather not have loitering in the search history of your corporate laptop. This time: What's the scum...
This Crunchy, Pickle-y Salad Works With Any Sturdy Vegetable
Olia Hercules’s fourth cookbook, Home Food: 100 Recipes to Comfort and Connect, is personal. Her mom’s crisp yet tender potatoes. Her husband’s beets and feta. Her friend’s family’s octopus with...
The Wilted Lettuce Hack Events Magazine News’s Food Editor Swears By
Soak your leafy greens in ice cold water, they say. It’ll make them plump and crisp, they say. But I’m here to tell you: Please do the exact opposite....
Ultimate Sugar Cookies
The best sugar cookie recipe yields a workable dough that you can turn into the cutouts of your dreams. The baked cookies should have a delicious canvas ready for decorating with...
The Best Grilling Gifts for Cooks Who Play With Fire
A colleague loves it for its ability to deliver the flavor of charcoal with the convenience of a gas grill. This smart grill essentially lights itself and monitors temperatures...
‘The Menu’ Movie Creators Share What’s Wrong With ‘Foodie’ Culture
We’re being bad customers. The Menu screenwriters Will Tracy and Seth Reiss and I are still not ready to order on the server’s second go-round. We’re at New York’s Huertas,...