It’s grim, but in every post-apocalyptic story line, I wait for the moment when the characters float their theories about how the world fell apart, hoping to glean something useful.In HBO’s series...
Read moreGood morning. The chef Chintan Pandya gave us a killer recipe for chicken tikka (above), his take on the classic Indian dish made with spiced yogurt-marinated chicken, skewered and then grilled or...
Read moreBob Born, a Pennsylvania confectioner who brought the marshmallow candies known as Peeps to Easter baskets nationwide — and incidentally launched a pop-culture phenomenon in which people consume, dismember, microwave and even...
Read moreHello, everyone. I’m a senior editor on the Food desk, and I’m filling in for Emily Weinstein this week.To me, cooked alliums like shallots, garlic and onions of all sorts are the...
Read morePita Bread: “Get yourself a good packet of Greek pita bread and add your favorite topping. Far more satisfying and cheaper by about 90 percent.” Wren, Sydney, AustraliaTortillas: “This will probably sound...
Read moreChocolate is an easy choice for homemade Valentine’s Day desserts and this trio of recipes has something for everyone. Like relationships, they range in commitment: simple hot fudge sundaes get some help...
Read moreGood morning. The Super Bowl is next weekend, and if you’re having folks over to watch the game, the last thing you want to be doing is cooking something for the very...
Read moreOn a cold Tuesday afternoon in January, four women made their way down Guernsey Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They had just finished lunch at Acre, a Japanese cafe and shop, where they...
Read moreA few weeks ago at the grocery store, as I was being shaken down for all I’m worth in front of the egg shelf, a woman next to me gasped as she...
Read moreThe Bee’s Knees cocktail — a simple sour composed of gin, lemon juice and honey that is one of the few enduring drinks to come out of the Prohibition era — is...
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