Food

For two decades, Baker refused to divulge his secret. He finally cracked in 1947 and revealed all to General Mills. (How much he was paid he took to the grave when he...

If you ever see me on the streets of New York City, there’s a chance I will be wearing one of my favorite T-shirts: It’s from Roberta’s in Brooklyn, and it has...

HeadlinerTorrisi Bar & RestaurantUnlike his partners in Major Food Group, Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick, Rich Torrisi is not moving to Miami, the current focus of this now-global restaurant company. “I’m happy...

For the past year or so, all the restaurant obsessives I know have been particularly obsessed with figuring out what post-pandemic diners want. Convenience or ceremony? No-contact ordering or tableside trolleys? Service...

After numerous allegations of sexual harassment and lawsuits claiming wage theft, the Willows Inn, a world-renowned restaurant and inn on a tiny island in the Pacific Northwest, has closed.An investigation by The...

As user-friendly cookbooks go, for novices and more experienced kitchen hands, put the chef Gavin Kaysen’s first book, “At Home,” at the top of your shopping list. Mr. Kaysen, who came up...

I have a little problem when it comes to roasted winter squash. When I take a pan out of the oven, those soft orange cubes caramelized and glistening, I can’t stop myself...

“The Great Migration is the most acute and dramatic demographic transformation in 20th century United States history,” said Dr. Karida Brown, a professor of sociology at Emory University and the author of...

What would the holidays be without jokes about fruitcake — that it’s leaden, dry and hard, better used as a doorstop or dumbbell than served as dessert?Every December, fruitcake’s loathsomeness is enshrined...

For the Taking the Lead series, we asked leaders in various fields to share insights on what they’ve learned and what lies ahead.Pooja Bavishi was making ice cream in a shared kitchen...