Food

Roland Mesnier, the inventive White House pastry chef whose ambrosial and whimsical desserts briefly shifted the weight of office from the minds to the stomachs of beleaguered presidents, recalcitrant congressmen and balky...

Hello, it’s Becky again, filling in for our fearless leader, Nikita. (Come home, Nikita, we miss you.)Few dining occasions feel as high stakes as your birthday party. What if nobody comes? Is...

Anyone who witnessed the rise of fine dining in New York City during the 1980s and ’90s would hardly have bet that Danny Meyer — whose personal touch, food sensibility and laser...

There are many reasons to keep a block of silken tofu in your fridge at all times. Raw or steamed, whole or cubed, seasoned lightly or aggressively, silken tofu means dinner, fast.I...

I love cooking. That’s why I hated packing school lunches for my three children. If the joy of feeding them is giving them something delicious, then it was joyless to send them...

Hi, lovely people. It’s Margaux filling in for Em. I’ve missed you!My two kids went to sleep-away camp this summer, and while my partner and I did miss them quite a bit...

SOUTH ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The solstice sun lingered overhead as Angela Ferguson surveyed the green hills of the Onondaga Nation in central New York.“The ancestors know that we’re here and I think...

A golden-domed, syrupy-centered fruit pie may be the ideal dessert to serve at a summer gathering. But for eating out of hand, say, at a Labor Day cookout or picnic, a pie...

This is Priya, once again taking over for Sam!A few weeks ago, I had lunch at the home of our wonderful contributors Sohla and Ham El-Waylly, the hosts of the excellent New...

A chicken dinner shouldn’t be a gamble; it should leave you feeling like a winner, winner. Whether you prefer your chicken bone-in or bone-out, the meat white or dark, the pieces cooked...