First, there was the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos biopic (complete with an Oscar-nominated song). Then came “Tetris”; “Air,” about Nike Air Jordan sneakers; “BlackBerry”; and “Barbie.”It is, in other words, a golden age...
Read moreWhen Sasha DuBose uses the word “queer” to talk about food, it’s a verb, not an adjective. To Ms. DuBose, queering food is “taking how we define food and how we engage...
Read moreThink vegan lobster rolls and the Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys collection at Brooklyn Museum.
Read moreIt’s steakhouse night in America — hold the steak.
Read moreIs a sandwich dinner? I don’t mean to open the floodgates of food-based existential inquiry, but it’s something I’ve wondered in my more navel-gazy moments. I’m always down for a grilled cheese...
Read moreLovers of Greek phyllo pies know that pleasure can hinge on a crust’s ample surface area — but the key to maximizing this? A spiral.A standard slice of phyllo pie offers a...
Read moreWith fair weather settling in and summer on the horizon, what I want to serve friends is a bright, sort-of-French pique-nique spread. In France, with cheese shops, bakeries and fine prepared foods...
Read moreOf all the crispy fried cutlet variations that have tantalized me over the years, Kay Chun’s chicken katsu might be the most weeknight friendly. Instead of turning to the usual messy deep-fry,...
Read morePerhaps to outsiders, it appears forbidding. Its reptilian hide evokes the flank of a dormant dragon. Its fragrance when ripe is, how shall we say, strong. (Like the durian, it has been...
Read moreSomething is changing about New York City’s pizza.It’s not the continued farmers’ market-ification of ingredients, nor is it the ever-expanding definition of what can go on a pizza (ham and horseradish cream,...
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