The incredible story of how South Indian food evangelist Maya Kaimal conquered the American supermarket. One jar of tikka masala at a time.

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Cooking the pasta, salting the pasta, emulsifying the pasta. These are things to think about.

Without the extreme heat of a wood-fired grill, there’s a trick to getting that prized leoparding. Yes, you want leoparding.

It transforms the bean curd into something completely, magically different. Your sauces will thank you, too.

The one-arm cookbook genre finally finds its audience.

Following the pentagonal fruit from Africa, Louisiana, India, and the Levant.

Call it ash. Call it char. Call it really good flavor.

A simple Japanese marinade shatters preconceived grilling, and gender, norms.

A home cook’s ambitions, driven by a sometimes insane and frequently unrealistic food media, yield to blissful mediocrity.

How Japanese-Americans helped launch the California tuna-canning industry—and one of America’s most beloved sandwiches.

Making hummus without tahini is like making mashed potatoes without butter. You just don’t do that.

Meat bought with the best intentions can be, well, boring. Marinades fix that, sometimes in a hurry.

It's the storied herb championed by Thomas Jefferson, Julia Child, and The Silver Palate.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten makes ingredients taste like themselves in unimaginable ways. And the home cook can do it, too.

A Mexican chef turns an obtuse cookbook author into a salsa-making machine.

Many cultures have mastered the art of pounding, breading, and frying meat. But we have our favorite. To answer this question, we …

A chef and a food writer wouldn’t dare suggest you hit the microwave defrost button. Oh, but they do. First, a short …

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There’s no cure for heartbreak. But Soviet mechanical efficiency and endless pelmeni do help. Some. When you have been eating and cooking …

The beloved Hungry Ghost Bakery in Western Massachusetts reflects the region’s hippie values, with wood-fired sourdough bread, local grain, and living wages. …