Cooking
Is America a Nation of Soul Food Junkies?
Filmmaker Bryan Hurt explores what makes soul food so personal, starting with his own father's health struggle, in a PBS film premiering tonight
How Hot is That Pepper? How Scientists Measure Spiciness
How does the Scoville Scale rate the relative spiciness of a chili pepper?
Last Minute Food-Themed Gift Ideas
There's still time to pick up these magazines, books, kitchen gadgets and food stuffs for your Christmas shopping needs
Five Ways to Deck Your Halls With Food this Christmas
There are lots of ways to use goods in the pantry to make your digs a little merrier
Death of a Twinkie: What’s a Trash Foodie to Do Without Hostess?
Hostess, the bakery responsible for Twinkies, is declaring bankruptcy and liquidating its assets
The Science of Good Cooking: Tips From America’s Test Kitchen
The newest book from Christopher Kimball and company pairs good food with good science
Food During Times of Grief
In a funereal setting, food often servers a number of symbolic functions
Designer Kitchens and the People Who Don’t Cook in Them
From designer appliances to bigger floorplans, Americans love kitchens, just not cooking in them
How Well Have You Kept Your 2012 Resolutions?
As 2012 comes to a close, our food writer takes stock of his progress on fulfilling his personal promises
From the Page to the Plate: Bringing Literary Dishes to Life
Authors like Roald Dahl or James Joyce never could have predicted that their words could be spun into these tantalizing meals
What 9 Famous Chefs and Food Writers Are Cooking to Honor Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
As these luminaries will attest, there's a lot more to Julia than Beef Bourguignon
Julia Child’s Italian Tour: Angering Chefs and Riding on Motorcycles
Author Bob Spitz recounts his trip traveling through Italy with the culinary legend
Meet Edith and Fanny, Thomas Jefferson’s Enslaved Master Chefs
Monticello research historian Leni Sorensen offers an impression of what life was like for these early White House chefs
How to Eat Lobster 10 Ways In 24 Hours
These innovative recipes entice the taste buds for every meal of the day
Why Do Men Grill?
Globally, it seems that this gendered division of cookery is an American thing
Best. Gumbo. Ever.
He ate far and wide, but the author found only one true version of the New Orleans dish—Mom's
Julia Child's Recipe for a Thoroughly Modern Marriage
Food writer Ruth Reichl looks at the impact of the famous chef's partnership with her husband Paul
Five Quintessential Cajun Foods
If you've only had the pleasure of eating a bowl of gumbo, queue up some Beausoleil and prepare some of these specialties
Mark Kurlansky on the Cultural Importance of Salt
Salt, it may be useful to know, cures a zombie
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