Travel

Take in South Africa From Table Mountain National Park

High above Cape Town, this craggy wildlife preserve provides sprawling views and thrilling hikes

July 27, 2011

Ride a Stage of the Tour de France

You may not be wearing the yellow jersey, but taking a bicycle on the world’s most famous race is still thrilling

July 27, 2011

Berlin, Alive Again

After withstanding world and cold wars, the German city is a thriving metropolis, filled with nightclubs and cultural treats

July 27, 2011

Catalonia

Explore Antoni Gaudi’s Barcelona

The capital’s cityscape bears the unmistakable Modernist mark of the Spanish architect in its churches, buildings and parks

July 27, 2011

Five Ways to Eat Green Beans

To prove their versatility, here are five out-of-the-ordinary ideas for cooking with green beans, each from a different world culture

July 26, 2011

Taming the Wild Banana

When and where did people learn to cultivate one of our favorite snacks?

July 21, 2011

Cooking With Colombian Beans

There are endless variations on frijoles, and each family has its own distinctive recipe

July 8, 2011

Weasel Coffee: You’re Going to Drink What?

I was looking forward to another great-tasting coffee experience—until I found out that “cut chon” is Vietnamese for “civet cat dung”

July 7, 2011

Inviting Writing: Sick of Chocolate?

Bayonne, the capital of France’s Basque country, is known for its ham, Espelette peppers and chocolate

July 5, 2011

What the Heck Do I Do With Galangal?

Galangal is a rhizome in the same family as ginger, which it resembles in appearance and, to some degree, flavor

June 30, 2011

Inviting Writing: Restaurant and Kitchen Surprises

I was horrified to see the world’s creepiest menagerie of alien-looking sea creatures wandering through my walk-in

June 27, 2011

The Cheese That Squeaks Like a Mouse

Lumps of fresh cheddar that haven’t been pressed and aged are a popular treat; they sound like a tiny window-washer is squeegeeing your teeth

June 21, 2011

Inviting Writing: The Restaurant Real World

I should have known there was something odd about Bob from the start

June 20, 2011

Inviting Writing: Thai Spaghetti

A visit to Thailand unfortunately led to a meal of Italian food

June 6, 2011

What to Eat When You’re Adopting

Eating bulgogi for three: If we knew little about Korean cuisine, boy, we knew even less about parenting

May 26, 2011

Music to Eat By

May 25, 2011

Inviting Writing: Aunt Molly’s Mysterious Greens

Today’s memory about cardoons comes from Susie Petitti Tilton, who works at Williams-Sonoma and has a small business baking decorated sugar cookies

May 16, 2011

I’ll Have the Rooty Toot—Oh, Nevermind. World’s Most Embarrassing Menu Items to Order

In no particular order, here are my top five most embarrassing things to order (not including the IHOP dish, the clear winner)

May 13, 2011

Inviting Writing: Long-Lost Cookies and Mysterious Beans

May 9, 2011

Cinco de Mayo: Who Prepares Your Food?

Hispanics are a major presence in the American food system—and the largest Hispanic group in the country is of Mexican origin

May 5, 2011