Our personal essays offer thoughtful perspectives on the roles that food, drink, cooking, and gathering over meals play in all of our lives.
Slice of bread with peanut butter spread evenly
Natural Schmatural—This Is Why "Junky" Peanut Butter Is Better, According to a Pro Chef
A wedge of herringbone lattice–topped blueberry pie on a plaid-rimmed plate with a fork
The Only Blueberry Pie My Husband Will Eat
Ingredients being cooked in a pan with a liquid being poured in by hand
The Comforting Chinese Dish My Mom Made When Life Got Busy
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The 10-Minute, Restaurant-Worthy Dinner I Make Several Times a Month
Tomato puree being poured into a pan with sautéed onions on a stovetop surface
The Genius Tomato Sauce Upgrade Italians Have Always Known About
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In Praise of Ugly Food
A person finely dicing an onion with a knife on a wooden cutting board
Never Cry While Cutting Onions Again—This Science-Backed Trick Actually Works
A dish of food along with family photos from Sumayya Usmani
Reconnecting With Eid Traditions in a New Home
Cooked chicken thighs in a pan
This Is the Only Brand of Chicken I'll Ever Buy—It's That Good
A mug that says "Sorry for what I said when I was hangry."
I Pitched "Hangry" for Dictionary Inclusion in 2003 and Was Rejected
Stacks of matzo.
A Love Letter to Matzo
An illustration of a glass of water and a bowl of dates sitting in front of a window.
Why I Fasted For Ramadan This Year
An illustration depicting a Lunar New Year party.
This Is Not Your Grandmother’s Lunar New Year Party
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Why Candy Corn Deserves Our Respect: An Appreciation
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Dear Restaurants: Please Stop Playing Live Music
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How Spam Won Over America's Restaurants
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Calculating the Ghostbusters Twinkie Size In Real Life
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30 Rock Secrets: Liz Lemon’s Favorite Sandwich Is From Fiore’s in Hoboken, NJ
Wrapping your yogurt in a towel and setting it in a turned-off oven with the light on can help keep it just warm enough.
An Ode to Dahi
An illustration depicting a mother and daughter kneading dough at the kitchen counter
Wisdom You Knead: What I Learned Baking With My Mother
Overhead view of a table full of traditional Ramadan foods.
When Family is Far, Food Offers a Sense of Belonging During Ramadan
Close-up of njahi (Kenyan Black Beans)
The Njahi Wars: Behind Kenya's Controversial Black Bean
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The Case for Bad Coffee
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I Grew Up Abroad. Do I Have a Cuisine?
Sasha Marx from Serious Eats standing in a kitchen with a pile of different packages of pastas on the counter in front of him.
Please, No: The Pasta Shapes We Won't Eat
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Knights, Horses, and...Hummus? An Evening at Medieval Times
A Benihana chef making an onion volcano on the grill.
Easy, Peasy, Japanese-y: Benihana and the Question of Cultural Appropriation
Whole chicken cut into parts. Clockwise from bottom left: Wings, gizzards, heart, oysters with skin flaps, legs, breast halves, rib cage, back and trim, wing tips and neck and tender tendons, tenders, chest cartilage.
Why I Only Buy Whole Chickens (and You Can, Too!)
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Butter Chicken: Even When It’s Bad, It’s Good!
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The 10-Minute Window for the Perfect McDonald’s Mash-Up
8 varieties of Cup Noodle instant ramen are displayed against a light blue background.
We Pit Cup Noodles Against Cup Noodle and the Difference Is Real
What's Your Heartbreak Food?
A bowl of shoyu ramen from Ramen Shack on a tabletop.
Saying Goodbye to the Most Exciting Ramen Restaurant in the Country
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Friday Night Meatballs: How to Change Your Life With Pasta
Illustration of a pile of gnawed-on chicken wings in front of a child's messy hands and face
How I Got My Toddler Interested in Food and Cooking
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What Does Food Media Smell Like?: Diversity and the Beard Awards
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How Cooking Websites Are Failing People With Disabilities
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"Oh, @%#^": Our Most Embarrassing Kitchen Fails
Please Stop Ordering Iced Cappuccinos
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Sweet, Memory: On the Subtle Magic of the Cookie Jar
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Daniel's Favorite Recipes of 2019
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Sasha's Favorite Recipes of 2019
Three large baskets with filled small red, green, and orange hot chiles.
6 Ways to Build Your Spicy Food Tolerance
A St. Louis pizza on a metal pan on a green table.
In Defense of St. Louis-Style Pizza
A plate of Asian dumplings in Shanghai.
Essential Shanghai Street Food: 14 Must-Eat Dishes
Rare, sliced steak with bagna cauda on a white plate.
Facing Gestational Diabetes as a Food Lover
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A Hill of Beans, and How I Cooked Them
Bacon and eggs cook in a skillet over the flames of Calcifer (a fire demon).
Miyazaki’s Magical Food: An Ode to Anime’s Best Cooking Scenes
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BraveTart's Ultimate Guide to Sous Vide Desserts
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We Made the Portal Cake: No Lie, It's Delicious
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Can Vegans Still Enjoy Pizza?
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America's Regional Hot Dog Styles
A white bowl filled to the brim with chocolate sprinkles.
Where Have All the Chocolate Sprinkles Gone?
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Obsessed: We Talk to Reddit's /u/Ramen_Lord
Garbanzos con Espinacas y Jengibre (Spanish Chickpea and Spinach Stew with Ginger)
Top 10 Tips For a First-Time Vegan
The Good Bagel Manifesto
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5 Sandwiches You Should Eat in Mexico
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How To Ruin (and Rescue) A Real New England Clambake