Our personal essays offer thoughtful perspectives on the roles that food, drink, cooking, and gathering over meals play in all of our lives.
Chopsticks lifting noodles out of a bowl of soup
8 Shortcut Dinners Our Editors Swear By When Cooking Feels Impossible
Baked chicken thighs with chickpeas on a tray garnished with herbs in a savory sauce
I Grew Up With Harissa. Here’s How I Use It on Everything
A bowl of gyeranbap a Korean dish with rice fried eggs and seaweed
How I Turn Leftover Rice Into a Bowl of Pure Comfort
Pattern of candy corn on a purple grid background
Think Candy Corn Tastes Like Candle Wax and Sadness? Science Says There’s a Reason
Lettuce leaves and outdoor dining at Via Carota restaurant
How I Unlocked the Secrets of NYC's Most Famous Salad at Home
Plate of roasted chicken with greens on a dark surface
I'm a Food Editor Who's Tested Hundreds of Recipes—This Is the Cookbook I Keep Coming Back To
A tortilla Espaola sliced on a plate a serving with greens on the side
The Lazy Dinners Our Editors Turn to When Recipes Feel Like Too Much Work
A closeup of crinklecut French fries
The Vintage Gadget I Didn't Expect to Love—That Makes Veggies Crunchy and Deliciously Dippable
A Caesar salad with romaine lettuce croutons grated cheese served in a wooden bowl
Pizza Croutons Are the Lazy Yet Brilliant Upgrade Your Salad Needs
A piece of ghee melting in a stainless steel frying pan on a stove
How I Turn Butter Into Liquid Gold—And Why It Makes Everything Taste Better
Bowl of beef stew for Serious Eats
The Savory Canadian Spice Blend I Use on Everything From Popcorn to Beef Stew
The baked maple brown sugar oatmeal cookies cooling on a wire rack.
My Simple Ingredient Swap for the Coziest Fall Desserts
Four hands holding chopsticks in different positions
I Asked 10 Experts the Right Way to Hold Chopsticks—They All Agree on 1 Rule
Chopped vegetables sorted into small bowls placed on a marble surface
A Food Editor's Meal-Prep Shortcut for Stress-Free Meals All Week Long
A wrapped dish on a plate bread and bowl of food in the background on a table
Stop Overlooking Fig Leaves—Here's How to Unlock Their Flavor
A bowl of ramen with pork softboiled eggs green onions and toppings
This Ramen Recipe Convinced Me Homemade Is Worth It
A bowl of soup and the cover of the Moosewood Cookbook featuring a title and illustrations of food elements
This 1970s Mushroom Soup Is Still the Most Comforting Meal I Know How to Make
A dish of rice topped with barberries served on a metal platter placed on a patterned tablecloth
Small, Tart, and Powerful: The Flavor Booster That's Brightened Persian Meals for Centuries
A stack of brownies with one being held above the stack
The 8 Kitchen Shortcuts Our Editors Refuse to Take—and You Shouldn’t Either
A dessert parfait served in a glass dish with fruit and toppings on a wooden table
The Retro Japanese Cafes Where Coffee, Jazz, and Nostalgia Collide
A bowl of chicken soup with a spoon holding a bite of meat and vegetables
8 Kitchen Shortcuts Our Editors Use to Make Life Easier
Closeup of sliced dates soaking in liquid
I Grew up Eating Dates Every Day—Here’s the Best Way to Cook With Them
A person removing the pit from half of an avocado with a knife closeup on hands and the avocado
The Scariest Kitchen Tasks, According to Serious Eats Editors
An irregularly round glazed ceramic bowl holding silken tofu with soy sauce and chili oil. There are two additional bowls, one on the right periphery of the image, one on the left periphery.
I Make Dinner in 2 Minutes With This Versatile Ingredient
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The Kid Is All Right: In Defense of Picky Eating
Opened sardine cans scattered on a surface showing their contents of fish
I Eat Canned Sardines Every Week. These Are 6 Easy Ways I Prep Them at Home
A hand lifting noodles with chopsticks from a bowl of ramen
The Recipes Even Our Pro Editors Won't Cook at Home
Variety of looseleaf teas and herbs scattered on a surface
So Long, Pumpkin Spice: Meet Fall's Most Surprising "Spice"
Closeup of a serving platter of fondant potatoes with a ramekin of flaky sea salt on the side.
These Melting Potatoes Are Golden, Custardy, and Impossible to Resist
Overhead view of pork chop sandwich
MSG Is Proven Safe and Delicious. So Why Isn’t It Used Like Salt in Most Kitchens?
Rendering pork fat to make lard.
Flakier Pie Crusts, Crispier Fried Chicken, Richer Noodles—This One Ingredient Does It All
Openfaced sandwich with sliced cucumber on bread with a white spread topped with herbs served on a wooden surface
The Marinated Cheese That Quietly Went From Hidden Gem to Cult Favorite
Two hands holding plastic cups of beer in a sports game setting
I'm a 3-Time Beer Mile World Champion. Here's What Most People Get Wrong About the Sport
Dish of pasta garnished with tomatoes basil and grated cheese with a fork lifting a bite
The Easiest Pasta Sauce Is Already in Your Fridge
A stacked burrito crosssection showing fillings such as meat beans rice guacamole and cream cheese on a wooden surface
The Burrito That Tastes Like Home, Even When I’m 3,000 Miles Away
Spoon lifting beef chunks and vegetables from a bowl of stew
My Mom's Secret Ingredient Makes Everything Taste Better
A jar of breadandbutter pickles viewed from above
Food Snobs Hate This American Classic—Here's Why They're Wrong
Esquites Mexican street corn salad with cheese and garnish, served in a green dish with a spoon
The Easy Corn Salad I Make Every Summer
Knafeh being drizzled with syrup from above set on a round copper tray with handles
This Centuries-Old Ingredient Makes Almost Everything Taste Like Magic
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The Killer Pasta I Make When I Have No Time and No Plan
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