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Seacuterie: The Food of Dreams

All photos: Holly Haines

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Chop House—Including a New Way to “Butcher” Tofu

With April on the horizon, the season for smothering chops recedes in the rearview mirror. Since my love for this…

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The Big Lunch Hangover

When you’re still kinda full at 7pm but don’t want to skip dinner, what do you do? How many of…

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Bittman vs. the Sous Vide Wand

Three consecutive nights with a new gadget: Will dinner be okay?! Now: Do not be deceived by the lack of…

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Food with Mark Bittman: Adam Gopnik

Accomplishment vs. achievement, the DNA of a sourdough starter, and the ideal way to get a soufflé to rise We…

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Whole Grain Pastas, Decoded and Conquered: Three Ways

This news cannot be sugar-coated: Only Italian-style dried pastas can deliver that magical creamy-chewy-toothsome combination of textures. Whole wheat, brown…

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The Most Versatile Food of All Time

Soft-boiled, hard-boiled, fried, in a hole, scrambled, yellow, white, green Have you ever had a soft-boiled egg?! I have, but…

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Chicken and Rice and Other Things Nice

Like tofu, pork, eggplant, cauliflower, portobellos — you get the picture Messing with an iconic dish is risky business. So…

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Put It In a Wonton

Here’s a fantastic anti-leftovers hack — which is also fantastically delicious

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I Love You Salad, Oh Yes I Do

A somewhat extreme love letter to one of the world’s best customizable dishes

The Four Truths of Easy, Flexible Soups

A deep dive into the stock pot.

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Food with Mark Bittman: Vishwesh Bhatt

How fusion became a dirty word, “true authenticity,” and grocery store birthday cake It’s time for another episode of Food…

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"Flavor Comfort" is Good, But Not Every Night

Some successful attempts at getting out of my comfort zone

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Put Down the Pepper Grinder, Ma'am

Because black pepper should be treated like cloves or cinnamon

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When Stir-Frying Feels High Maintenance, Try Fry-Stirring

It’s weeknight approved! ✓

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Peter Hoffman and the 'High Fashion' of Food

How the “trend” of sourcing well has changed, cooking beans in the fireplace, and embracing seasonality to the fullest Time…

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How to Have a Souper Douper Week

Meals in a bowl that will suit all your slurping needs When my son, Holden, was just a wee one,…

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The Moment I Realized I'd Become a Bean Snob

One of my goals over the past few years has been to understand where my food comes from and how it’s made, so back in 2021 when West Coast Koji announced they were holding a miso paste-making class, I signed up immediately.

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Peel Here for a Sunshiny Day

Here Kerri is, as usual, to the rescue, with a little collection of simple recipes featuring, well, citrus. There’s no intention to serve these together, but they’re different enough so you can make them all within a couple of days and not feel overwhelmed by either work or flavors. Of these, my favorite is the fennel-orange salad, which has been a staple in my life for literally 20 years. Try it with a few added olives.

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A Beloved Snack with a Side of Sentiment

Northerners eat roasted peanuts; well, everyone eats roasted peanuts – but in the South, boiled peanuts are a thing, and they’re great, and easy enough.