[Illustration: Biodiversity Heritage Library] You did it! Another week down! We’re putting up a post very much like this one every Friday afternoon, to celebrate the fact that the week is done. Down with the lame Monday-through-Thursday days! Up with the not-lame Friday-through-Sunday days! We […]
As the birthplace of California’s farm-to-table food movement, San Francisco has long had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to good food. Yes, incredible produce continues to serve as the backbone of Californian cuisine, and, yes, iconic restaurants like Chez Panisse and Zuni Café […]
[Simone Tong photograph: Afra Lu. Mixian photograph: Vivian Kong] This week’s episode of Special Sauce kicks off with our new culinary Q&A segment, “Ask Kenji.” At the behest of listener Dave Shorr, Kenji lays down the law on the best way to freeze chicken. It’s […]
If you’ve tried our overnight cinnamon rolls, the dough for these breakfast buns will be familiar. But the experience itself will be all new, thanks to a filling of homemade Nutella, made from dark chocolate and caramelized hazelnuts, and a whipped-mascarpone frosting. Get Recipe! Source […]
[Photographs: Vicky Wasik] It doesn’t matter if I’m having friends over for brunch or staying with family through the holidays—my only wish is to keep things simple. I have absolutely no desire to get up early and bang around the kitchen trying to whip up […]
[Photographs: Shutterstock.] Chinese yams are braised, stir-fried, dried, and more. Knobbly and brown, with little, wispy, hair-like roots shooting off at random, yams aren’t the stateliest of foods. But if you get past their slightly odd appearance, you may very well fall in love. That […]
Many an eater has left their heart in San Francisco. Some, like me, stuck around for good after that first bite. When I first told my mother that I wasn’t going to law school, but was instead moving to San Francisco to start a career […]
[Photographs: Vicky Wasik] When I’m writing a recipe for cookies, I always make a point of expressly calling for a parchment-lined baking sheet. Details like this may be easy to gloss over, but they can make a big difference in how a cookie turns out. […]
[Photographs: Vicky Wasik and J. Kenji López-Alt] Green beans feature prominently at the American dinner table for holiday meals in the fall and winter. In anticipation of the holidays, we’ve put together a little primer for how to purchase them and the best ways to […]
[Photographs: Vicky Wasik] Like a hammer, a quality mattress, and at least one comfortable place to sit and read (no, not the toilet), a cast iron skillet is one of those things just about every home needs. Cast iron requires a little more attention and […]