Finding myself underemployed and tethered to my apartment this summer finally allowed me the time to improve my…

In order to appreciate the pun so good that it spawned a real-life promotion, you need to be familiar with two…

Before we begin, I know some antsy readers out there simply can’t wait to lecture me about how watermelons should…

Oyster purists will sneer at grilled oysters. To cook an oyster is to ruin it, they say. Oh, you’ll hear them speak…

When I’m not testing a new recipe, I really don’t eat all that much meat. It’s not solely for ethical, health, or…

When I decided to step away from writing to take a brief vacation last week, my thinking was that while the news…

One of my favorite food experiences—or, honestly, one of my favorite experiences, period—is that first bite of a…

From the outside, parents tend to have bizarre passions. My dad’s happened to be anything related to the ritual of…

Years ago, back when I had my bakery, I used to work the graveyard shift in a kitchen on the top floor of an 1890s…

Happy Memorial Day! Happy official start of summer! A lot of things will be different this year, but we will still…

Last year I bought a shiny new Weber charcoal grill and had very big plans for it. And then I used it maybe twice…

Twitter is often described as a noxious, repugnant cesspool of human garbage, but it’s not all bad. Why, just a few…

Many years ago, my husband and I had a three-hour date at an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant, after which…

Hasselback potatoes are spuds sliced partway through, brushed with fat, then roasted to an exceptional crispness.…

As of today, summer has arrived. If it weren’t already, it’s now officially time for al fresco dining, Aperol…

Happy Memorial Day weekend! I write that with a big smile and my mind on the six-pack of Revolution Brewing’s Rosa…

My friend Jen is a legend in certain circles. What she’s a legend for depends on the circle, I suspect. She saves…

Welcome, dear readers, and welcome back to The Takeout Draft, our recurring feature that combines our love of food,…

Dear Salty: Recently I was hosting a dinner party and decided the weather was nice enough to grill outside. I’m not…

I’ve been riding this food writing racket for more than a decade now, and to this day I still have culinary blind…