Learn to Make the Best Roasted Eggplant of Your Life
This summer staple has a reputation of being bitter, seedy, even greasy at times, but a few small considerations can make it excellent.
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This summer staple has a reputation of being bitter, seedy, even greasy at times, but a few small considerations can make it excellent.
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Injera takes days to prepare, but this quick recipe streamlines the process.
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They’re the home-run heroes of cooking, baking and canning. Meet seven players who dominate the competitions season after season.
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The food at the Coleman-Richards reunion in Fayette County, Ky., offers a look at the family’s ties to America and Liberia.
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JD Vance and Tim Walz Find Common Ground: Diet Mountain Dew
The citrusy soft drink was briefly a political hot button, but it turns out both parties have prominent devotees — and the heartland is the key.
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I Reviewed Restaurants for 12 Years. They’ve Changed, and Not for the Better.
In his last essay as a restaurant critic, Pete Wells reflects on a dining world of touch screens and reservation apps, where it’s getting hard to find the human touch.
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Live, Laugh, Lowboy: Fine Dining’s Love Affair With Inspirational Quotes
Sayings from Navy SEALs, furniture designers and Steve Martin are just a few examples of how restaurants use signs to motivate their staffs.
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This Sandwich Is So Corporate Chain, but So Good
A simple French dip sandwich from the Hillstone restaurant group represents a certain kind of nice dining.
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Celebrity Coffee Is the Next Celebrity Tequila
Household names like Tom Hanks, Rudy Giuliani and the Weeknd are betting big on brew. Here’s what we thought of seven celebrity coffee brands.
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10 Wines From California, $20 to $40, to Drink Right Now
These bottles, from small producers, often cost a little more than their European counterparts, but they are superb with singular identities.
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Everything You Need to Know to Make the Best Steak
In the final installment of her YouTube series, Sohla El-Waylly helps demystify how to prepare three types of beef: ground, short rib and rib-eye.
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Street Sheds Transformed New York City Dining. Many Will Soon Disappear.
New requirements for the city’s outdoor dining program are being met with concern by restaurant owners.
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Chloe Coscarelli Returns With Her Vegan Greatest Hits
The vegan chef has reopened in her original Greenwich Village location; Afghan delights in Beacon, N.Y.; and more restaurant news.
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If your tomatoes aren’t perfect, so much the better — a quick blast in the oven and some dollops of ricotta and pesto make them shine.
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A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe I ate that whole thing.” Soon, sales were, well, fizzing.
By Sam Roberts
Three general managers weigh in so that everyone — diners and staff — have the best restaurant experience possible.
By Nikita Richardson
It’s my go-to meal for a crowd of vegetarians, or anyone who’d love stuffed pepper tacos, green peach salad with lime dressing and jiggly coconut pudding.
By Ali Slagle
Let your slow cooker (or pressure cooker) do the work for this spicy, smoky-sweet five-star dinner. You’ve got some summer to soak up.
By Mia Leimkuhler
Find the secret to happiness in Finland’s capital — perhaps while sweating in a wood-burning sauna or sipping cocktails on a schooner.
By Ingrid K. Williams
Plus: glass cabins in Oregon, art about parenthood and more recommendations from T Magazine.
By Caitie Kelly
The combination of cold, custardy soybean curd and tangy, chile-sweet sauce is a warm-weather epiphany, no cooking required.
By Eric Kim
A little butter, honey and pickled chile de árbol turn these into the perfect snack.
By Lisa Donovan
Today’s challenge: Master the basics.
By Mia Leimkuhler and Sofia Sokolove
And more excellent dinner options built on freezer staples.
By Mia Leimkuhler
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