Restraint: What Cooks Can Learn From Miles Davis
A Southern cook reflects on what a jazz great can teach us about life in the kitchen, and how food, like music, is an art
A Southern cook reflects on what a jazz great can teach us about life in the kitchen, and how food, like music, is an art
A Southern cook looks forward to warmer weather with romaine lettuce with citrus vinaigrette and mustardy asparagus salad
A Southern chef plans a menu that will accommodate different tastes: quail, lamb chops, mushroom-brioche dressing, and roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts
Championship football leads one Southern cook to reflect on the fine art of sandwich-making—and bring back the Muffaletta even though New Orleans isn't playing
Overlooking an allergy can be a chef's worst fear—but being spurred to invent a new recipe can be a pleasure
When her son vows not to eat meat in 2011, a Southern cook leaves tradition behind and adds smoked tomatoes to her split pea soup
Now that 2011 is here, the author reflects on how with family and with food, good always accompanies the bad
An antidote to a busy winter schedule: A night by the fireplace with your significant other—and a sexy crustacean
A childhood fantasy about cherubs and candy puts spun sugar atop a cook's list of unearthly food pleasures
As Christmas approaches, a chef awaits a classic New Orleans midnight dinner—and is thankful for the chefs reinventing it
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