A Christmas gift guide for foodies
Or, how to replace all the gifts you ate
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
November 26, 2022
The unruly chef
Joshua Weissman champions the joys of home cooking to an uninitiated audience
November 21, 2022
A gingerbread house divided
In Europe, it isn’t just for Christmas
My smorgasbord of Christmas traditions
A multicultural family is a recipe for tasty treats
November 19, 2022
Lucius Beebe knew how to live
He wrote about good living, which he strove determinedly — often flamboyantly — to practice
November 10, 2022
Feeling grumpy about good service
Is it too much to ask to be left alone while we eat and shop?
November 1, 2022
Serving up a Half Baked Harvest feast
Cooking for my family that night was typically chaotic
October 20, 2022
The last roadside ice cream stands in America
They’re homages, but some get the retro vibe just right
October 19, 2022
You, too, can ban James Corden from your restaurant
The British TV host was declared Balthazar’s ‘most abusive customer’
October 14, 2022
Keto no-no
Perhaps the key to keto’s success is that it simply delays you from eating with prolonged meal prep
October 11, 2022
Are you man enough to eat raw offal?
A new wave of offal-lovers is reviving an interest in organs
Cake for a world turned upside down
When asked what was for dessert, I said, ‘Oh, it’s a topsy-turvy cake, just like this crazy world we live in now’
The postmodern horror of zucchini ‘apple’ crumble
Nothing is sacred anymore — not even traditional apple crumble
October 2, 2022
Two cheers for grocery store shopping during inflation
Cooking at home may be triggering a needed shift in the restaurant industry
September 4, 2022
Barbecue is America’s food
Firing up the grill one last time this Labor Day
August 30, 2022
Eating well at a time of inflation
Cooking is a duty, a vocation and an adventure, requiring grace and wisdom as much as ingredients and recipes
On constant gardening
Nature, in the firm hands of the gardener, is trained up to produce food for people
Spending Labor Day on the Cape
This time of year always makes me nostalgic for the New England coast
August 9, 2022
Is Papa John’s no longer God’s pizza?
Its fired founder says the chain has gone liberal and godless. We tried a slice
August 1, 2022
The little joys of growing corn in Connecticut
Plus a recipe for Saugatuck Succotash
Thai-celand: how southeast Asian cuisine took over Reykjavik
It’s up there with the best New York and London have to offer
July 7, 2022
The scoop on homemade ice cream
The art of making your own ice cream
The decline and fall of eating out
Our priority is therapeutic: to be comfortable and feel welcome
Introducing f’mores
A Gallic twist on an American staple
June 25, 2022
Alison Roman joins the cancel brigade
Beware Republican potato rolls…
May 26, 2022
Zabar’s is still thriving
The deli is New York’s longest running show
Let’s hear it for horiatiki
Greek salad is the perfect dish to make for a dinner party
Swimming with the snakes
My father and mother adored what became known as ‘Anna’s eels’
May 3, 2022
Against the ‘concept restaurant’
A standard, familiar menu can channel and enhance creativity
