Sohla El-Waylly Goes Solo
After leaving Bon Appétit, the chef now has her own show—where she’s paid fairly for her fantastic creations.
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The Queer Legacy of Elka Gilmore
The chef, who died last year, was one of San Francisco’s culinary stars in the 1990s. She created a space for the city’s queer women to thrive in the kitchen.
Get Fat, Don't Die
A cooking column for people with AIDS claimed the right to pleasure, but in each recipe was embedded an urgent appeal.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Edie Bakes Cakes"
A troubled TV chef meets a mysterious creature.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "My Mother, An Ouroboros"
A mother and son navigate hope and setbacks.
The Company That Branded Your Millennial Life Is Pivoting To Burnout
When a marketing team found themselves burning out, they shifted their business focus to doing something about it. But if capitalism caused this problem, can capitalism fix it?
The Chef of the Future Makes Only One Dish
Can a $100,000 robot that makes a delicious crab bisque replace a real chef?
Why Basketball Won’t Leave Phil Jackson Alone
On the coach’s battle with retirement.
America, Your Food Is So Gay
The gay influence on American cooking.
Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch
“That learning to cook could lead an American woman to success of any kind would have seemed utterly implausible in 1949; that it is so thoroughly plausible 60 years later owes everything to Julia Child’s legacy.”
When Did Young People Start Spending 25% of Their Paychecks on Pickled Lamb’s Tongues?
Don’t call them “foodies.”
Microsoft’s Former CTO Takes On Modernist Cuisine
Tackling the science of cooking, one perfect french fry at a time.
The Pot and How to Use It
On the elegance and utility of the rice cooker.
