Food

Stress-eating for comfort in a time of anxiety? Here’s how experts say you should deal.

Food can be one of the easiest and most immediate ways to make ourselves feel better in stressful times. While…

March 23, 2020

Gift cards, merchandise and to-go orders: Here’s how restaurants say customers should support them

Lunchtime diners in December at Immigrant Food in Washington, D.C.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post “I have had to sit down this week…

March 22, 2020

Food

A mandoline slices faster and easier than a knife – if you know how to use it

To me, a mandoline is a nice-to-have. I don’t own one, although I’ve often seen its advantages. A mandoline is…

March 9, 2020

Food

Cook smarter by roasting vegetables

Process results in intensified flavor, stockpile of food

March 9, 2020

Food

We tried Pizza Hut’s mozzarella popper crust pizza and contemplated how we ended up here

Pizza Hut’s mozzarella popper crust pizza.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post We are running out of portmanteau. In our journey to the…

March 1, 2020

Food

Andrew Zimmern moves from entertainer to advocate on his new MSNBC food show

Yes, Zimmern’s presence is familiar on his new MSNBC series, “What’s Eating America,” which debuted Feb. 18, but his words…

February 26, 2020

Food

The most coveted product at Mardi Gras isn’t beads-it’s beans

But if there’s a singular obsession for Who Dat Nation and beyond, it’s Camellia Brand beans, the key component in…

February 25, 2020

Food

Embrace umami and learn to add its savory goodness to your foods

A variety of ingredients can help you embrace umami.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post What it is. Depending on whom you ask, umami…

February 23, 2020

Food

For the ultimate grilled cheese, use both stovetop and oven

Where I grew up, there was an old-fashioned drug store with a lunch counter. When the weather was good, my…

February 18, 2020

Food

Don’t give up dessert when you can have this tangy pineapple drizzled with spiced honey

Fresh Pineapple with Warm Spice-Infused Honey.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post A nice gesture of hospitality, the dish was not something I expected…

February 16, 2020

Food

The best and worst Girl Scout cookies, ranked by our panel of pastry chefs and Scouts

The best and worst Girl Scout cookies, ranked by our panel of pastry chefs and Scouts.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post And with…

February 11, 2020

Food

Wuhan’s signature noodles become a symbol of solidarity amid the coronavirus outbreak

Wuhan’s signature noodles at Mama Chang in Washington.Emily Heil/Washington Post But Wuhan has other faces – such as its thriving…

February 9, 2020

Food

The Maillard reaction: What it is and why it matters

Sources such as “Modernist Cuisine,” Harold McGee (“On Food and Cooking”) and J. Kenji López-Alt of Serious Eats and “The…

February 4, 2020

Food

How to season your cast-iron skillet – and keep it seasoned

Cast iron is “the original nonstick cookware,” says Mark Kelly, the public relations manager at Lodge, the brand synonymous with…

February 2, 2020

Food

This winter, just stew it

Improving a recipe that just mixes everything together

January 28, 2020

Food

How to use gluten-free flour blends in your everyday baking

Using gluten-free flour blends in your baking isn’t as dismal as it used to be.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post It’s the kind…

January 27, 2020

Food

Why classic white bread dinner rolls are suddenly trendy

Angler’s Parker House rolls are finished at a hearth.Courtesy of Bonjwing Lee/Angler’s The ascension of Parker House rolls isn’t just…

January 26, 2020

Food

Have it both ways for Dry January with these cocktails that shine with or without the booze

Actively enduring a Dry January? Make these potentially non-alcoholic cocktails: Strawberry-Jalapeno Non-a-Rita (or Margarita), Meyer Lemon Squeeze and Two-Faced Pineapple.Stacy…

January 22, 2020

Food

Brad Pitt is ‘the Laurence Olivier of eating’ on screen. Here’s why we like to watch.

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino star in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”Andrew Cooper/Sony Pictures Entertainment/Columbia Pictures These…

January 20, 2020

Food

Sandi Toksvig is leaving ‘The Great British Baking Show’ after just three seasons

Sandi Toksvig announced Thursday that she will be leaving as the co-host of “The Great British Baking Show,” three seasons…

January 20, 2020

Food

City gardens, public produce stands ease ‘food desert’ woes

cities across country taking multipronged approach to bringing healthy nutrition into neighborhoods

January 14, 2020

Food

How to choose the right type of salt for your recipe

Choosing the right type of salt is important to the success of any recipe.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post “Salt is the single…

January 14, 2020

Food

Check out these nostalgic flavors from the San Luis valley

Antonito High School cookbook evokes Southern Colorado flavors

January 7, 2020

Food

5 worldly ways to beat a hangover, from pickled herring to Scotland’s famous soda

Mankind all over the globe has grappled with the morning-after effects of booze since our ancestors first gobbled up that…

January 5, 2020