The Growing Appeal of Desserts That Are 'Not Too Sweet'
It's time to bid farewell to candy-covered milkshakes and usher in a more complex idea of how we view desserts.
Videos
Jonnyshipes Tries To Make Pizza Rolls For Kaash Paige
Jonnyshipes has singer-songwriter Kaash Paige stopping by his kitchen to try his homemade pizza rolls. Will he fail or flourish?
Fan Tuan: Taiwanese Breakfast You Should Be Eating
Trigg Brown of Win Son in NYC is in the Munchies Test Kitchen making fan tuan, a Taiwanese breakfast treat made to be eaten on the go.
All You Need Is A 10-Inch Pan To Make A Great Meal
Lucas Sin believes in 10 inch cookware, and you should too.
Recipes
Apple Barbecue Sauce-Basted Smoked Chicken Recipe
Lashings of glossy, sticky, sweet apple barbecue sauce sets this smoked chicken apart.
Fennel and Artichoke Fregola with Herb Butter Recipe
Stirring in a lemon, caper, and herb compound butter brightens and elevates this simple pasta.
News
Aaron Sorkin's 'Chicago 7' Movie Gets This Cocktail's Backstory All Wrong
The history of the Tom Collins doesn't include a lawsuit, but it does include a (pretty funny) 19th-century practical joke.
A Domme Brought a Sub on a Leash Into LA's Bougiest Grocery Store
The BDSM community is divided on the ethics of public kink after a photo of the special moment at Erewhon made the rounds on Twitter.
A SF Grocer Is Selling 'Organic Fall Leaves' for $15 a Bunch
Bi-Rite's "grower's bunch" includes three stems and all of the leaves that are still attached for the low price of a month of Netflix.
Features
New York City Is in the Middle of a Filipino Pop-Up Renaissance
Filipino cuisine is no longer "up-and-coming" in NYC. During the pandemic, Filipino pop-ups aren't just surviving—they're thriving.
The Growing Appeal of Desserts That Are 'Not Too Sweet'
It's time to bid farewell to candy-covered milkshakes and usher in a more complex idea of how we view desserts.
Instagram's Jelly Cake Revival Turns Vintage Camp Into Modern Art
Food artists are updating gelatin molds to new extremes, from adorable and pastel to grotesque and alien.
WTF
The Grotesque Satisfaction of 'Gripping Food With Force'
A popular new meme format has fans excited and horrified to see what foods look like when they're squeezed into sludge.
A Brewery Accidentally Named Its Beer 'Pubic Hair' in a Different Language
Canada's Hell's Basement thought 'Huruhuru' was the te reo Māori word for "feather." Colloquially, the word means... pubes.
Good Morning! Here's an 'Egg Bong' to Ruin Your Day
This video of a bong filled with raw eggs even has a surprise ending. Time for breakfast!
Opinions
A Brewery Accidentally Named Its Beer 'Pubic Hair' in a Different Language
Canada's Hell's Basement thought 'Huruhuru' was the te reo Māori word for "feather." Colloquially, the word means... pubes.
The Last Good Thing About Offices Was the Free Food
The old days of eating free leftover pizza of unknown provenance are behind us. RIP.
These Savory Seasoning Packets Save Me From Quarantine Cooking Fatigue
Omsom's Filipino, Thai, and Vietnamese meal starters give me the taste of home with little to no effort.
Chefs
Chef Diana Dávila Made Free Food for Families in Response to COVID-19
The Mi Tocaya Antojería chef explains how a neighborhood partnership reminded her and her staff what it means to be part of a community.
The Bay Area's Only Ohlone Pop-Up Is Preserving Its Culture Over Zoom
Cafe Ohlone created a community space for the East Bay's indigenous people. Without a physical location, it's found new ways to connect.
This Minnesota Pop-Up Pivoted to Feeding the Revolution
After George Floyd's killing and the protests that followed, chef Jametta Raspberry mobilized her network to serve free meals.
Booze
TikTok Teens Are Dressing Up as Face-Masked Old People to Buy Booze
Seems to work way better than the old two-kids-in-a-trenchcoat trick.
Lockdown Helped Me Get Sober, But Now What?
With pubs now open and socialising becoming more commonplace, newly sober people are having to adjust.