Jenna's three kids Mila, 12, Poppy, 10, and Hal, 6, came together to give Jenna the ultimate cheese-lover birthday celebration. The dinner was not only made with love but the Hager kids added personal and creative touches. "Mila was sort of the creative director," Jenna says while referring to the green-printed dinner menus titled: "Mom's Bday Tasing Menu." The tasting menu showcased these tasty delights with pun-filled food names.
This white table cloth restaurant is a beat off Broadway and shines Patsy's good name in bright, neon lights at 236 W 56th Street in Manhattan. In the eternity of its history, the Scognamillo family has continued to dish out Patsy's classic dishes, carried on from son Joe, and now grandson Sal, who not only serves up delicious plates filled with pasta, seafood and meat, but also a bright smile to his customers, making them feel as if they are a part of his family.
The American South is renowned for its comforting cuisine, with home-cooking often deeply rooted in family traditions. Hearty, warming meals are commonplace, and ingredients like pork, seafood, and corn are especially popular. Southern recipes often call for slow cooking or deep-frying techniques, which yield wonderfully satisfying textures and flavors. And, it's not just dinner and dessert that this region does best.
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Take a look at the dizzying variety of drinks at your local supermarket and you'll think there must be something available to quench anyone's soda craving. Sadly, this isn't so, as many long-time pop drinkers yearn for products that vanished from shelves decades ago, leaving fans with an un-scratchable itch. We dug deep into soda history and found some old-fashioned beverages that deserve to have a light shed on them once again.
Got a bottle of Kahlua? You're one step away from some of the best sweet cocktails around. This coffee-flavored liqueur was invented in Mexico in the 1930's, and inspired several classic cocktails of the 1950's, 60's and 70's. The White Russian? The Mudslide? All classic cocktails brought to you with the magic of Kahlua. As a cocktail expert who has made just about every known cocktail with Kahlua, I've put together my list of the most popular Kahlua drinks that people love.
Times are tough for whiskey aficionados on a budget. Tariffs, supply shortages and markups on rare releases have all contributed to rising whiskey prices. Even so, there are still incredible bargains to be had in just about every category, so there's no need to settle for something less than excellent. Just like scoring an amazing pair of boots without the runway price tag, there are whiskeys every bit as worthy of a slow, contemplative pour as their prestige brand counterparts.
Chef Merritt emphasized the importance of chilling butter in the freezer for half an hour before working it into her pie crust dough. "This is important," she says, "because you want to have small but distinct butter pieces scattered throughout your dough (think as large as a pea, or as small as a mini chocolate chip). As the crust bakes, the tiny butter pockets steam and cause the crust to puff, giving you a flaky, buttery, and tender crust."
Between unpredictable hybrid work schedules, dance recitals, parent-teacher conferences, soccer practice for two different leagues, carpools, and all those weekly errands that somehow keep stacking up, the idea of cooking delicious, balanced meals can be intimidating. The solution isn't to cut back on all the things that bring you and your family joy, but to instead find the hack. With a variety of fresh meals that taste like they're made from scratch, Blue Apron helps family dinners feel both effortless and gourmet.
The official Johnsonville website describes its Vermont Maple Syrup Breakfast Sausage as, "made with only premium cuts of pork and uniquely blended with spices and real maple syrup." Happily, in execution, we found that the Vermont-inspired maple flavor profile perfectly balances sweet and salty tones, and the promised high-quality meat shines through with a bouncy yet crisp snap.
Our team ultimately crowned Honey Graham Squares as the best Aldi breakfast cereal on the shelves. At just $2.49 for a 12-ounce size, it checked every box. It delivers a deep graham flavor, a warm toasted note that doesn't overwhelm, and a crunch that actually holds up once milk hits the bowl. Rather than trying too hard to mimic General Mills' Golden Grahams, it comes across as subtly honeyed and satisfying without tipping into dessert territory.
It was also the name chef Skye Gyngell, who has died at age 62, chose for her London restaurant. She said it was her favourite season, but the truth is she embraced all four and lived them wholly. Gyngell was singular: she had the palate of a chef and the palette of an artist. Those twin gifts met in food that was painterly in its composition, delicate in its details and tuned to nature's shifting notes.
Within hours of opening, the wheels started coming off the wagon. The kitchen couldn't handle the volume of hundreds of guests being seated all at once. Aggrieved parties stormed out in the middle of their meals after waiting 45 minutes in between courses. Babies cried. Managers were summoned. Most guests left feeling cheated - like we'd ruined their holiday. I suspect that none of them realized (or cared), but they had also ruined mine.
Growing up in a Mexican household, it never truly felt like the holidays until my abuela, very aptly, broke out the yellow box of Abuelita chocolate from the tiny cupboard next to the stove. My family and I would decorate the Christmas tree, laughing and reminiscing over handmade ornaments. Then we'd soak up the beauty of the silvery lights in the sala, warming our palms with mismatched tazas of chocolate.
Restaurants' delivery sales jumped by 7.6% year-on-year in October as consumers continued a long-term move towards direct-to-door orders, CGA by NIQ's latest Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals. The comparison is the strongest of the year so far on a like-for-like basis, and a welcome boost for managed restaurant groups after a challenging 2025 for dine-in sales. The figure is exactly double the UK's rate of inflation in October, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index. Growth in deliveries was in sharp contrast to takeaway and click-and-collect orders, which fell 5.1% from October 2024-one of the worst figures of the year, as consumers' steady move away from picking up food went on.
Recipes carry stories, and often when they have been passed down from generation to generation, these tales have a chapter added to them each time they are made. Family members concoct elaborate treats and seasoning mixes, which in some cases travel across oceans to end up on our dinner tables. We would like to hear about the recipes that have stood the test of time for you, and never fail to impress.
I would love to know which ancient Christmas wizard took a puff of Chronic and invented the bûche de Noël, the iconic dessert log that likely originated in medieval France and exploded in popularity in Europe during the Victorian era, which also tracks (that's when folks were creative hobby-maxxing with seances and hair jewelry). Next to a lamb-shaped, coconut flake Easter cake, I can't think of a holiday dessert that creates such a symphony of texture and flavor;
Sometimes I think I became a mother not in a hospital room but in a Trader Joe's in New York City. It was May 2020. A masked but smizing employee took one look at my stomach and handed me a packet of dark-chocolate peanut-butter cups. "Happy Mother's Day!" she said. I was pregnant, with twins, during the early months of the pandemic, and all I could think about was food—what to eat and how to acquire it.
There is a reason that cooks have long reached for their cast-iron skillets when making cornbread. The dark, heavy metal gives the crust a wonderful color and a wonderful crispness on the outside. If you don't have a cast iron skillet, you can absolutely use any other heavy ovenproof pan. Just make sure it's about 12-inches in diameter and has sides that are at least 2-inches tall.
Brussels sprouts in a salad? Turns out, this veggie shaves down into the delicious, feathery salad greens. By now, most people know that crispy roasted Brussels sprouts are seriously delicious. I've found that shaved raw in a salad is the next best way to eat them! The raw greens aren't bitter at all: they're sweet and feathery, with irresistibly tasty flavor. Combine them with a sweet and tangy Dijon mustard dressing, apples, and dried cherries, and it becomes an easy side dish that wow's everyone.
Located in Bartow, Florida, Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant does the most business during hurricanes. Connie Wu recalls her parents' restaurant was still taking orders during Hurricane Irma in 2017, even as the lights went out and the army rolled up to their door. "They had to order food," Wu says. But Christmas was always a close second. "Other than the hurricanes, Christmas would be the busiest."
Finding an open grocery store on Thanksgiving Day can be difficult - major chains like Trader Joes, Stop & Shop, and Whole Foods may be closed for the holiday, but several smaller establishments will remain open this year. Keep in mind that Massachusetts Blue Laws prohibit alcohol sales Thanksgiving Day, so make sure to buy ahead if you need beverages. Whether you're looking to grab one last ingredient for a Thanksgiving feast,
I wasn't doing a lot other than going on long hikes and taking classes remotely at Penn State for my doctoral degree in ecology and anthropology. One of the classes was an agroforestry class with Eric Burkhart. We studied how agriculture and forests benefit people and the environment. These two things eventually led to a yearslong project on mushroom harvesting in our region.
Refrigerator drawers are always working, collecting sticky, pigmented leaks from berry cartons, questionable runoff from thawing shrimp, condensation from humidity settings, and cursed bags of forgotten greens breaking down into a fetid bisque. As the busiest, dampest quadrant of the fridge, they deserve more tending-to than a twice-a-year swipe. But how often should you clean your refrigerator, drawers included? A seasonal deep clean is a good routine to get into.
Off The Beaten Path Food Tours offers the best walking food tours through neighborhoods of Boston. Join our expert local guides for an unforgettable two-hour walking adventure through the heart of Quincy's vibrant food scene. This intimate small-group tour takes you beyond the typical tourist spots to discover the authentic tastes that make this historic city special and weaves together the Presidential stories and sites.
"Pizza Pockets'' instead of Michelin-star-worthy fois gras - after a judge held her on bail for her latest alleged food filching. The 34-year-old wannabe influencer, who has been repeatedly busted in recent weeks for allegedly scamming top restaurants out of free meals, is being held on $4,500 cash bail in the women's quarters at the city's notorious jail by Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Jung Park after she was arrested for at least the ninth time Friday.
Save the date for the 6th Annual Pho for the People event at Monster Pho! This will be a fantastic community event with free pho and lots of connecting with the community. Seiji Oda will be performing, so come for the pho and stay for the music! This is also a community toy drive, so remember to bring a new toy to donate. Pho will be available from 10am until 3pm, or until they run out.
They've been to the Michelin-starred restaurant. They're on first-name basis with the city's top chefs. They know about the cool underground spots seemingly before they've even opened. What then, could you possibly buy the on-the-pulse food fanatic that they haven't already thought of themself?
