Foodstuffs

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—In Kentucky, bourbon is king. The barrels used to make bourbon can only be used once, so in their next lives, they are sometimes enlisted for other purposes, such as making furniture. But their most unique use by far might just be soy sauce brewing. At Bourbon Barrel Foods, Matt Jamie runs the only […]

Attention cold brew lovers: Birch Coffee, the beloved New York City-based specialty coffee shop, has launched a new Cold Brew Kit just in time for the summer heat. The kit compiles everything needed to make cold brew at home into one convenient package: an 8-ounce bag of Birch Coffee beans from Guatemala—the same ones used […]

Laudemio olive oils from central Tuscany are a striking, bright green and are ultra-peppery—a sure sign of beneficial polyphenols. “Laudemio” means the best part of the crop, traditionally given to the landlord, said Diana Frescobaldi, president of the Laudemio Consortium. Formed in 1988, the group numbers 21 producers. It’s difficult to make excellent olive oil […]

Imagine ganache—that rich, silky lovechild of chocolate and cream—without the cream, butter, or sugar. La Maison du Chocolat proves that such a paradox can exist—deliciously, too. Fruit purées, juices, and nectars pair with chocolate to make up the core of its new added-sugar-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free Bien Être collection. Thin chocolate shells enrobe smooth ganaches […]

Jessica Gray Schipp has a unique business card. “Food Allergy Collector,” it reads. “Yes, it kind of sucks.” In 2010, Schipp was diagnosed with multiple food allergies—seven, to be exact—beginning her painful journey of learning to navigate the suddenly scary world of food. Now, she’s compiling her experience into a cookbook, “#AllergicToEverything,” a “one-stop resource, […]

The current price of vanilla is 5 to 10 times more than normal, says Philippe de Vienne, co-owner of Epices de Cru, a market in Montreal. “There are cycles in vanilla and every 10 to 15 years for the past 100 years there’s a shortage,” he said in an interview with CBC. “And then the speculators […]

These pies called ‘floaters’ or ‘pie floaters’ may have British roots, but they are a staple in Australia. A pie floater is essentially a meat pie that is placed upside down in a bowl of thick pea soup, sometimes topped with tomato sauce or vinegar. Everything can get a bit soggy, but the rich gravy […]

The U.S. government recently issued a warning to avoid romaine lettuce due to a link to a multistate E. coli outbreak. The warning applies to romaine grown in the Yuma, Arizona region and covers romaine lettuce in all forms. Raw vegetables and fruits are often a source of E. coli because the bacteria can’t be […]

Thoughts of Japanese snacks may evoke images of multicolored Pocky sticks and matcha-flavored Kit Kats lining Asian supermarket shelves. But what about a white chocolate-raspberry rye cookie, or a fluffy mango chiffon cake? Or airy puffs of shrimp-flavored or soybean powder-coated toasted mochi that crunch, then all but melt in your mouth? Such are the […]

Who knew instant coffee could taste this complex? Sudden Coffee, whose coffee comes in little test tubes, up the game with their blends.

At Becky's Bites, an East Village cafe, cream cheese's versatility is celebrated as the perfect clean canvas to build upon.

It started with a crispy rice treat cheeseburger, with Cocoa Krispies standing in for the patty and ripped marshmallows as the sesame seeds adorning the top of the bun.

At Greyston Bakery, a forward-looking philosophy disregards a person's past, focusing instead on future potential.

Pop quiz: How do you eat a kumquat? Or crack open a whole lobster? What about asparagus? (Hint: It's not with a fork and knife.)

In New York City, pizzaiolos continue to riff on styles old and new. We break down some of the new pizzerias that recently opened.

From basil-scented scoops to cereal-infused swirls, cool off this summer with some of the best ice cream, soft serve, and gelato in the city.

Cobram Estate, one of Australia's best-known olive oil producers, recently won the title for healthiest olive oil in the world.

To explore a laid-back side of Tokyo where the locals enjoy good times, comfort food, and plenty of booze, we recommend these spots.

If you have a sweet tooth and love a show-stopping dessert, these dishes will wow you. Barton G. restaurant in Los Angeles serves up whimsical interpretations of classic dishes, like this adorable Rubber Ducky…You’re The One, which features rubber duckies sitting in a milk chocolate bathtub filled with coconut angel cake. The ducklings are made […]

For the moments when you're craving loads of meat with a pint, Jake's Handcrafted offers surprising takes on a familiar barbecue staple: sausages.

Summer is a time for eating lighter, and this new vegetarian-focused cookbook from the editors of Cooking Light magazine is a good guide.

Top chefs from America’s South will gather in New York City for a Southern Wing Showdown, where they’ll present their own takes on chicken wings, using humanely-raised birds from Georgia’s Springer Mountain Farms. Participating chefs include Georgia’s Todd Richards (Richards’ Southern Fried) and Savannah Sasser (Hampton + Hudson); the Carolinas’ Daniel Doyle (Poogan’s Porch and […]

The journey to making La Galvanina's award-winning sodas and iced treats starts deep underground—with the water.

Chef Gabriel Kreuther is known within the world of fine fining as a top chef, but he has expanded his cooking skills to the realm of chocolates and sweets with the opening of his chocolate shop, Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate. Now, it is serving macaron ice cream sandwiches, with cheesecake sorbet sandwiched between macaron cookies. They come […]

The cakes truly "took the cake" this past weekend at the NY Cake show.

As anyone who has spent time in the kitchen will tell you, cooking is a labor of love. But barbecue especially requires dedication. Pitmasters spend hours amid smoldering heat, tending to the fire that will smoke meat to utter perfection. Luckily for us, across the country pitmasters are still carrying on America’s great barbecue traditions […]

The annual search for the Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America by Dessert Professional magazine culminates in a grand tasting of their inventive sweet treats.