The Caesar, done right, is a multiplatform salad. Beyond the taste of the thing, it is experienced across all the senses, a riot of contrasts, cold and crunch.

-No Chinese parent sends their child off to college hoping theyll work in a kitchen,- said Chen, 31.

Homemade food overall has less fat, fewer processed ingredients, less sugar and (obviously) fewer hidden calories of all kinds.

The language of food is changing at breakneck speed to reflect new menus, new mash-ups, new diets, new hashtags.

At the height of Julia Child's fame in the 1970s and 80s, Thanksgiving guests often felt the need to tell her she should get her home number removed from the public directory.

The drumbeat began about five years ago, as the restaurant industry started to recover from the recession. The sound was faint, but chefs noticed.

Real Italian meat sauce, with rich taste and velvety texture, isn't at all hard to make; it just needs a long time and a low flame.

When I cooked only to please myself and one or two other consenting adults, choosing recipes was a breeze. Nothing was off limits.

The difference between a sliced cucumber salad and a smashed cucumber salad reveals itself on first bite.

In the Hadith, a collection of sayings attributed to the prophet Mohammed, it is recorded that he always broke the fast with dates and water, so many Muslims are careful to follow.

Fear of fish can afflict even the most confident cook. A simple sear in oil isnt the answer for fish - overcooked and flavorless fillets are the result.

If you like to make chili and dont live in Texas, consider yourself lucky. Passions run high in that state over pressing issues like what brand of canned tomatoes to use (if any), how much cumin is too much and whether browning the meat is ...

Apple pie is not easy. I have executed lovely crusts folded around inedible sour fillings, perfect fruit sandwiched between a pale bottom crust and a burned lattice top, and most other permutations of pie fail. At the risk of seeming unpatriotic, I would...

Who owns a restaurant reservation?Is it the restaurant, having set aside a table as a courtesy for a particular guest? Is it the guest, who made the reservation and can use it - or not - at will?Or is it the entrepreneur who pays workers ...