Julia Moskin

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.

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 ...

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. ...

Good cooks know their strengths, which is why I thought Julia Moskin would understand she had no business making Christmas cookies. Christmas cookies are the pop-culture expression of the biggest Christian holiday in America. A ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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

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

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.