Wok Hei Is Vanishing From Hong Kong. My Mom Wanted to Taste It Again.
She was born in Guangzhou, China, and moved to Hong Kong as a teenager in the late 1960s. She lived… Read More »Wok Hei Is Vanishing From Hong Kong. My Mom Wanted to Taste It Again.
Our Son Hates Eggs. Could a Dozen French Chefs Change That?
Food Voyages: Six journeys in search of a single bite. Text, photographs and video by PEDEN+MUNK Sept. 26, 2024 The… Read More »Our Son Hates Eggs. Could a Dozen French Chefs Change That?
Searching for a Family Feast in Senegal That Tastes Like Home
This summer, I found myself drawn to Senegal. I had recently relocated from the Bahamas to Brooklyn and was yearning… Read More »Searching for a Family Feast in Senegal That Tastes Like Home
The Secret Behind a Beloved Palestinian Dessert
Mastic feels like stones between the fingers and turns pliant between the teeth — although “if you bite it, it… Read More »The Secret Behind a Beloved Palestinian Dessert
Salvadoran Sweet Bread to Brighten Up Your Morning
None of her relatives had ever made a quesadilla, because it was so easy to buy back home. Its variations… Read More »Salvadoran Sweet Bread to Brighten Up Your Morning
The Cookbook That Helped Me After a Divorce
Thumbing through recipes for quince curries, mealie puddings and koeksisters is a study in culinary cartography. Indian dishes have been… Read More »The Cookbook That Helped Me After a Divorce
The Ingredient That Unites My Favorite Salads
The summer after my freshman year of college, I bused tables at a restaurant by the water in St. Augustine,… Read More »The Ingredient That Unites My Favorite Salads
Make a Great Taco Even Better With Jackfruit
Perhaps to outsiders, it appears forbidding. Its reptilian hide evokes the flank of a dormant dragon. Its fragrance when ripe… Read More »Make a Great Taco Even Better With Jackfruit
Let This Breakfast Change Your Life
An astrological concept, a Saturn return is considered a time of great upheaval — “growing older, burning out at work,… Read More »Let This Breakfast Change Your Life