Cooking and Cookbooks

April 8, 2020

The Passover Rules Bend, if Just for One Pandemic

During the coronavirus outbreak, people have stocked up on shelf-stable items like beans, pasta and bread to sustain them through weeks of staying at home. But, […]
April 2, 2020

36 Hours in … Wherever You Are

The New York Times has published its popular 36 Hours column for nearly 20 years, helping readers plan weekends in far-flung destinations all over the world. […]
March 31, 2020

Are You Home Alone? We Are Too.

ImageCredit…The New York Times We spend a lot of our days chatting with each other about things we see online, trying to make sense of it […]
March 30, 2020

Stress Baking More Than Usual?

As the country shuts down city by city and families are being confined to their homes, one thing’s for sure: Americans are baking. “I came home […]
March 26, 2020

18 Cookbooks for Comfort

In the age of Google, when practically every recipe imaginable is just a few clicks away, real-life cookbooks are often relegated to a crowded shelf or […]
February 19, 2020

‘Like The Camera Wasn’t Even There’: Capturing Nude Cooks

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. On an 80-degree Saturday in early […]
February 4, 2020

The Joy of Cooking Naked

LUTZ, Fla. — Karyn McMullen is tired of being asked how she cooks bacon without any clothes on. It’s one of those jokes people can’t help […]
January 28, 2020

Pop-Up Dinners That Share a Culture, Course by Course

At pop-up restaurants, where chefs temporarily set up shop in a dining room, a barn or even a dorm room, dinner is an improvisation, more jazz […]
January 27, 2020

Best Super Bowl Recipes: Wings, Chili and More

Whatever jersey you’re wearing on Super Bowl Sunday, you’re going to need food to sustain you through the thrilling triumph or the agonizing defeat. And for […]
December 6, 2019

Our 50 Best Recipes of 2019

Assembling cassoulet, proofing sourdough bread or constructing a Harry Potter Sorting Hat croquembouche are all worthwhile pursuits, but, for many people, the word “cooking” means weeknight […]