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The Best After-Dinner Drinks, According to Our Staff
From classic Italian amari to a new-school coffee liqueur, we love ending big meals with these bottles.
How Bars Are Adapting to Gen Z, the Homebody Generation
For Gen Zers who turned 21 during the pandemic’s shutdowns, staying home became the default social mode.
How This Food Lover Navigates Life With a Digestive Disorder
There are a lot of foods on her “must avoid” list, but that doesn’t mean she lives a life without flavor.
How to Order Wine to Find a Bottle You Love
Expert sommeliers give us tips on how to ask better questions and pick out the perfect bottle. (Hint: Price isn't everything.)
How a 48-Year-Old Wild Salmon Fisher Eats on $30K-$80K in Cordova, Alaska
She and her fishing family hunt, catch, and harvest all of their game, seafood, and wild greens and berries.
How a 56-Year-Old Chronically Ill Cookbook Writer Eats on $128K in San Diego, CA
Because of her illness, she’s mostly housebound and can’t dine out. She and her husband live on a single income.
How a 30-Year-Old Resident Physician Eats on $65K in Philadelphia
And how she snacks and meal preps between busy hospital rounds and lectures.
How a 55-Year-Old Mom and Retired Chef Feeds Four on $150K in Lake Geneva, WI
They’re on a single income in a resort town, and her husband likes to pretend he’s keto.
How a 25-Year-Old Nonprofit Worker Eats on $56K/Year in Brooklyn, NY
And how they ate while recovering from top surgery, when they weren’t able to cook or leave their apartment much.
How a 24-Year-Old Waitress Eats on $18K/Year in Durham, North Carolina
And how much she spent in a week of eating (mostly) vegetarian and sipping Silly Little Beverages.
Eggs Are in Everything and Everywhere, All at Once
There’s no knowing an egg until you’ve broken it.
For These Couples, the Best Engagement Ring Is a Lump of Caramelized Sugar
Diamonds are out. Millennial couples are saying "screw tradition" and proposing with Ring Pops now.
Can the Seed Cycling Craze Actually Improve Your Menstrual Issues? We Asked Experts
The online trend claims that eating various seeds every day can ease your menstrual cycle and aid fertility.
The Impractical Pleasure of Eating Fish and Chips on the Beach
It's messy, but you haven't lived until you've tried it.
The Twisted History of Licorice, the Candy We Love to Hate
Why this dud candy keeps on keeping on, despite a distinct lack of redeeming qualities.
The Lay’s Masala Effect
How Lay's took over the world's snack aisles, one hyper-specific flavor at a time.
Cheez-Its Were Everything Wrong With My Childhood—And Everything Right
At my house, where junk food was king, the snack was always, always these golden little squares.
The Restorative Power of Eating Chips Before Bed
The true pleasure of a long night out is returning home and burying my arm in a bag of chips.
Before Monster and Rockstar, There Was Bawls
The soft drink with a kick was all the rage at LAN parties in the early 2000s—and then it fizzled out.
The 12 Best Trader Joe’s Snacks of All Time (Yes, All of It!)
From peanut butter-filled pretzels to the infamous elote chips, Trader Joe’s is a treasure trove of snacks. These are the undisputed best.
There Is No Such Thing as "Junk" Food
Food hierarchies are, in truth, sorting mechanisms. It does not make you a worse person to eat "junk" food, and it certainly doesn’t make you a better person to eat whole grains.
Thank God, the Era of Goop-Style Snacks Is Ending
These are the scams, the stars, and the shifts that are defining the meals we eat between meals, according to Andrea Hernández.
How Healthy Are Fake Meats Like Impossible and Beyond, Really?
Beef-less beef is everywhere. Here’s how it stacks up nutritionally.
Going to a Passover Seder? Here’s What You Need to Keep in Mind
A little advice for the newbies: Do bring your curiosity. Don’t bring that sourdough loaf.
Come for a Paperback, Stay for a Drink and a Snack
Bookstore-cafe combos are becoming the go-to spots for hungry readers.
I Went Vegan for Love—And I Won’t Do It Again
Changing my diet didn't make Ben fall for me, but we became real friends once I stopped eating like him.
Shari Siadat Wants You to Glitter From Head to Toe
The beauty founder talks about loving her unibrow, teaching kids about makeup, and her grandmother’s Persian cooking.
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When It Comes to Sustainable Packaging, These 5 Wines Are Winning
From lightweight bottles to sugarcane capsules, wine is going greener.
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I Hired a Cooking Therapist to Deal With My Anxiety
I went in as a skeptic and emerged with a new perspective on food (and myself).
‘Kid of the Internet’ Quinta Brunson Wants Us to Keep Growing (and Growing and Growing)
The comedian and author on coming of age on the web, adobo wings, and writing her first memoir.
What Is Nutritional Psychiatry? For Starters, It’s Delicious
How to eat for a better mood, according to the experts.
We're Calling It: Sage Green Is the Kitchen Color of 2021
It'll help you live, laugh, and love your space again.
How Culinary Creative Kiano Moju Makes It From Morning Dance Breaks to Popcorn Dinners
She’s all about graffiti strolls and lunch in Little Tokyo.
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To Stop Food Waste, We Need to Confront Our Food Anxiety
To understand the solutions, we first have to grasp the problem.
When I Accidentally Became a Mother, I Had to Learn to Feed Us
The loving came easy, but cooking was a different story.
A Sensualist’s 7 Tips for Finding Sexual Freedom
Ev’Yan Whitney is all about sensual selfies, dance meditation, and writing letters to their inner child.
Depression Stole My Sense of Taste. Here’s How I Got It Back
Without the joy I used to feel at dinnertime, I no longer felt like me.
7 Ways to Meaningfully Stock Your Local Community Fridge
We consulted mutual aid experts for advice on how they work and what we should be contributing.
6 Ways to Feel Your Best in Spring, According to an Ayurvedic Chef
Radhi Devlukia-Shetty is all about leafy greens, olive oil massages, and lots of tea.
Alexis Nikole Nelson Is Making #ForagerTikTok Our Favorite Place to Be
She's all about ’80s funk, bittercress salads, and finding abundance all around.
This Doctor-Turned-Chef Finds Medical Wisdom in Her Spice Cabinet
In her new cookbook, ‘Spicebox Kitchen,’ Linda Shiue, MD swaps her stethoscope for cinnamon.
My Pandemic Hobby Is Making Natural Wine in My Tiny Apartment
Some people got puppies, some got pregnant, and I got grapes.
I Ate Like a Boy to Avoid Being a Queer Man
Prolonging childhood allowed me to exist comfortably stunted in the safe margins of straight life.
This New Chat Line Lets You Text Your Favorite Chefs For Cooking Advice
As private messaging platforms come up against social media, DEMI brings cooking wisdom out of the DMs and into the group thread.
How Writing a Cookbook Helped Me Break Free From Diet Culture
It hit me one day like a splash of cold water in the face. I had only ever felt two things in my life: happy or fat.
As The Plant-Based Movement Grows, Puerto Rican Restaurants Are Veganizing Their Menus
From San Juan to Oakland, chefs are breaking new ground with meat-free takes on the classics.
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Finally! An Online Marketplace Making Sustainable Home Goods Less Beige
Azora Zoe Paknad’s Goldune is giving the low-waste lifestyle a serious upgrade.
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This Online Group Taught Me the Joy and Solidarity of Buying Nothing
I found abundance when I freely let go of what I no longer needed.
Celebrating Lunar New Year in Isolation Is a Reminder of My Family’s Resilience
For us, Tết has always been a time of celebration and grief—this year more than ever.
Zoey Gong Wants to Bring Joy and Connection Back to Our Diets
With her Traditional Chinese Medicine company Five Seasons TMC, she’s redefining healthy eating and showcasing the beauty of China.
7 Candles, Incenses, and Sprays for an Instant Mood Boost
Stuck inside all day? Change up the vibe with scent.
How To (Re)Organize Your Kitchen, According to a Professional Organizer
Faith Roberson is here to restore order to our overworked, undercleaned kitchens
Healthyish at Home: 7 Ways to Make Your Space Feel Great
We consulted the experts to save our houseplants, bring order to our kitchens, and spark joy in our decor.
How Designer Ellen Van Dusen Lives In Technicolor
The professional maximalist shares how to play with color, patterns, and tchotchkes
This Herbal Capsule Melts Away My Tension Headaches
Hilma’s blend of herbs and minerals eases my pounding head like ibuprofen