Alex Beggs
Contributor
Alex Beggs, previously a senior staff writer at Bon Appétit, covered a wide range of topics for the brand, including everything you need to know about cherries, a column on questionable etiquette, and the reasons why crispy foods reign supreme. Her Thanksgiving feature, “Absolutely Perfect,” earned a National Magazine Award in 2020. Currently, she works as a freelance writer and cookbook co-author based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Cooking
A Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Recipe, with Special Guest Star: Vodka
One of the first signs of summer is sunbathing in the nude. The other is strawberry-rhubarb pie.
Culture
‘A Surrealist Banquet’ Is a Must-See Art Show for Food Lovers
On tonight’s menu: a bright blue painted baguette, a painting of soft cheese under a glass cloche, a fork with giant meatball that leans against the wall.
Cooking
How to Have Stir Fry Success, with Step-by-Step Photos
This is it! The moment you make the best damn stir-fry of your life at home.
Cooking
5 Weeknight Stir-Fries to Get You Through This Thing Called Life
Once you know this simple formula, you'll be a stir-fry success.
Restaurants
This Restaurant Stocks Their Bathroom with Homemade Altoids (And They're Amazing)
Restaurant souvenirs are the best souvenirs.
Culture
Martha Stewart’s 5 Favorite Rosés
Which rosé pairs best with the beach and a bag of chips? Martha Stewart has the answer.
Culture
The Substitutions Bible Is My Ride-or-Die Kitchen Companion
Seriously, this book is better than Google.
Shopping
The Only Tea Bag For Loose-Leaf Tea Lovers
Collect loose tea but hate those metal ball things? Same.
Cooking
Let’s Do This: Easy Homemade Hummus
How to get it nice and smooth—and you might never buy it again.
Cooking
Excuse Me, Why Do 'Medium' Eggs Exist?
Excuse me while I have an existential crisis in the egg aisle.
Shopping
Does Turmeric Liqueur Mean Drinking Is Healthy Now?
A skeptic taste tests a new turmeric liqueur, because why the hell not.
Restaurants
15 Dishes That Came Straight from the Chef’s Childhood
These restaurant dishes are nostalgia on a plate, and we’ve got the backstories.
Cooking
A Recipe for Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, a Delicious Mistake
We tested a lot of ooey gooey cakes to get to this masterpiece.
Cooking
3 Bread Puddings In One Glorious Recipe
We thought bread pudding couldn't get any better. We were wrong.
Cooking
How to Doctor Up Seltzer When You Run Out of LaCroix
We talked to a soda expert about how to flavor your bubbly water.
Cooking
How to Make This Beaaauuutiful Spanakopita Pie
And: how to hide any mistakes with flaky phyllo dough.
Cooking
1 Simple Miso Soup Recipe, 5 Ways to Make It
Chicken noodle miso soup, a spicy kimchi and egg version, and more ways to play with a basic miso soup recipe.