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.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay…to Skip Thanksgiving Altogether?
Advice for Thanksgiving gatherings small and very small.
Culture
Trader Joe’s November Reviews: Huge News for Cheese
Also the existential question: How long until we everything-spice everything?
Gift Guide 2020
The Cookbook Gift Guide That Covers EVERYONE You Know: 2020 Edition
The year’s best cookbooks also make the best gifts.
Culture
Trader Joe’s Reviews Are Back: The Good, the Meh, and the Puffy
Hello. We’re back. Pass the jalapeño puffs, please.
Cooking
Meal-Prep Tips to Get You Sorta Ready for the Week Ahead
Some things in life are impossible to predict. Dinner isn’t one of them.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay…to Postpone Dinner While You Take a Photo?
Solicited advice about Instagram from Alex Beggs, who isn’t even very good at it.
Cooking
How to Stretch Your Greens So They Last All Week Long
Don’t lose your whole bunch of kale to one night’s sauté.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay…to Reeeeeeeach Across the Dinner Table?
Solicited, ever-questionable advice from Alex Beggs for your next family dinner.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay…to Bring a Single Serving to a Picnic?
Solicited advice for outdoor dining from indoor person Alex Beggs.
Cooking
If You Aren’t Milking Your Corn, Is It Really Summer?
Sweet summertime corn is here. And with it, the nectar of the gods: corn milk.
Cooking
What Is an Eggplant, I Beg of You?
Everything you need to know about eggplant, and some things you don't.
Culture
Short Weeks Call for Big Enchiladas
Play pretend restaurant and cook something elaborate. Plus more bits from the week at BA.
Culture
All ‘Gussed Up and Nowhere To Go
As in, asparagus. A quick and easy stir fry recipe was the highlight of Alex Beggs’s week, plus more from her Friday newsletter.
Cooking
There's No Better Time to… Add Brown Butter to Your Oatmeal
The one thing to change about your morning routine (and it’s not “wake up earlier”).
Culture
The Perfect Jet’s Pizza Order Includes the $4 Squeeze Bottle of Ranch
Look at that happy man jetting off into space! You could be that happy!
Cooking
I Gave In and Got the Reusable Paper Towels
They're cute and eco-friendly but are they up to the task?
