Claire Saffitz
Contributing Editor
A former senior food editor at Bon Appétit, Claire Saffitz was the host of the popular series Gourmet Makes before leaving the company in 2020. She is the bestselling author of Dessert Person and What's for Dessert and currently hosts a companion series to her books on YouTube, also called Dessert Person. After graduating from Harvard University, she received a master’s degree in culinary history from McGill in Montreal and then studied pastry in Paris at École Grégoire Ferrandi. She lives in New York City with her husband and two cats. dessertperson.com
Culture
Hey, Being Left-Handed in the Kitchen Kind of Stinks
Our senior food editor on her perseverance in a world full of righties.
Recipes
Sundaes with Brown Butter–Cornbread Crumble
Summer dessert should be anything but complicated. These buttery crumbs work on pretty much anything.
Recipes
Pork with Nuoc Cham
This all-purpose sauce will go with any protein and doubles as a great dressing for summer salads.
Cooking
The Noodle Salads We're Bringing to Every Summer Party
These pasta salad recipes are so good, you'll forget to miss the mayo.
Lifestyle
How to Eat Healthyish at the Movie Theater
As we all know, the real point of going to the movies is the snacks.
Culture
Once You Have This Baking Tool, You'll Never Be Able to Live Without It
If you make bread, biscuits, or pie dough on the regular—you really need this.
Recipes
Ramen With Steak and Sesame-Ginger Dressing
This cold noodle salad can be customized however you want, but it's all about that sesame dressing.
Recipes
Rice Noodles With Shrimp and Coconut-Lime Dressing
This colorful cold noodle salad is infinitely riffable.
Recipes
Udon with Chicken and Garlicky Peanut Dressing
This colorful cold noodle salad is infinitely riffable and superbly delicious, thanks to a big-flavor dressing you’re gonna want to have on hand all the time.
Recipes
Soba With Tofu and Miso-Mustard Dressing
This colorful cold noodle salad can be changed up however you want, it's all about that tangy, umami-wonderful miso dressing.
Cooking
We Want to Eat These Morning Buns Daily for the Rest of Our Lives
Our dream sticky, sugary, tender, crackly-bottomed breakfast
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.
Recipes
Beef and Romaine Stir-Fry
Maybe you’ve never thought to cook romaine before, but just think of it like any other leafy green and give it a try.
Recipes
Chicken and Green Bean Stir-Fry
Shaoxing wine, a Chinese fermented rice wine, is the secret sauce that makes this recipe sing.
Recipes
BA’s Best Angel Food Cake
Angel food cake is so simple, but the specific ingredients and equipment matter.
Recipes
Cocoa-Nut Energy Bites
Choose dates that are soft and pliable—even if that means pitting them yourself.