Elazar Sontag
Contributor
Elazar is Bon Appétit’s former restaurant editor. He’s a James Beard Award-nominated writer and a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. Elazar oversaw the annual Best New Restaurants list and launched columns including the iconic dish spotlight Taste of the Town and the restaurant etiquette series Code of Conduct. Work he's led at Bon Appétit, including a first-of-its-kind package on the queer food movement, has been nominated for six National Magazine Awards.
Cooking
The Sky-High Salad Our Restaurant Editor Eats at Home
September’s Feel-Good Food Plan embraces the comforts of dining in.
Recipes
Radicchio Salad With Blue Cheese Dressing
Blue cheese lovers, this one's for you. A glossy blue cheese dressing is tossed with radicchio, hazelnuts, and roasted squash for a satisfying fall salad.
Restaurants
Making Magic at New Orleans' Newest Witchy Bar, Tatlo
At this Bourbon Street bar, chef Cristina Quakenbush marries her Filipino cooking with her spiritual practice, manifesting divine results.
Restaurants
These 8 Pizzerias Are Reimagining the Craft
From Neapolitan-style pies with Mexican flavors to New York slices loaded with oxtails, chefs are reshaping pizza to represent their cultures and our collective appetite for creative new approaches.
Restaurants
6 Rising Chefs on Their First Year in Business
The people behind the Best New Restaurants of 2024 reflect on the challenges of a young business, the impact of national accolades, and what comes next.
Restaurants
Inside Bon Appétit’s Celebration of the Best New Restaurants of 2024
Chefs, politicians, and culinary icons celebrated emerging industry stars at an event in Portland, Oregon.
Restaurants
The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2024
From breakout barbecue in Lockhart, Texas, to Vietnamese drinking food with a Miami spin, these are the best new restaurants in the US.
Restaurants
This 26-Year-Old Pitmaster Is Reshaping Texas Barbecue
At Barbs B Q, Chuck Charnichart transforms the flavors of the Rio Grande Valley into bright, creative dishes and paves the way for barbecue's next chapter.
Restaurants
American Baking Is More Creative Than Ever. These 9 Bakeries Are Proof
With genre-bending techniques, inspired flavor combinations, and so much butter, these bakers are reshaping their industry.
Restaurants
The 24 Best New Restaurants of 2023
From adobo martinis and a food waste-fueled party to a butcher shop trattoria and a ramen tasting menu, this year's best new restaurants surprised and delighted at every turn.
Restaurants
Why the Best Bagels in the US Aren’t All in New York Anymore
From San Francisco to Philly and beyond, regional bagel culture is drawing intense obsession—and very long lines.
Cooking
This Cream Cheese and Olive Sandwich Doesn’t Have to Explain Itself to You
A three-ingredient sandwich you’ll either love or hate. But let’s go with love!
Restaurants
San Francisco Dining Culture Is in a Bad Place. Don’t Blame the Chefs
In 2023, the Bay Area received its fewest James Beard nominations ever. It wasn’t a snub: The region just isn’t conducive to innovation right now.
Restaurants
The Best Restaurants of March, According to BA Staff
A Malaysian restaurant in the back of an Austin gas station, actually good pot roast in upstate New York, and other meals that blew us away this month.
Restaurants
The Best Restaurant Dishes BA Staff Ate In February
An all-chicken tasting menu, an inspired endive salad, and soul-affirming ice cream were among our favorite restaurant meals this month.
Restaurants
The Best Restaurant Dishes BA Staff Ate in January
Okonomiyaki in Florida, a ramen tasting menu in San Francisco, and much more.
Restaurants
A Negroni Sbagliato… With Lambrusco? Stunnin'
The Manhattan restaurant Torrisi swaps prosecco for a sparkling red wine and the result is bright, well-rounded, and (dare I say) better.
Cooking
Via Carota’s Cookbook Is (Almost) as Magical as the Restaurant
And you don’t have to wait in line for two hours.
Restaurants
The Best Restaurant Meals We Ate in 2022
Standout ramen and pastries in Cincinnati, super-fresh seafood in South Carolina, seriously good black garlic noodles in Hawaii, and so much more.
Culture
FDA Reminds People That Cooking Chicken in NyQuil Is a Terrible Idea
The “sleepy chicken” TikTok trend is mostly a joke, but even boiling NyQuil may cause harm