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.
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Cafe Mutton Is America’s Most Delightfully Unpredictable New Restaurant
The Hudson, New York restaurant is an anti-trend rebuttal to social media–driven cooking.
6 Takeaways From New Allegations Against Blue Hill, One of America's Most Influential Restaurants
A new three-part series from Eater investigates the prestigious restaurant. Here's what to know.
Food Is Queer
The LGBTQ+ community has always played a role in shaping how we eat and cook. But after generations of being siloed or forced to “tone it down,” queer chefs today are claiming their power like never before.
Beware the Trendy Drink Trap—This Summer, Get Whatever You Want
Don’t be pressured into drinking a Dirty Shirley or espresso martini. It’s not worth it.
Bring Back the Flash Photos of 2012 Food Instagram
The brighter the flash, the closer to heaven.
The Senegalese Chef Behind America’s New Favorite Supergrain
Pierre Thiam used to have to smuggle fonio from West Africa into the U.S. Now he’s getting it into as many of the country's restaurants and grocery stores as he can.
For This Drag Queen, Making Hot Sauce Is Part of the Show
Andre Springer's fiery hot sauce is increasing queer visibility on grocery store shelves.