Elyssa Goldberg
Associate Web Editor. When she’s not posted up at a café, reading and praying that sipping her cappuccino won’t mean sacrificing a night’s sleep, Elyssa writes about food culture and restaurant trends for bonappetit.com. The team’s unrelenting sweet tooth and beverage nerd, Elyssa can also be found refreshing the Wait-or-Buy Now feature on kayak.com. One of these days, you should really ask her to tell you how much she loves IHOP. Spirit food: Penne alla vodka and a seltzer (no ice)
Cooking
Make These Perfectly Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
We don't trust people who don't like these chocolate chip cookies.
Culture
Forget Takeout: Your Jewish Christmas Needs This Deli Meat Fried Rice
Nothing says Christmas like Chinese food.
Culture
Dita Von Teese Is Powerless Around Tacos and In-N-Out Burgers
The "advanced lipstick-wearer" also has a thing for artisanal mustard.
Culture
The White House's Pastry Chef on How She Built That 475 Lb. Gingerbread House
And why no one will be eating it.
Recipes
21 Pomegranate Recipes: The Fruit Equivalent of Gushers
Add a pop of color (and flavor) to boring ol' salads, and more ideas for those magic seeds.
Culture
Into the Woods
W Magazine beauty director Jane Larkworthy (a.k.a. The Fraudulent Chef) regularly hosts 20-person dinner parties—and keeps it real—in the Berkshires.
techniques
The One Thing Standing Between You and Perfect Pork Belly
No one should have to put up with pork belly that's hard to chew. Especially not you.
Culture
Frank Sinatra Lyrics Paired with Plenty of Lasagna
Happy 100th birthday, Frank. Now it's time to eat.
Culture
Stock Up on Truffles and Magnums of Champagne: How to Serve VIPs at Art Basel
When $30,000 bar tabs are the norm.
Culture
15 Wacky Star Wars Foods We Want to Eat Before the Movie Comes Out
The force is strong with these foods.
Culture
What It's Like to Be a Professional Chocolate Taster
What's it like to be a professional chocolate tester? Pretty darn sweet.
Where to eat
An Actually Useful Guide to San Diego, California
Heading to San Diego? Let Jocylynn Breeland be your guide. This is Spilling the Beans, where a city's most in-the-know barista gives us the lowdown on where to go, what to do, and what to eat (and drink) in their hometown.
Culture
The Weirdest/Best Gift to Give this Holiday Season
One starter begets another, and we trace one illustrious SCOBY back to the mother that started it all.
Culture
How Diddy's Gigantic Birthday Apple Pie Was Made with 24 Hours' Notice
When Diddy parties like it's his birthday, he commissions a mammoth 30" apple pie.
Culture
Thanksgiving Leftovers Live Their Best Life as Turkey Chow Mein
The beautiful lovechild of what your heart wants (Chinese takeout) and what your brain knows you need (to use up all your leftovers).
techniques
The Easiest Way to Plan for Leftovers Right Now
If you're going to do one ounce of prep this Thanksgiving week, make it this.
Every New Adele Song, Paired With Its Soulmate Recipe
Paired song by song. Serve with a side of tissues. You'll need them.
Restaurants
An Actually Useful Guide to Nashville, Tennessee
Heading to Nashville, Tennessee? Let Raleigh McCool be your guide. This is Spilling the Beans, where a city's most in-the-know barista gives us the lowdown on what to do and where to eat in their hometown.