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
5 Recipes For Nights When Think You Have No Time to Make Dinner
Take-out doesn't hold a candle to these recipes.
Cooking
Everyone Asks Me for This Recipe: Herby Sweet Potato Fries
The sweet potato dinner side with unexpected flavors that steals the show.
Cooking
Even Your Pickiest Friends Will Love This Easy Dessert
It involves about 5 minutes of prep—and it's impossible to dislike.
Culture
What Happens Behind-the-Scenes on Food Commercials
'Transparent' actor and comedian Rob Huebel dishes on food commercials' funniest behind-the-scenes moments.
Culture
How to Live Your Best Fried Rice Life
The chefs of Fat Rice school us on all of the combinations (and the essential techniques) necessary to make sure your fried rice is fluffy and delightful, not a soggy, clumpy mess.
Cooking
The Peanutty Broccoli Side That'll Make You Want to Eat More Broccoli
Never thought we'd say it, but this broccoli side is worth writing home about.
Culture
The Deeply Personal Stories Behind Chefs' Tattoos
A new book, Knives & Ink, reveals what you've always wanted to know about chefs' ink.
Restaurants
Ask a Local: An Insider's Guide to St. Louis, Missouri
What to do, where to go, and what to eat (and drink) in St. Louis, MO—according to Mike Marquard of Blueprint Coffee, a local in-the-know.
Restaurants
Psst—This is How Bars Come Up with Secret Passwords
How do bars come up with those passwords anyway?
Where to eat
Ask a Local: An Insider's Guide to San Antonio, Texas
What to do, where to go, and what to eat (and drink) in San Antonio, TX—according to Andrew Schulz and Vincent Luna of Local Coffee, locals in-the-know.
techniques
How to Buy the Best Udon for All Your Noodle Soup Needs
Unlike pasta, the dried stuff is not gonna cut it.
Culture
This Hollywood Director Is Trolling Yelp Reviews Hard
Did you know there were Yelp video reviews? Well, there are, and these are cinematic gold.
Cooking
This Plum Tart Might Be Our Easiest Dessert Recipe of All Time
It sounds dramatic but it's true: this plum tart recipe is 5 ingredients, plus flaky salt.
Recipes
25 Cashew Recipes to Shoutout the Chillest Nut in the Bowl
Not as in-your-face as peanuts or almonds, cashews are low-key the most versatile nut in any bowl. Vegans (and non-vegans) would agree.
Culture
Never Grow Up: How to Make Homemade Grape Nuts
A Southern chef's trick to easy, homemade Grape Nuts for breakfast (and they won't break your teeth).
Cooking
20 Mains, 20 Sides: These Recipes Are Perfect Pairs
20 menu combinations so you can stop searching. These mains and sides are a perfect match.
Where to eat
Ask a Local: An Insider's Guide to Fort Collins, Colorado
What to do, where to go, and what to eat (and drink) in Fort Collins, CO—according to Jonathan Jarrow of Harbinger Coffee, a local in-the-know.
techniques
Flavored Whipped Cream Is the Absolute Best Party Dessert
And it only takes five minutes to make.