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)
techniques
The Do's (and Serious Don't's) of Freezing a Slice of Cake
No, cake doesn't last forever in the freezer. There are rules.
Culture
Your Waiter Is the Best-Dressed Person in the Restaurant
Maybe you've noticed that your waiter is the best-dressed person in the restaurant. There's a reason: custom threads.
Recipes
The 25 Most Popular Recipes of the Summer
Pull up a chaise lounge next to the grill and pour the frosé—these are the 25 recipes you loved most this summer.
Recipes
The 10 Recipes You Loved Most in August
From gazpacho to beach-ready sandwiches, these were the recipes you loved most in August.
Culture
How to Serve Melted Cheese That's Like Baked Brie, But Better
Heaven is a place in a deep well of melted cheese (that you're totally going to serve at your next dinner party).
Culture
Should Restaurants Get Rid of Tipping? Depends Who You Ask
The no-tipping movement is gaining steam—and it's not without controversy. We explain how it started, whether it'll stick, and why dropping the check will never be the same.
Culture
The Menu Mistake Novak Djokovic Made on His First Date with His Wife
The world's number one tennis player on what he eats, and how mis-ordering a restaurant dish almost blew his chance to woo his wife.
Restaurants
Ask a Local: An Insider's Guide to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
What to do, where to go, and what to eat (and drink) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma—according to Elena Hughes of Elemental Coffee, a local in-the-know.
Cooking
Finally, How to Make Fudgsicles and Creamsicles at Home
What if we told you we reinvented (and, yep, improved) the Fudgsicles and Creamsicles you dream of?
Recipes
Every Day Is Pancake Day with These 24 Recipes
Sweet or savory, can we all just agree that pancakes rule?
Culture
Singer JoJo Knows the Awesome Food That Can Save Your Voice
The best excuse to eat potato chips we've ever heard.
Recipes
37 Recipes That Reinvented the Classics
We didn't think the classics could get any better—until they did.
techniques
10 Things Instant Coffee Makes Better, Uh, Instantly
Creative ways to use that giant tin of instant coffee in your kitchen—that aren't just brewing and drinking it.
techniques
This Extra Step Makes Grilled Fruit 1000 Times Better
A simple, two-minute dessert to carry you through all those end-of-summer cookouts.
Where to eat
Ask a Local: An Insider's Guide to Anchorage, Alaska
What to do, where to go, and what to eat (and drink) in Anchorage, Alaska—according to Ian Doumit of SteamDot Coffee, a local in-the-know.
Culture
YouTube Star Connor Franta Knows Starbucks’ Best Off-Menu Drink
Whatever you do, do not stand between YouTube star Connor Franta and an Oreo donut.
Culture
Lemonade Hacks That'd Make You Millions at a Stand
Strawberry-basil, tea-infused simple syrup, a dash of sumac, and more genius ways to make lemonade even better.
Restaurants
The Most Brilliant Restaurant Dessert Requires Zero Minutes Baking
Sort of amazing, sort of baffling: Is this restaurant seriously serving raw cookie dough and charging $8 for it?
Recipes
12 Marshmallow Recipes That Keep Us Wanting S'more
Whether melted down for a thick sauce or built up into a billowy frosting atop a sublime pie, we can't get enough of these 12 marshmallow recipes. And, yes, there will be s'mores.