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
All You Need to Make This Easy Peanut Chili Oil is a Pair of Scissors
If you like it hot, now's your chance.
Giada De Laurentiis Has the Best Pasta Sauce Idea We’ve Ever Heard
Do not butcher these Italian words around her either.
Restaurants
Feeding Frenzy: Why Restaurant-Goers Are Going Whole Hog, Literally
Why whole pork shoulders and lamb bellies and pig's heads are on all of your favorite restaurants' menus.
Where to eat
An Actually Useful Guide to Raleigh, North Carolina
What to do, where to go, and what to eat (and drink) in Raleigh, North Carolina—according to a local in-the-know.
Culture
The Underrated Condiment and Overlooked Winter Vegetable We Should Show More Love
Chefs are diehard fans of the flavor bomb condiment you can find on supermarket shelves.
Recipes
42 Recipes That Are a Zillion Times Better Because of Fish Sauce
Basically instant umami—and one of the most unexpectedly versatile condiments on earth.
techniques
The Most Unsung Fruit Is Sitting in Plain Sight
Banana ice cream and two-ingredient pancakes that'll take the most ignored fruit in your kitchen from sidepiece to main squeeze.
Culture
The Salty-Sweet Chocolate Candy That’s Taking Over Our Lives
We just can't help ourselves around these Canadian snacks—and now they're coming to the U.S.
Culture
Padma Lakshmi Eats Like a Queen and We’re Admittedly a Little Jealous
The host of Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, really has this whole “midnight snack” thing figured out.
Recipes
17 Buckwheat Recipes That'll Make You a Believer
Did we mention it also happens to be gluten-free?
Culture
Tracee Ellis Ross Has a Potato Chip Technique We All Need to Try
Why all of Tracee Ellis Ross' friends get really excited about dinner at her place, and the one food motto the actor swears by.
Culture
Coming Soon: The Trippy, Retro Chic Store We’re Obsessed With
If a store came to embody the best qualities of a pink neon sign, it'd be Coming Soon.
Recipes
9 Excuses to Eat Tortillas at Breakfast
Fact: Tortillas make breakfast approximately one zillion times better.
Where to eat
An Actually Useful Guide to Memphis, Tennessee
Where to go, what to do, and where to eat (and drink) in Memphis Tennessee—from drive-thru beignets to barbecue spaghetti.
Culture
They See Me Rollin’: Why Tableside Carts Are Making a Comeback
1950s vibes + a little dinner theater = exactly what we want from a restaurant in 2016.
Culture
This Thermos Is the Next Best Thing to an IV Drip of Tea
The sleek and stylish thermos that keeps us drinking our favorite teas at the office all day long.
Recipes
13 Fresh Pastas You Need in Your Life
Because fresh pasta is a perfect food, and you should be graced with its presence more often.
Culture
Why Big-Name Chefs Are Getting in on the Coffee Game
Coffee shops don't rake in the cash, so why are chefs so eager to own their own?
Culture
We're Obsessed with This Stylish Sag Harbor Store
We don't know how to put this: We're obsessed with this home decor store.
techniques
Chocolate Palmiers That Look Fancy (But Are Actually Super Easy)
Your friends will think you fancy, and only you'll know how truly simple it was to pull off.