Rochelle Bilow

Senior Associate Web Editor. When she’s not torturing herself by grinding coffee beans by hand and making her own butter, Rochelle writes about cooking techniques and seasonal eating for bonappetit.com. She comes to BA by way of a small farm in Central New York, where she worked as a farmhand and the farm cook. She never met a nut or seed butter she didn’t like. Spirit food: Tahini

test-kitchen

IBM's Chef Watson and Our Readers Created Tomato Recipes—and They're Pretty Darn Cool

Our readers created tomato recipes using IBM's Chef Watson program—and our test kitchen cooked them. Here's how it all went down.

The Quickest, Easiest Seafood Rolls—On the Table in Less than 20 Minutes

Herbaceous shrimp rolls make quick work of a weeknight dinner.

Culture

Perfect Your Pizza with this Cheese; What to Eat with Champagne

A roundup of food news from around the Internet on August 27, 2014.

Chestnuts: Meet Coffee Cake

Coffee cake gets an upgrade with candied chestnuts.

techniques

Avoid These School Lunch Common Mistakes and Pack the Best Brown Bag Ever

Back to school means back to school lunches: Don't make these common mistakes when packing your kid's midday meal.

Culture

Del Posto Pastry Prep Cook Rosa Pacheco Is Awesome—Here are Five Reasons Why

Del Posto's pastry prep cook, Rosa Pacheco, make great biscuits—here are five more reasons why we like her.

Culture

Is Sugar as Harmful to our Health as Cocaine? Also: Yikes

A roundup of food news from around the Internet on August 26, 2014.

Lighten Up Your Chili—But Keep Things Smoky and Just-Spicy Enough

This healthy chili is smoky but not too spicy—perfect for young palates.

Culture

Boring Veggies Get Cool New Life; Fast Food Restaurants Put to Good Use

A roundup of food news from around the Internet on August 25, 2014.

Lean, Mean, Protein-Packed Meatless Monday Machine

Protein-packed and filled with hearty greens, this is Meatless Monday at its best.

Chicken Meatballs Save the Day—Twice

Cheesy meatball sliders get lightened up with ground chicken.

Let's Toast! A New Way to Do Grilled Bread

A garlicky eggplant spread makes this toast seasonal and fresh.

Muddle Through Friday with a Celery Tonic

Muddled celery adds an unexpected twist to this tonic cocktail.

test-kitchen

How Our Test Kitchen Turns Hot 10 Restaurant Dishes into Bon Appétit Recipes

Adapting the recipes from America's Best New Restaurants—the most ambitious chefs in the country—is not an easy job. Here's how our test kitchen handles it