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
atlanta
The Best Restaurants Atlanta, According to Alton Brown
We asked the cooking show host and Atlanta resident for his best picks
techniques
Avoid These Common Mistakes and Your Carrot Cake Will Be Gold
Make a perfect, moist carrot cake at home by avoiding these common mistakes—and by following this recipe.
The Best Restaurants Atlanta, According to Alton Brown
Wanna know what's good in ATL? We asked the cooking show host and Atlanta resident for his best picks.
Culture
Banish Stress with These Foods, Not Chugging Wine in the Bathtub
Traditional comfort foods like mac-and-cheese can aggravate your system. Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley share their favorite healthy stress-busting foods.
Culture
How a Young Baker Went From Auntie Anne’s to One of the Country's Best New Restaurants
Marissa Blankenburg from Rose's Fine Food in Detroit shares her best baking tips.
techniques
3 Ways to Make an Iced Turmeric Latte, from Easy to Advanced
How to make a healthy turmeric latté at home, from basic to baller.
Cooking
How to Bake with Basically Any Dairy You Have on Hand
Here's when you can substitute sour cream, crème fraîche, yogurt, and more.
techniques
It’s Time to Stop Making These Garlic Common Mistakes and Start Living
The biggest mistake of all is not using it. But here's what else people screw up when cooking with garlic (including burning it!).
techniques
How to Put Out a Kitchen Fire Because OMG FLAMES
Everything you need to know about putting out a kitchen fire, including when to actually use an extinguisher.
Culture
All the Times We Accidentally Set Food (and Ourselves) on Fire
Thankfully, the only thing lost in these kitchen fires was our pride and perhaps a few arm hairs.
Culture
Alton Brown on What the 'Cutthroat Kitchen' Cameras Never Show
The TV cooking show host extraordinaire on the "liquid meat" everyone should learn to cook.
techniques
Drop the Beet Hard by Avoiding These 4 Common Mistakes
Listen up, beet haters: These root veggies only taste like dirt if you mistreat 'em. These are the most common mistakes people make when cooking beets.
Recipes
Are Shallots Better Than Onions? These 31 Recipes Say Yes
Shallots are sweeter and even more versatile than onions. These shallot recipes will make you a believer.
techniques
You Can Broil If You Want To
Everything you need to know about how to broil. Because broiling = crispy, cheesy toast.
Recipes
32 Recipes for Scallions, a.k.a. Svelte Onions
32 great scallion recipes that prove they're even more versatile than onions.
techniques
Leave as Mushroom as Possible for Success by Avoiding These Common Mistakes
Avoid soggy, gray, rubbery mushrooms by avoiding these common mistakes. Crispy and golden 'shrooms, here you come!
Restaurants
Put Down the Pad Thai and Try These Dishes Instead
It's time to branch out from your takeout Pad Thai addiction. These are the dishes you should be ordering instead—according to some of our favorite Thai food chefs.
techniques
Don't Make These Couscous Common Mistakes (Unlike Everyone Else)
Turns out, most people royally screw up couscous. Except you, because you know these tricks.
Culture
Cacio e Pepe Ice Cream Is So Wrong It Might Actually Be Right
Savory ice cream may sound weird… and it is. But this cacio e pepe ice cream recipe is also delicious.
techniques
Learn the Rules of Homemade Jam, Never Suffer Through Dry Toast Again
How much sugar do you *really* need? What's pectin? Memorize this formula and guide to making your own jam and preserves, and suffer have dry toast again.