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Cafe Gourmand, the French Mini-Dessert Trend, Hits the U.S.

In France, diners finish a meal with a menage à trois (or quatre) of mini-desserts. Now the trend, known as café gourmand, is hitting America
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In Cuba, the Chez Panisse Extended Family Is Supporting a Restaurant Renaissance

In Cuba, Alice Waters's extended restaurant family is fomenting a revolution in Havana's dining scene
Culture

Roast Beef Christmas Dinner for a Crowd

How to throw a party for 10 (or 20, or 30) of your closest friends
Culture

How to Serve Large-Format Bottles of Wine for the Holidays

You other brothers can't deny that when it comes to holiday entertaining, size matters. Sommelier Levi Dalton explains how to handle your magnum
Restaurants

The Perennial Plate Visits China

An exclusive first look at the Perennial Plate's eating adventures (fried bees, stinky tofu) across the Middle Kingdom
Culture

A Menu for the Third Night of Hanukkah

A mushroom-laden potato pancake kicks off the third dinner of the Festival of Lights
Culture

A Menu for the Second Night of Hanukkah

Seared magret anchors a Hanukkah meal involving autumn nuts, fruits, and berries
Culture

Craftsman and Wolves Baker William Werner's Apple Gruyere Scone Recipe

These apple-Gruyere pastries, says Charlotte Druckman, are delicious, light, and utterly unlike the brick-hard British mascot of high tea
Culture

Hanukkah Food Traditions, From Latkes to Gelt

Can't tell latkes from sufganiyot? Neal Pollack offers a primer on the deep-fried flavors of Hanukkah
Culture

How to Make Kutsher's Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Jelly Doughnuts) at Home

If the Maccabees could fry up sufganiyot, you can make them at home. Just follow this Hanukkah recipe from Kutsher's
Culture

Bon Appetit's December Issue Soundtrack

From Woody Guthrie to Outkast, a Spotify playlist for our December issue
Restaurants

Five Great Riffs on Gumbo, From New Orleans to the Bayou

The iconic Louisiana stew has as many versions as cooks. We tasted five worthy renditions, from New Orleans to the bayou
Culture

Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers Loves Cheese

Plus, what they're eating in the SNL writers' room, his tips on finding a wingman, and why he can't say no to a cheese plate
Culture

The Paris Cocktail Revolution

A new wave of cocktails is sweeping Paris--and doing so with a uniquely French twist
Lifestyle

Quiz

New exhibits at museums in New York and D.C. are treasure troves of food lore. Take our quiz to see how much you know about what we eat and why. And oh yeah, that's a "waste sculpture"
Culture

Hillside Baker Erica Ohrling's Chocolate Smoked Ricotta Bread

How chocolate, ricotta, bread, and a wood-fired oven got together to make a killer pastry
techniques

Spiced Palmiers Recipe

A buttery, lightly spicy way to ease into cookie season
Cooking

Where to Eat and Stay on Jamaica's Treasure Beach

Ready to slow down and smell the jerk chicken? Head for this blissfully unbustling beach
Culture

Q&A with Bill Pullman on 'The Fruit Hunters' and His Orchard Obsession

In the new film "The Fruit Hunters," the actor reveals his lifelong obsession with the "Tao of fruit"
techniques

How to Cook Fresh Ham

Unlike the smoked holiday staple, this pork tastes like loin, but crisps up like belly