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Without Home Ec, I Would Have Never Become a Professional Chef
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Without Home Ec, I Would Have Never Become a Professional Chef

Chef Barbara Lynch remembers the teacher who changed the course of her life in this excerpt from her new memoir, Out of Line.
Flavor Dusts Are the Chef's Staple You Can Bring Home
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Flavor Dusts Are the Chef's Staple You Can Bring Home

Your spice rack won't know what hit it.
Vegetables Are Earning Their Rightful Place in Your Cocktail Glass
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Vegetables Are Earning Their Rightful Place in Your Cocktail Glass

Because you gotta get those 5-9 servings in.
The History of Maldon Salt, the Stuff You Already Put on Everything
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The History of Maldon Salt, the Stuff You Already Put on Everything

How did Maldon become the one name-brand ingredient every chef and home cook can agree on?
What to Eat Before, During, and After Working Out
I Spent An Entire Week Trying to Make Spirulina Taste Good
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I Spent An Entire Week Trying to Make Spirulina Taste Good

A food director vs. superfood showdown
7 Rules for Buying Beer at a Grocery Store
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7 Rules for Buying Beer at a Grocery Store

Rule One: Know what day it is.
This Home Cook Recreates the Crazy—Sometimes Gross—Food from TV and the Movies
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This Home Cook Recreates the Crazy—Sometimes Gross—Food from TV and the Movies

Okay, the rum ham from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia looks kinda good.
Hold My Calls: April Horoscopes Are Here, with Cheese
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Hold My Calls: April Horoscopes Are Here, with Cheese

A cheese for every sign, because why not.
The L.A. Skater Sisters Who Take Their Ashwagandha With a Side of Bacon
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The L.A. Skater Sisters Who Take Their Ashwagandha With a Side of Bacon

Marissa and Lydia Martinez had to learn how to eat well on a budget.
This Watermelon Beer Is Not the Wine Cooler You Think It Is
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This Watermelon Beer Is Not the Wine Cooler You Think It Is

Why we'll be drinking New Belgium's Juicy Watermelon all summer—and not ironically.
Bryan Greenberg Had Burgers and Beers with Meryl Streep
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Bryan Greenberg Had Burgers and Beers with Meryl Streep

The Mindy Project star shares stories of drinking beer with Meryl Streep and starring in Cookie Crisp commercials.
Where Do Those Powders in Your Smoothie Actually Come From?
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Where Do Those Powders in Your Smoothie Actually Come From?

Whether foraged, farmed, or grown in a lab, your medicinal herbs are probably "processed."
The Grocery List: What Our Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport Cooks in a Week
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The Grocery List: What Our Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport Cooks in a Week

In our new series, we take a look at people's grocery lists—and what they actually bought and cooked.
The Best Tricks I Learned at Healthy Cooking School
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The Best Tricks I Learned at Healthy Cooking School

One culinary school grad on the seven techniques that changed her approach to healthy food.
This Tropical Plant Wants to Be Your New Gluten-Free Flour
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This Tropical Plant Wants to Be Your New Gluten-Free Flour

Taro flour is making its way to the mainland... and onto your breakfast plate.
How to Throw a Chill Sunday Dinner Party for Only $40
Katie Couric Wants to Cook with Ina Garten As Much As You Do
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Katie Couric Wants to Cook with Ina Garten As Much As You Do

Behind-the-scenes of Couric's cooking show, filled with food puns and dirty jokes.
The Refugee Juice Bar Owner Who's Defied Pretty Much Every Odd There Is
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The Refugee Juice Bar Owner Who's Defied Pretty Much Every Odd There Is

How Abdulsalam Abujebel went from village doctor in Ethiopia to Harlem juice-bar entrepreneur.
5 Lunch Wines That Want to Connect on LinkedIn
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5 Lunch Wines That Want to Connect on LinkedIn

What makes a wine a lunch wine? Light body, low alcohol, and high acidity.
I Have a Thousand Feelings About Eggs, and That's Never Going to Change
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I Have a Thousand Feelings About Eggs, and That's Never Going to Change

Adam Rapoport wants to talk eggs. All day.
How to Talk About Your Healthy Habits Without Losing Friends and Alienating People
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How to Talk About Your Healthy Habits Without Losing Friends and Alienating People

There are no rules when it comes to food (or talking about food), but here are a few tips we've learned along the way.
These Smoothie Packs Are God's Gift to Lazy People
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These Smoothie Packs Are God's Gift to Lazy People

Sure, it's basically baby food for grown ups, but that's not stopping me from sipping a smoothie in a plastic pouch.
How to Make an All-Ikea Cheese Plate
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How to Make an All-Ikea Cheese Plate

The cheese is similar to Ikea furniture: affordable, adaptable, and just different enough to be interesting.
The Pro Ballet Dancer Who's Not Afraid of a Little Butter
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The Pro Ballet Dancer Who's Not Afraid of a Little Butter

Jenelle Manzi's a New York City Ballet veteran with a killer recipe for matcha squares.
What Is Cream Ale (and Is There Cream in It)?
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What Is Cream Ale (and Is There Cream in It)?

A thorough investigation into the cream ale, a beer that is certainly not a milkshake.
A Riveting Conversation with Brad Leone, the Star of It's Alive
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A Riveting Conversation with Brad Leone, the Star of It's Alive

We asked test kitchen manager Brad Leone some questions. His answers are, well, just read it.
How I Honor My Family’s History with a Persian New Year Feast
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How I Honor My Family’s History with a Persian New Year Feast

Our senior food editor shares his family's Persian New Year feast with herby saffron rice, roasted black bass, and rose water brittle.