Culture

Thanks to this bidet attachment, I am the president *and* secretary of the Clean Butt Club

Seek it out. Use it up.

For the gunkiest stuff on my pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and baking sheets, I count on these steel wool pads.

Ethel’s Club, a social and wellness club for people of color, has launched a digital membership.

Catch me and my teddy bear mug on Zoom.

Onigiri, freezer bread, and yes, beans.

The BA Test Kitchen’s Smoo Crew shows us the way.

I’m baking with the random flours I’ve accumulated, plus, what the rest of the BA staff is excavating from their pantries.

My pantry is the only thing that's not chaotic right now. 

I can't tell 10 a.m. from 2 p.m., but I do know when it's time for a drink.

How holing up in a series of remote Airbnbs to work on her book reminded her why she writes in the first place.

Melody Li works with patients in the hospitality industry, but she's got words of wisdom for us all. 

From a blowtorch Reese’s smoothing devise to a….potato?

In our isolation, we need to think, more than ever, about community.

A list of producers and shops that will ship responsibly made wines to your door. 

We’re here for you, and with you.

I'm giving myself one non-negotiable rule.

How to practice social distancing without going completely stir-crazy.

MTR Spiced Chutney Powder is tangy, savory, spicy, and always on call in my kitchen.

A regional list of roasters we love that ship straight to your door. 

I spent five blissful days behind the scenes on Gourmet Makes as Claire Saffitz baked Girl Scout Cookies.

Finding relief, and release, in front of the stove.

These cookies are simple and sophisticated, without any flashing lights or sugar-loaded gimmicks.

Cooking helps me hang up my swirling thoughts at the door and instead focus on small tasks.

Through his Brown in the South dinner series, he’s bridging the American South with South Asia.