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Is It Ever Okay...To Take Over the Grilling at Someone Else’s Party?
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Is It Ever Okay...To Take Over the Grilling at Someone Else’s Party?

And more questionable summer entertaining etiquette.
When You Never, Ever Want to Stir Together Separated Tahini, Buy Soom
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When You Never, Ever Want to Stir Together Separated Tahini, Buy Soom

The silkiest, creamiest tahini money can buy—and no separation, ever.
This Watermelon-Feta Salad Is Our New Go-To Summer Side
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This Watermelon-Feta Salad Is Our New Go-To Summer Side

This summer, we’re swapping the basil and mint for turmeric and coconut oil in this classic summer salad.
This Jarred Sauce Changed Our Grain Bowls For Good
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This Jarred Sauce Changed Our Grain Bowls For Good

This lime leaf sambal is lip-numbingly spicy but full of complex umami flavor.
Yes, Airplane Food Can Actually Be as Good as Restaurant Food
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Yes, Airplane Food Can Actually Be as Good as Restaurant Food

L.A. chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo have it down to a science.
What the BA Staff Is Cooking on Memorial Day
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What the BA Staff Is Cooking on Memorial Day

Kimchi slaw! Ribs! Cobbler! WaJu!
Folasade Adeoso Goes to Bed With Indica and an Easy Homemade Linen Spray
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Folasade Adeoso Goes to Bed With Indica and an Easy Homemade Linen Spray

A killer playlist and all-natural skin routine also her up unwind.
The Power of Pleasure
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The Power of Pleasure

Thoughts on pleasure as a form of resistance and more from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro.
What Does Your Restaurant Tote Say About You?
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What Does Your Restaurant Tote Say About You?

The answer: A lot more than just your taste in food.
We'll Be Drinking Co-Fermented Wines All Summer Long
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We'll Be Drinking Co-Fermented Wines All Summer Long

Made by fermenting multiple grape varieties in one vessel, co-fermented wines are this summer's most delicious drink.
Bring Your Host This Wine and Win At Being a Dinner Party Guest
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Bring Your Host This Wine and Win At Being a Dinner Party Guest

If your friends shopped, cleaned, and cooked for you, the least you could do is bring them this bottle.
In Search of Barbacoa
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In Search of Barbacoa

A journey down a deep, dark, hell-hot pit to understand the newfound obsession with the oldest and most primal cooking method in the book.
I Moved From Tokyo to the U.S. for Love But Became a Chef Instead
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I Moved From Tokyo to the U.S. for Love But Became a Chef Instead

How Kuniko Yagi went from banker to udon waitress to owning her own restaurant in L.A.
Why My Bar Is Giving Away $25K Worth of Rosé to Support Women’s Reproductive Rights
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Why My Bar Is Giving Away $25K Worth of Rosé to Support Women’s Reproductive Rights

Rebel Rebel owner Lauren Friel responds to the Alabama abortion ban.
These Linen Napkins Make Me Feel Way Fancier Than I Am
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These Linen Napkins Make Me Feel Way Fancier Than I Am

They're big enough to handle a messy, saucy meal without being unwieldy—and easy to throw in the hamper when you're done.
Adrienne Maree Brown on Why Joy Is a Form of Resistance
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Adrienne Maree Brown on Why Joy Is a Form of Resistance

The author and social justice activist finds pleasure in slightly melted ice cream and a good solo dance party.
I Am Not a Chef But I Wear These Chef Pants Every Day Anyway
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I Am Not a Chef But I Wear These Chef Pants Every Day Anyway

For all the female chefs sick of saggy, uncomfortable chef trousers. And for all of the rest of us sick of constricting, unflattering civilian trousers.
Calamari Feuds, a Dog Treat Tasting, and a Really Good Asparagus Recipe
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Calamari Feuds, a Dog Treat Tasting, and a Really Good Asparagus Recipe

That’s what we were up to this week at BA.
If You Come Over for Dinner, We’re Having Enchiladas
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If You Come Over for Dinner, We’re Having Enchiladas

Cover me in salsa verde and bury me in Monterey Jack
The Unordinary Wine Philosophy of Bradford Taylor
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The Unordinary Wine Philosophy of Bradford Taylor

If you’re way more into natural wine now than you were a few years ago, you might have the owner of Ordinaire in Oakland and Diversey Wine in Chicago to thank.
The Privilege of Feeling Good
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The Privilege of Feeling Good

Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro on Alabama's newly passed abortion law
Kamal Mouzawak Is Lebanon’s Celebrated Restaurateur-Hotelier-Humanitarian
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Kamal Mouzawak Is Lebanon’s Celebrated Restaurateur-Hotelier-Humanitarian

With his network of restaurants, B&B’s, and Beirut’s first farmers’ market, the entrepreneur aims to showcase the diversity of Lebanese cuisine, and support the women who make it.
Inside the Mad-Science World of a Professional Fermentation Chef
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Inside the Mad-Science World of a Professional Fermentation Chef

How Caitlin Hata, the fermentation chef at The Manufactory, turns food waste into kimchi and more.
Is It Ever Okay...To Eat Tuna Salad on a Plane?
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Is It Ever Okay...To Eat Tuna Salad on a Plane?

Our truly refined etiquette columnist is jet-lagged and ready to answer all of your travel questions.
Madhur Jaffrey Gets Real About the Instant Pot
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Madhur Jaffrey Gets Real About the Instant Pot

The O.G. of Indian cookbook authors just wrote one of the best Instant Pot cookbooks out there.
Lauren Friel Is Making Boston Drinking Culture a Little Less Bro-y
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Lauren Friel Is Making Boston Drinking Culture a Little Less Bro-y

Her natural wine bar Rebel Rebel is unabashedly feminist and reliably good.
My Favorite Wine Glasses Are Actually Water Glasses
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My Favorite Wine Glasses Are Actually Water Glasses

A newer, saner era of sensible drinking vessels has arrived.
I’m a 65-Year-Old Dentist Who Left It All Behind to Work at America’s Best New Restaurant
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I’m a 65-Year-Old Dentist Who Left It All Behind to Work at America’s Best New Restaurant

Dr. Peter Glatz gave up his four-decade-long career to work 12-hour days as a line cook. Now, he’s never been happier.
Chef Roy Choi Has Never Been Realer Than on His New TV Show
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Chef Roy Choi Has Never Been Realer Than on His New TV Show

In his new series ‘Broken Bread,’ the L.A.–based Kogi truck chef explores topics, like sustainability, incarceration, health, and yes, food.