Coronavirus
Chef Edward Lee on why this could be the end of an era for independent restaurants.
Edward Lee, as told to Ashlea Halpern
When a restaurant suffers, so does every supplier that relies on them.
Priya Krishna
Chefs, owners, and staff share their stories.
The Bon Appétit Staff
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Despite all the setbacks of 2020, restaurants across the country are fighting, dreaming, and building for a better future.
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At Cane in D.C., Peter and Jeanine Prime are channeling the communal joy of the beloved Trinidadian hangouts known as limes. These days, it just looks a little different than they thought it would.
Restaurants are broken, but hospitality isn’t.
Elyse Inamine
Feeling helpless? Here are several ways to help your favorite restaurants—and their staff—get through this unprecedented time, updated frequently.
MacKenzie Chung Fegan
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Chef Parnass Savang grew up watching his parents simplify Thai food for American palates and promised himself that his own restaurant, Atlanta’s Talat Market, would never compromise. Then the pandemic hit.
Editor at large Amiel Stanek was ready to embark on a cross-country search for the Hot 10—until the pandemic hit.
Amiel Stanek
Simileoluwa Adebajo started feeding the food insecure at her SF restaurant Eko Kitchen, and she's not going to stop even once the pandemic is over.
Simileoluwa Adebajo, as told to Brittany Hutson
Last year’s Hot 10 have weathered the pandemic with resiliency, creativity, and grit. Here’s how each of them met the moment.
The Bon Appétit Staff
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The past five months have been hard. They’ve also made us smarter, more creative, less wasteful home cooks.
Chef Meherwan Irani remembers the real reason why he cooks.
Meherwan Irani
At a time when anxiety felt inescapable, the cocktails and cheese boards my mom and dad made were my constant.
Priya Krishna
In uncertain times like these, stocking up on sweet potatoes is a sure bet.
Aliza Abarbanel
And it stopped being depressing once I started making what I actually wanted to eat.
Zoe Yang
Essential road trip questions, answered.
Ali Francis
Reality comes for fantasyland.
Luis Romero
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I wasn’t supposed to be in charge of my sister’s ritual postpartum recovery. But when my mom couldn’t travel due to the pandemic, it was up to me.
Charlene Wang de Chen
On January 1st, I set out to write more, cook more, and eat better. But I never could’ve predicted...this.
Rachel Khong
For Roxane Gay, the victories of a quarantine kitchen are bittersweet.
Roxane Gay
When it comes to the future of dining out, the first state to lift lockdown is a canary in a coal mine.
Mara Shalhoup
Jeremiah Stone isn’t sure if his NYC restaurants will survive COVID-19. But he’s going to support the people protesting for George Floyd for as long as he can.
Jeremiah Stone, as told to Elyse Inamine
Instead of exchanging thoughts, we're exchanging jam, candies, and homemade kimchi.
Patricia Azze