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Martha Stewart’s Sports IIllustrated swimsuit cover. The Grimace Shake. Girl dinner. In this timeline, we trace this year’s biggest Extremely Online food moments.
Ali Francis
She makes quick and easy Trader Joe’s lunches between story interviews and snacks on dried mango and almonds at long city council meetings.
Bon Appétit Contributor
Plus, Ikea UK released a giant, limited-supply meatball for the holidays, and we tried the Doritos-flavored liquor.
Li Goldstein
The prequel to ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,’ starring Timothée Chalamet, milks nostalgia while offering a sweeter experience.
Mayukh Sen
The Tony Award–winning “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. sometimes performs two shows in one day. One sandwich gets him through.
Nina Moskowitz
Plus, Bradley Cooper served Philly cheesesteaks out of a truck in New York and a woman, after throwing a burrito bowl at a Chipotle worker, was sentenced to fast-food work.
Li Goldstein
For the last decade, the @MarthaStewart48 Instagram account has shared freewheeling posts about Martha Stewart’s personal life in chaotic, mesmerizing detail.
Rachel Sugar
Plus: Martha Stewart revealed her go-to Dunkin’ order and Subway is launching a footlong cookie.
Li Goldstein
Feelings toward the fast-casual Mexican chain have soured in recent years. What happened?
Li Goldstein
Thanks to King Arthur, gluten-free pie crust is a casual endeavor.
Kori Perten
In an interview, Stephen Satterfield and Dr. Jessica B. Harris discuss how the new season traces Black food history, from Reconstruction to the civil rights era.
Alma Avalle
In her December 2023 letter, our editor-in-chief reflects on what makes a solid submission for the classic holiday contest.
Jamila Robinson
On a stoop in Brooklyn, I met my new neighbor. When she invited me in for meat-filled pastelillos, fried golden and crisp, my whole life changed.
Jacqueline Woodson
The morning after Thanksgiving is a prime time for reflecting on how the menu went—and maybe just a little bit of gossip.
Li Goldstein
Plus, Magnolia Bakery is entering the edibles arena, and we tried the green bean casserole flavor seltzer.
Li Goldstein
“Half of the fun of feeding myself as a medical student is trying to finesse as much free food as I can.”
Bon Appétit Contributor
Here’s what to donate—edible and nonedible items alike.
Ali Francis
Shrink the cracker, get an entirely different product?
Carey Polis
In his new book The Core of an Onion, Mark Kurlansky explores why onions make humans tear up—and the tricks we’ve tried in order to avoid it.
Mark Kurlansky
Plus, Cup Noodles are now microwavable (no, they were not before), and Robert De Niro once had a Nobu martini delivered to him at 11 p.m.
Li Goldstein
We asked five New York Marathon runners what they eat before, during, and after the race. Spoiler alert: lots of bagels.
Sam Stone
At work, she tastes test samples of food formulas that her team develops. She also drinks a spoonful of apple cider vinegar in the morning and makes gluten-free pasta for lunch.
Bon Appétit Contributor
To scoop or not to scoop? The Bon Appétit staff was pitted against each other over the debate.
Sam Stone
The fruit, a staple of Levantine cuisines, has a long history of representing Palestinian protest.
Alma Avalle