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A History of How Food Is Plated, from Medieval Bread Bowls to Noma
Lifestyle
From the towering feasts of Versailles to the natural foodscapes of Noma, a historical look at how we serve fancy food

Michael Y. Park

A Brief History of Food—No Big Deal
Culture
From prehistoric squash to the invention of sliced bread, all the way to the California roll.

Alex Beggs

Food Is Art—and Our Latest Issue Proves It
Cooking
Editor in Chief Jamila Robinson talks about how art influences everything we eat.

Jamila Robinson

How Our Test Kitchen Turned an Oil Painting Into a Veggie Burger
Cooking
Six contemporary artworks, six original recipes. Go behind the scenes of our most abstract assignment of the year.

Kendra Vaculin

The Other Food Magazine You Should Buy Immediately
Lifestyle
The strawberry-topped "Food" issue of Lapham's Quarterly just hit newsstands.

Guest

Remembering Romulo Yanes, Who Shot These Iconic Food Magazine Covers
Culture
For decades, Romulo Yanes photographed beautiful and defining images for Gourmet, Bon Appétit, and Epicurious.

Bon Appétit

The Best Food TV of 2024
Culture
Culinary Class Wars, Chicken Shop Date, the latest Chef’s Table—these are the food shows of the year that Bon Appétit editors loved most.

Karen Yuan

These Plates Make My Most Tired Lunches Look Exceptional
Culture
Understated? Yes. Photo shoot–ready? Always. 

Chris Morocco

It’s Time We Give the Mexican Combo Platter the Credit It Deserves
Culture
A plate of tacos, rice, beans, and maybe an enchilada or two remains a ubiquitous part of Mexican American restaurant culture. But it’s seldom celebrated.

Patricia Escárcega

A Caviar-Topped History of Dinner at the Oscars
Culture
From broiled chicken on toast to vegan, gluten-free, and small plates—food at the Oscars has changed a lot since 1929.

Margaret Eby

Nutrition Pyramid is Old and Busted; USDA's "My Plate" is the New Hotness
Lifestyle
This morning the USDA and Michelle Obama revealed a new plate symbol to inspire healthy eating choices at every meal...

Michael Singer

Fun Illustrations from the New York Times' Cutting Room Floor
Culture
See some outtakes from the cover of the new New York Times Magazine food issue.

Emily Fleischaker

Quiz
Lifestyle
New exhibits at museums in New York and D.C. are treasure troves of food lore. Take our quiz to see how much you know about what we eat and why. And oh yeah, that's a "waste sculpture"

Bon Appétit

Sous Style Gets All Artsy with Restaurants Dishes
Cooking
The site has launched a new series called The Illustrated Plate

Julia Bainbridge

The birth of American food phobia; prehistoric cups made from skulls
Culture

Sam Dean

Organic-Shaped, Vintage-Inspired Plates Are a Restaurant Trend
Culture
11 organic-shaped, vintage-inspired dishes you'll see at cool restaurants across America
A New Dinner Theater Series Tells Chefs' Immigrant Stories in NYC
Culture
Story Course uses musical theater to tell a chefs' immigration story throughout a six-course meal.

Alyse Whitney

9 Organic Serving Dishes That Are Earthy and Beautiful
Culture
Platters that are as gorgeous and unique as the food you'll serve on them

Bon Appétit

The Best Restaurant Dishes BA Staff Ate In February
Restaurants
An all-chicken tasting menu, an inspired endive salad, and soul-affirming ice cream were among our favorite restaurant meals this month.

Elazar Sontag

The Brands That Transformed Our Tables in 2025
Shopping
These are the plates, glasses, and ceramics that have thrilled us all year, and we’re sure you’ll feel the same.

Alaina Chou

28 Food Gifts We’re Giving (and Secretly Hoping to Get) in 2025
Shopping

Emily Farris

New Book to Celebrate History of Menu Design
Culture
There's more to restaurant menu design than hidden marketing tricks--or at least, there used to be.

Emily Fleischaker

Le Fooding Founder's Alexandre Cammas Dream Kitchen
Cooking
Most weeknights, Le Fooding founder Alexandre Cammas eats with his wife, Nathalie Balland, a translator, and their two kids in their 1893 Paris apartment.

Christine Muhlke