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We’re Hosting Dinner Parties Just so We Can Use These Cloth Napkins
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We’ll never scoff at torn paper towels, but sometimes it’s fun to play dress up. Here, 6 of our current faves.
Back-Pocket Caper-Butter Chicken
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A simple marinade, made with caper brine, becomes a punchy pan sauce, with melted butter for a velvety texture and whole capers for pops of tang.
The Cross-Back Aprons Our Food Editors Never Want to Take Off
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These cross-back aprons are stylish, comfortable, and machine washable.
A Fancy Picnic Menu, from Potted Pork to Chicken Salad
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This fancy picnic menu is full of delights like potted pork, little chicken salad sandwiches, and mint juleps. White gloves optional.
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes With Lots of Lemon
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With garlic, feta, and any herbs you’ve got, this dinner is like a ray of sunshine.
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Squash Salad
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In the mood for a big bowl of leafy comfort? This sheet pan-dinner-turned-salad is a quick fix for any big salad cravings.
17 Tea Sandwiches to Snack While You Sip
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Cream cheese and olive, Swedish shrimp salad, cucumber-chutney, and more sophisticated takes on these dainty bites.
Baby Back Ribs With Tamarind Glaze
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Tamarind is sweet, sour, and quite tart and provides the ideal base for this finger-licking glaze.
Our Best Honey Recipes for Drinks, Sides, Meats, and—of Course—Dessert
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These recipes are the perfect excuse to get your fingers a little sticky.
Fried Lemon and Radish Salad
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You can—and you should!—eat fried slices of lemon in your salad. (Trust us.)
Smashed Cucumber Salad with Italian Dressing
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Smashing the cucumbers lets the crunchy veg soak up all the dressing—in this case, an easy Italian dressing of red wine vinegar, honey, and red onion.
Game on! Our Super Bowl Party Menu
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Whether your guests are die-hard fans or just in it for the commercials, they'll want to dig into this Super Bowl spread. Extra napkins strongly advised.
These Linen Napkins Make Me Feel Way Fancier Than I Am
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They're big enough to handle a messy, saucy meal without being unwieldy—and easy to throw in the hamper when you're done.

Emma Wartzman

I’m Never Throwing Out These Upcycled Napkins
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Meema’s textiles are made from soft denim that was heading for landfills—my napkins are staying far from the trash.

Jenna Adrian-Diaz

Sitting Pretty
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If you were able to take your eyes off the October 2010 issue's Apple Fritters with Bourbon Ice Cream for just a minute, you may have noticed the chic napkin on the table next to the desserts.

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I Gave In and Got the Reusable Paper Towels
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They're cute and eco-friendly but are they up to the task?

Alex Beggs

Gwyneth Paltrow's Favorite Side Towel (And 6 More of Our Picks)
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As every chef knows, the side towel--a pan-grabbing, herb-drying, cleaning machine--is the real kitchen essential.

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The Aprons Our Food Editors Never Want to Take Off
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These smock aprons are so stylish, your guests might assume they're part of your outfit.

Alma Avalle

We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant
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How does a high-end, perennially busy Chinese restaurant in New York City keep the plates coming? Emmeline Zhao, Managing Partner at Silver Apricot in New York's West Village, leads us behind the scenes for an all access look at how the staff handles a busy Friday evening rush, serving hundreds of consistently high-quality small plates a night from their 90 square foot kitchen.
Making Hand-Ripped Noodles & Pork From Xi'an Famous Foods
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Join Jason Wang, CEO of Xi'an Famous Foods, in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he prepares hand-ripped noodles with Pork Zha Jiang meat sauce. A specialty from his hometown of Xi’an, China these handcrafted noodles paired with pork sauce and finished off with a dash of chili oil are one of the signature dishes on the menu at Xi’an Famous Foods.
Inside One of the Last Bamboo Noodle Shops in Hong Kong
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Today, Bon Appétit meets Chef Lucas Sin in Hong Kong to try Bamboo-pressed Noodles. These noodles are rare and an iconic part of Hong Kong’s street food legacy, with only a handful of places still making them the traditional way by hand. Using nothing but eggs and flour, these springy noodles are pressed with a 40-year-old bamboo pole and then transformed into the perfect bowl of wonton noodle soup.
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Sno Balls
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Sno Balls. Baby boomers will remember this post-World War II junk food favorite. Claire Saffitz returns to the Test Kitchen to try her hand at making gourmet Sno Balls. Check out Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/
Smashed Cucumber Salad
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No knife required for these cucumbers. Simply smash, tear, and season to your heart's content.
Rao’s Spaghetti with Broken Meatball Marinara
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It’s just the way Rao’s intended it to be.