4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1322+ words) Steam hovered in the air from the marinated chicken resting on the plastic cutting board. Moments earlier, Eleina Buruca, 13, and Saabirah Muhammad, 17, learned to cut large chicken breasts in half with a chef’s knife and use tongs to spread the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (697+ words) I’m the franchise owner of a custom charcuterie-board company, and after four years in the industry, I’ve discovered what separates a good cheese spread from a great one. Even though it might seem easy to assemble a simple board with…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (676+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ari Rosenson, the vice president of food and beverage for the Los Angeles and Maui operations at Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining. It has been edited for length and clarity. My mom…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (747+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Khristianne Uy, known as Chef K. She is a celebrity private chef, entrepreneur, and content creator based in Los Angeles. This piece has been edited for length and clarity. As a private…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (299+ words) Meet Artem. He’s a trained chef based in Moscow, and for somewhere between $13 and $65, he will come to your barbecue, grill your meat, tell you jokes, and keep you company for the day. He will not, under any circumstances, become…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (854+ words) Even though I no longer work at Dollar Tree, I still shop there all the time. The discount retailer can be great for those of us trying to live a budget-friendly life, since most items are $1.25 each. Not everything at…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (599+ words) Years ago, I left my job in sales and social media to become a pastry cook in Charleston, South Carolina. Though I’m no longer in the field, I still use some of the skills and tricks I learned to prepare…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (764+ words) As a chef, I strongly believe the best way to feed a crowd is to have all your party foods prepped and ready to go — including burger patties. When I worked as a line cook a few years ago, I…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (541+ words) If you’ll excuse the pun, skillets seem to always be a hot topic. More than in other sections of cookery, there is a continual quest to find the best one, or at least the best one you can afford. I’ve…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1235+ words) My husband and I love going out to eat, but between paying $25 an hour for a babysitter and rising costs across the board, we haven’t been to restaurants much the past few months. So, I was intrigued when I found…...