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Move Your Meal Prep to the Grill

Noah Galuten’s new cookbook can help.

May 23 • Maggie Hoffman

What It’s Actually Like at America’s Top Culinary School

Talking to Brigid Washington about the value of failing in the kitchen—and in life.

May 18 • Maggie Hoffman

Good Advice: Quick Dinners for the Nights You Need Them Most

Here’s what food pros make when they’re out of time and energy.

May 14 • Maggie Hoffman

Chef Hillary Sterling’s Meal Prep Formula: Two Proteins, a Week of Dinners

Plus, how she found her confidence in the kitchen again after a crushing review.

May 11 • Maggie Hoffman

Özlem Warren’s Weeknight Shortcuts for Turkish Classics

This new book shares recipes for Istanbul’s greatest bites, including specialities that tourists might miss.

May 8 • Maggie Hoffman

How Anna Stockwell Makes Hosting a Whole Weekend Feel Like No Big Deal

Plus: Fun cooking (and baking) tricks from her new book that’s all about butter.

May 4 • Maggie Hoffman

This Giveaway Is a Home Cook’s Dream

It includes the Dutch oven you’ve been coveting, a towering stack of new cookbooks, and a bunch of my favorite flavor-boosting pantry staples.

Apr 30 • Maggie Hoffman

How Alana Kysar Swaps Pork for Produce in Hawaii’s Favorite Dishes

A lot of things grow well year-round in Maui, where cookbook author Alana Kysar lives.

Apr 27 • Maggie Hoffman

Get Dinner Done in 29 Minutes, Thanks to Isa Chandra Moskowitz

Tips for more efficient cooking from the prolific cookbook author.

Apr 23 • Maggie Hoffman

How Trinity Mouzon Wofford Makes Weeknights Easy, Without a Meal Plan

Trinity Mouzon Wofford's method for ingredient prep—which she calls component cooking—is the foundation that makes your weeknight dinners easier.

Apr 20 • Maggie Hoffman

How to Be A Great Host (Without Losing Your Mind)

The latest in our Good Advice series features hosting tips from Mariam Daud, Mariana Velásquez, Anna Hezel, Marissa Mullen, and Ella Quittner.

Apr 16 • Maggie Hoffman

Use Up That Vegetable Box With Joe Woodhouse

Fridge full of vegetables from a trip to the market or a weekly farm share? Joe Woodhouse can help you get yourself set for the week ahead.

Apr 13 • Maggie Hoffman