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Elazar Sontag is a writer from Oakland, California, living in Brooklyn. He’s the author of Flavors of Oakland: A Cookbook in 20 Stories, a book about home cooks and their food cultures. He's a contributor to the Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vice, and this excellent website. Find him on Instagram: e_zar
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Julia Turshen on Social Media, Social Distancing, and Cooking

How one cookbook author is staying connected from a distance.

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Italian

10 Saucy Italian Pasta Dishes You Should Know and Love

These are the sauces you'll come back to again and again.

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Italian

11 Pantry Essentials for Better Pasta

Everything you need to make delicious pasta from pantry essentials.

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Ingredient Guides

A Guide to 'Nduja: Italy's Funky, Spicy, Spreadable Salume

The magical salume that will change how you cook.

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What's Your Heartbreak Food?

All your V-Day heartbreak stories, in the comments below.

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Ingredient Guides

Everything You Need to Know About Oat Milk

How oat milk is made, how to cook with it, and everything else you need to know.

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Cheese

Taste Test: The Best Supermarket Queso Dips

We tasted nine store-bought queso dips to find the very best ones.

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Editors' Picks

The Best Champagne Glass Is a Wine Glass

If you really want to appreciate your bubbly, it's time to ditch the flute.

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Editors' Picks

Kitchen Towels Beat Pot Holders Every Time

What can't a kitchen towel do?

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Condiments and Sauces

Meet Shaquanda Coco Mulatta, New York’s (Drag) Queen of Hot Sauce

Elazar puts on his hairnet and heads into the kitchen to learn how Shaquanda's Hot Pepper Sauce is made.

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Bacon

Bacon, Pancetta, and More: Cured Pork Products and How to Cook With Them

When (and when not) to use guanciale, bacon, pancetta, and salt pork.

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Ingredient Guides

Everything You Should Know About Yams

You'll never mix up yams and sweet potatoes again.

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Ingredient Guides

A Field Guide to Sweet Potato Varieties (and the Dirt on Yams)

Can you tell your jewels from your garnets? A guide to common supermarket sweet potato varieties to know and love.

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Dairy

Taste Test: The Best Supermarket Greek Yogurt

We tested nine popular brands of Greek yogurt and found three winners that stood out from the rest.

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Beer and Wine

The Best Universal Wine Glasses

We tested 10 universal wine glasses to see which ones perform best with red, white, and sparkling wines.

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African

Resetting the Table: An Aquaponic Farm Rooted in Community

Elazar and the camera crew head to Bushwick, New York to meet the woman behind New York City's largest outdoor aquaponic farm.

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Menus

A Simple Summer Picnic Menu

A celebratory menu for a perfect late-summer picnic.

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The Fastest Way to Chill a Bottle of Wine

We tested nine methods for cooling wine, and landed on one that will chill your bottle in just five minutes.

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Equipment

What to Pack for Your Vacation-Rental Kitchen

Because your Airbnb kitchen probably doesn't come with a good chef's knife or quality olive oil.

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Ingredient Guides

Breaking Down Pork Shoulder: Boston Butt Versus Picnic Shoulder

Never panic at the butcher's counter again.

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Asian

Resetting the Table: A Lesson in Cambodian Cooking, From a Mother-Daughter Duo

We explore Cambodian cuisine with Chinchakriya Un and her mother, via two classic dishes.

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Asian

Cambodian Lemongrass Chicken Stir-Fry (Cha Kreung Satch Moan)

Salty, sweet, pungent, and slightly spicy, this chicken stir-fry makes a great introduction to Cambodian food.

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Dining Out

Elazar's Sunday Stories: End Your Weekend With an Eating Adventure

Elazar's favorite spots to eat alone on Sundays.

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Our Favorite Chocolate Easter Bunnies, Eggs, and More

The most delicious chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, and other classic Easter candy from our taste test.

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Japanese

21 Miso Recipes for Soups, Salads, Snacks, and More

21 recipes that harness miso's powerful umami flavor.

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Recipe Collections

12 Comforting Rice Bowl Recipes for Weeknight Dinners

These rice bowls will get you through the week.

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Fried Rice

10 Fried Rice Recipes for Inspired Weeknight Meals

Fried rice recipes that are pure magic.

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Noodles

20 Noodle Soup Recipes for All Occasions

Whether you're craving rich and filling or light and refreshing, we've got a soup for you.

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Caribbean

Provisions Celebrates the Forgotten Women of Caribbean Cuisine

In their latest cookbook, two sisters set out to uncover and pay homage to the culinary legacies of Caribbean women.

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Eggs

What to Do With Leftover Egg Yolks

Our favorite recipes to bake, churn, and emulsify away leftover egg yolks.

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Baking

The Best Pan for Sheet Cakes, Brownies, and Bars

Our absolute favorite pan for sheet cakes.

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Buying Guides

Our Favorite Stocking Stuffers for Cooks

Small gifts, perfect for stuffing a real or metaphorical stocking.

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Features

Finding Jamaica in Upstate New York

Top Taste is more than just a taste of home.

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Behind the Scenes at an All-You-Can-Eat Indian Restaurant

How a prix fixe buffet stays afloat.

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