Recent Articles
The Appeal of Asado
Chefs embrace the theatre that live-fire cooking imparts. Here’s how to bring the flavor into your restaurant.
How To Make Your Restaurant Accessible
Disabled restaurateurs Yannick Benjamin and George Gallego have made the most accessible restaurant in New York for disabled people at Contento. Learn how to make your restaurant more accessible and why it matters.
Intro To India
What Indian ingredients can Indian chefs not live without? Stock up your pantry, get the Indian bread lingo, and cook Indian chef recipes in this all-around primer on Indian ingredients!
Did the Pandemic Teach Chefs About Restaurant Accessibility?
“As a high-risk disabled food writer, I have mourned as the disabled community suffered blows and as chefs I admire permanently closed their doors. But I’ve also eagerly scrolled the menus available to us at home during the pandemic, knowing we have to get it while we can.”
Light & Bright!
What staple Vietnamese ingredients do Vietnamese chefs love in sweet and savory dishes? Find out — plus tap some of their favorite Vietnamese recipes!
Everything You Need to Know About How To Become a Beekeeper at Home!
Some assume beekeeping is an easy hobby—after all, bees can make honey without our help. But it’s not. So if you're curious about making your daydream a reality, consider this article about what you need to be a beekeeper your jumping-off point.
How to Taste (and Fall in Love With) Raw Honey
What goes into tasting and getting the most out of raw honey? Here’s what you need to know about tasting and enjoying raw honey. And how you can set up a delicious honey tasting party!
How Do Bees Make Honey? Here’s Everything You Need to Know!
How do bees make honey? If you want to know about honey, you have to know about bees. Here’s a detailed look at life inside the hive.
The Chefs of New York's Asian Food Mafia are Staying Strong Through Community
How are the chefs of New York’s Asian Food Mafia faring under Covid-19 virus quarantine? Some worse than others.
Alternative Flour Power!
What alternative flours for baking and cooking do chefs reach for? And what alternative flour recipes do they urge you to try at home? Read this fascinating primer on alternative flours for the full scoop!
Remembering My Friend and Favorite Chef, Floyd Cardoz
My friend, the great chef Floyd Cardoz, died of the Covid-19 virus in March of 2020. This tribute in Plate magazine celebrates the heart behind his food.
Meet the Women Who've Served Up 40 Years of Feminist Food
Bloodroot, a vegan, feminist, activist restaurant, owned by lesbians Selma Miriam and Noel Furie in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has thrived for 42 years. Now Miriam and Furie fear for the current state of both politics and political food, and worry whether the torch they've carried will be blown out.
Robert Stehling Explains How He Knew It Was Time To Close Hominy Grill
How does a successful chef know when it’s time to close? Robert Stehling shares his adventure to hospitality wellness in this digital feature for Plate magazine.
Exploring the Unique Seafood of Portugal’s Azores
Across the Azorean archipelago, there’s a penchant for diverse, seasonal seafood. Sometimes, you never know what you’re going to get. Azorean-American food writer Jacqueline Raposo gives tips on eating fish in the Azores to get you started.
I Have Celiac Disease and I Want to Drink a Beer at a Bar, Dammit!
If the bar won’t serve you beer, serve beer to the bar.
How Gavin Kaysen Went From Having a Boss to Being One
The Minneapolis chef reflects on his mentors, Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller, and how they helped guide him through the rocky, early days of his acclaimed restaurant.
Revelations in Civil War-Era Cooking
Many of the era's dishes are characterized by a lack of seasoning, abundance of root vegetables and overcooked meats. Oh, and there's a delicacy called "Cold Ham Cake.”
Meet the food world’s Pilates Teacher
Marcia Polas believes “it shouldn’t hurt to do your job.” And she teachers chefs, bartenders, and servers how to use their bodies to their benefit, no matter how long the shift.
What Happens to Your Brain and Body When You Quit Sugar for 30 Days?
Jacqueline Raposo expected some drastic changes, but not the ones she wound up going through, so she hit up a neuroscientist, a doctor, and a sugar journalist for advice.
I Didn’t Want To Be Seen As ‘The Girl’
There are only 450 female captains in the world, and Jessica Sundquist is studying to join them when I interview the Swedish female pilot of Norwegian Airlines.