How a funky fermented rice dish represents Bangladesh’s historic past and vibrant future No food encapsulates the essence of Bengal as wholly as panta bhat. There is hardly anything elaborate about this dish—leftover cooked rice soaked in water at room temperature, usually overnight, with a little salt, sometimes mustard oil…
It’s a new era for pre-squeezed citrus, with a grove of new, innovative companies asking for space in your refrigerator. I’m one of about 8,000 people who have watched a YouTube video called “NEVER Use Bottled Lemon Juice! Here’s why…” The video features a ponytailed figure named Chef Dez, wearing an Apple…
How a Michigan vacation town transformed the sweet into a nationwide tourist attraction In Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, the local fudge shop is called Cottage of Sweets. In Stratford, Ontario, it’s Nudge Nudge Fudge. Sarasota, Florida; Juneau, Alaska; and Provincetown, Massachusetts, all have a Fudge Factory. In Mystic, Connecticut, there is Mystic…
Meet the Durand, the most influential wine opener of the moment. “Wine” as a world, or as a subworld within the wider drinks world, is currently in a profound state of generational flux. From a sales and cultural perspective, the high-water mark of “natural” wine has clearly begun to ebb;…
The artisanal e-com platform is a flourishing destination for home cooks looking to go (semi) pro Sherrie Minter really doesn’t want to tell me which of her recipes is the best. “It’s like your children,” she says. “It’s hard to pick one.” The 67-year-old cook from Murrieta, California, finally answers…
The swift convergence of food and music culture meets on the restaurant pop-up promo poster. Back in 2013, an artist friend made a show poster for my old band Krill that depicted me and my two bandmates as poached eggs, floating in a pot of chunky tomato sauce. It was passed around…
How shepherds and chefs are teaming up to revitalize the American sheep industry Huddled together, Katahdin/Dorper sheep look like a batch of meringues. Wispier rather than woolier, they’re a short-haired breed. Dylan Boeken, a first-generation shepherd in Ojai Valley, lets his herd graze on Southern California’s wild pastures. They snack…
For the past five years, the YouTuber Bacon_ has been uploading funny video game clips, nearly all of which come from titles made by Bethesda Game Studios. With the release of Starfield this week, Bacon_ has new fodder. “Just trying to get through my shift,” which was posted four days…
Max (previously HBO Max) might be one of the greatest things to come out of the streaming revolution. No, this is not a paid promotion; it’s just simple logic, given that so much of television’s most compelling content of the past 25 years—from The Sopranos and The Wire to Game of Thrones and The Leftovers—originated…