Scallops Crudo with Vanilla Salt

Vanilla salt, ginger, and mint make for an unexpected combination.

Chorizo and Olive Flatbread

Crisp bread topped with tomatoes, onions, and a touch of harissa.

This requisite seafood dish was served at the Obama inaugural luncheon.

Chinese Restaurants Open on Christmas

Skip the holiday entirely, or celebrate without cooking, in Florida, New York, and Los Angeles.

Those Inflammatory Scallops

Episode 12: Soggy seafood dooms a Top Chef contender.

Your Order Is Politically Incorrect

How to address ethically challenged eaters.

10 Food-Related Charities

Put your money toward gifts that benefit good causes.

When Pasta Met Sauce

A guide to which sauces go best with which noodles.

How to Grill (Almost) Everything

Recipes to keep you fired up all summer long.

Tips for Camping

Advice from a pro.

Padma Loves Brian's Shanks

But is it enough to make him a Top Chef?

Jazz Standard

Gumbo is the ultimate improvisational dish.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

Summer 2009 Cookbook Gift Guide

Because cookbooks are easy to wrap and fun to give.

The Kitsch Value of Jimmy Dean

This week’s mission: frozen sweet-and-sour Thai food, and mini breakfast sausages wrapped in pancakes.