Korean Fine Dining Restaurants in NYC

A few months ago, a number of serious food journalists asked out loud whether fine dining was dying, or possibly already dead. This seemed odd to me. I keep close tabs on the restaurant scene, especially in New York City, and if expensive restaurants were undergoing a mass die-off, I’d like to think I would…

New NYC Restaurants Worth Trying in 2023

New restaurants open all year round in New York City, but fall arrives with the snap of fresh tablecloths, napkins and menus — and this year, several familiar names. Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Andrew Carmellini and Marcus Samuelsson are among the star chefs with significant projects at hand. But a number of newcomers will also…

Best Hamburger Helper Recipe

Hi! I’m still here, Sam’s still on vacation, let’s talk about what to cook this week. Sometimes, you put a recipe out into the universe and genuinely wonder: Will anyone care? It’s the scary, vulnerable side of developing recipes, and I felt it when I first published this recipe for homemade Hamburger Helper (above) in…

Claire Saffitz on How to Make Macarons

In the baking world, French macarons, an almond sandwich cookie consisting of two meringue shells filled with ganache, buttercream or jam, are known as a particularly tricky confection with a high failure rate. Even in a professional bakery, some batches just don’t turn out. Then, why try them at home? For starters, they are exceptionally…