How to Plan an Office Event Menu That Your Coworkers Won’t HateYou're tasked with catering a work event. Where do you start?ByMark HayPublishedApril 14, 2022
‘Blood Foods’ and the Violent Ties of Your Favorite IngredientsA look at the disturbing connection between organized crime and the most common pantry staples.ByMark HayPublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Your definitive guide to drinking (or not drinking) at work eventsAs offices reopen and holiday parties loom, you'll need to navigate your workplace's drinking culture.ByMark HayPublishedOctober 7, 2021
COVID-19 has led to a spike in house fires—and kitchen mishaps are mostly to blameOver three months of pandemic isolation, many of us have taken consolation in cooking. It’s a great source of mental…ByMark HayPublishedJuly 9, 2020
Do you know what’s in your turmeric?Interest in turmeric has exploded among North Americans over the last decade thanks to changing tastes and (at times …ByMark HayPublishedMarch 16, 2020
Navigating disability in the kitchen is all about finding the right adaptationsI am acutely aware of the fact that, when I handle a knife, it often makes people nervous. And I understand why: I…ByMark HayPublishedJanuary 13, 2020
A 60-second intro to Cajun foodIn most restaurants, when you see something prepared “Cajun-style,” you can fairly expect that means it is either…ByMark HayPublishedNovember 18, 2019
Cooking with dry ice is a gasTo most of us, dry ice is just an odd hunk of smoking, frozen matter that we see at Halloween parties, used to make…ByMark HayPublishedOctober 28, 2019
Deep cuts: A beginner’s guide to cooking offalOffal—the organs and other bits of an animal typically discarded by butchers, also known as variety meats or an…ByMark HayPublishedSeptember 4, 2019
A 60-second intro to Somali foodTo most Americans, Somalia is a culinary blank space. Stories about the East African nation often focus on its nearly…ByMark HayPublishedJune 18, 2019