Will You Sign Up for Ayesha Curry's Food Delivery Service?
Riley Curry’s mom Ayesha Curry is joining the ranks of food delivery startups and launching her own meal service, continuing her track toward becoming the NBA’s Martha Stewart.
How To Plan Your Lunches And Eat Like A Human Being All Week
Meal planning has always seemed to me to represent an aspirational level of Having Your Shit Togetherness. I assume that if I can streamline the whole eating process such that I can do grocery shopping and lunch packing from muscle memory, I’ll be left with more mental energy and money to dedicate to other pursuits.…
I Will Ride For Gwyneth Paltrow's Cookbook
Most modern cookbooks are too complicated. With the rise of the celebrity chef and the attendant fetishization of foodie culture, everyone gets their own shot at the genre nowadays, and the results are mostly worthless. Inevitably, they attempt to replicate restaurant dishes that necessitate restaurant-caliber…
Speak Now If You Have Any Idea What a Bay Leaf Actually Tastes Like
Who among us can say what a bay leaf tastes like? Not me, although I dutifully throw a leaf or two into a braise whenever the recipe dictates, and to consistently mysterious effect. Kelly Conaboy, formerly of Gawker, writing at the Awl, suggests that this is not due to the bay leaf’s gustatory subtlety being beyond…
Can You Cook an Entire Meal in a Coffee Maker?
Perhaps you are a humble college student without the accoutrement of a well-stocked kitchen, and perhaps you just want to make some gosh darn ramen. Can you put your coffee maker to use and make a meal without any other kitchen appliances?
Can You Do All Your Cooking in a Microwave Oven?
The humble microwave is like an Atomic Age dream that actually came true: In the kitchen of the future, you’ll make fully cooked meals in minutes! And the versatile device can do more than just heat your leftovers. Today we’re testing some cooking tips that can put your microwave to use beyond reheating last night’s…
Talking ‘Revenge Cookbooks’ With Dean Sheremet, and an Attempt to Cook Duck
Most promotional materials for Dean Sheremet’s new cookbook, Eat Your Heart Out, begin with a reference to his ex-wife, LeAnn Rimes (who famously left him for Eddie Cibrian while he was still married to Brandi Glanville). “You may not know Dean’s name,” they seem to say, “but you definitely know LeAnn’s!” Then, once…
Cook Perfect Meats Every Time With This Discounted Sous Vide Circulator
Today only, Amazon’s offering the Bluetooth model of Anova’s excellent Sous Vide immersion circulator for $139, or $40 less than usual. Sous Vide was already the easiest way to cook food perfectly, and this model makes it even simpler by putting every recipe you need on a mobile app. [Anova Bluetooth Sous-Vide…
How to Cure That NYE Hangover Using Only Ingredients in My Fridge
A certain kind of women’s magazine might have you believe that the key to a good hangover cure is to take things out of your body, by detoxing or sweating or puking. But we know that nursing your body back from the brink of death is much more about what you put into it.
Martha Stewart Frying Pans Are Targeting Unsuspecting Gourmands
Beware of Martha Stewart frying pans.
Existential Lessons Learned While Watching 8 Hours of The Great British Bake Off
Over the past few days, I’ve participated in two watershed cultural moments. First, I went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a theater with reclining seats. Second, I watched eight straight hours of The Great British Bake Off. Guess which one has affected me more?
My Continued Efforts to Cook Meat Without Making Myself Sick
Welcome to Better Than It Looks, a series in which we discuss the recipes we tried (and maybe failed) to execute, and the foods that were served to us by someone perhaps more talented than ourselves. This week: two different adventures with meat.
How to Cook a Faster, Juicy Turkey with a Salt Crust
Don’t have all day to waste cooking a turkey this Thanksgiving? Try this trick from Chef Matt Griffin at Fedora: cook the turkey in a salt crust for a quick, juicy bird.
America Now Scalping Patti LaBelle Walmart Pies Like They're H&M Balmain
Three days have passed since the internet discovered Patti LaBelle’s Walmart sweet potato pies, thanks to a man named James Wright. If you haven’t gotten a pie already, good luck, because social media is filled with photos of empty dessert displays. Why, Patti, why?
Turns Out, Blending Cauliflower and Hot Water Doesn't Result in Something Tasty
Welcome to Better Than It Looks, a series in which we discuss the recipes we tried (and maybe failed) to execute, and the foods that were served to us by someone perhaps more talented than ourselves.
In Which We Learn What the Hell a Sunchoke Is
Welcome to Better Than It Looks, a series in which we discuss the recipes we tried (and maybe failed) to execute, and the foods that were served to us by someone perhaps more talented than ourselves.
The Honey Glazed Salmon Experiment
Welcome to Better Than It Looks, a new series in which we discuss the recipes we tried (and maybe failed) to execute, and the foods that were served to us by someone perhaps more talented than ourselves.
Kelis, the Singer and Chef, Tells You How to Get Over Being a Lazy Cook
Jezebel Quickies is a new video series in which we get to know our favorite musicians, artists, actors and other creatives in a snap amount of time.
Souping, the Fad Diet, That's Trying to Kill All I Love About Soup
Have you tried souping yet? Well, I wish you wouldn’t. It’s threatening to ruin all that I love about the dish by reducing it into a fad diet. Can y’all not?
The Dumbest Thing in Your Kitchen
A few weeks ago I was at my friend Julie’s house for dinner when we were attacking a cheese plate with these adorable tiny cheese knives. We were hungry and after a few minutes we abandoned the adorable tiny cheese knives because, due to their adorable tininess, they were useless unless you wanted to eat your cheese…
