Offering up freshly ground pepper, grated cheese, or anything else for a dish before I've even had time to taste it. How am I supposed to know if it needs pepper? Isn't that what chefs and kitchens are for?

In this year's version of farm-to-table eating, restaurants in big cities are literally raising their roofs, harvesting everything from herbs and chiles to tomatoes and beans. Here are our favorites in extreme locavore dining.

America is experiencing a rye renaissance, with new and classic brands of the less sweet and spicier cousin to bourbon now de rigueur at better bars and liquor stores across the country.

When it comes to professional chefs, I think a "great palate" is the ability to create or refine dishes simply by instinct. But what really defines a great palate, I think, is taste memory.

Learn health information about some of our favorite ingredients then put them to use in eight delicious recipes. 1. BAY SCALLOPS are a nice way to g...

No culture can top the gut-busting pleasure of the American donut. It's the latest iconic food to undergo a renaissance; here are our picks for the best classic and newfangled donut purveyors across the country.

Because of ingredient availability, cooking in winter can be more challenging than in spring and summer. Perhaps you are buying the wrong vegetables.

Dear BA Foodist, I've officially got the winter cooking blues. I'm so sick of cooking potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Any vegetable suggestions to ti...

Dear BA Foodist, I've officially got the winter cooking blues. I'm so sick of cooking potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Any vegetable suggestions to ti...

There's a whole world of unsung winter vegetables that are increasingly available in supermarkets across America. Here's a recipe for celeriac soup.

There's a whole world of unsung winter vegetables that are increasingly available in supermarkets across America.

Bottom line: If you love your partner, cook for them.

If you don't like creamy, luscious chocolate desserts, well, you're crazy. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be allowed to have dessert on Valentine's Day. Here are some festive ideas for sweets to share with your sweetie.