Cake These Cake Stands Won't Let You DownSerious Eats - Ariel KanterThese cake stands are so much more than just a pretty base—they're also sturdy and balanced enough to ensure your precious creation won't tip over. A few weeks ago, I was in charge of making the dessert
Margarine Special Sauce: Food Editor Joe Yonan on Finding the Color of His ParachuteSerious Eats - Ed LevineJoe Yonan, the Food Editor at The Washington Post, speaks to Ed Levine about his early career and becoming a food journalist. [Joe Yonan photograph: Lottie Hedley. Chicken-fried steak photograph: Joshua
Toasted-Rice Powder Adds Nutty Depth to Classic Thai and Lao DishesSerious Eats - Sasha MarxToasted-rice powder is a crucial component in Northern Thai and Lao dishes, like larb. Making it yourself couldn't be simpler. In northern Thailand and Laos, sticky rice reigns supreme. It can be found
Cookies These Jammy Fruit Bars Are Basically Cookies for BreakfastSerious Eats - Stella ParksA quick and easy bar cookie made with brown sugar, rolled oats, and your favorite fresh fruit or jam. This simple recipe even comes together by hand, so there's no need to get your mixer dirty. While Iceland
Burgers 19 Grilled Burger Recipes for Memorial DaySerious Eats - Rabi AbonourFrom juicy home-ground cheeseburgers to black bean burgers that even omnivores can appreciate, we've got a burger recipe for every taste this Memorial Day. Walk into any Memorial Day cookout, and you're
Tequila 21 Make-Ahead Pitcher Cocktail Recipes for Memorial DaySerious Eats - Rabi AbonourThese big-batch, make-ahead cocktail recipes will make your Memorial Day cookout a breeze. Memorial Day is coming up, and that means that cookout season is officially starting. Arguably the most important
Pizza Read Kenji's Foreword to Serious Eater, Available for Preorder NowSerious Eats - Niki Achitoff-GrayEd Levine's new memoir, Serious Eater, tells the unvarnished, riveting story of Serious Eats over the years. Now it's available for preorder. I started at Serious Eats back in 2012 as an intern, brand-new
Memorial Day Weekend Get 40% Off D'Artagnan Meats, Today OnlySerious Eats - The Serious Eats Commerce TeamShop now before the sale ends at 9 p.m. Eastern. It's been quite a while since D'Artagnan, one of our favorite purveyors of specialty meats and other products, blessed us with a 40%-off flash sale. Some
Cake For Your Next Baking Adventure, Mix and Match Your LayersSerious Eats - Stella ParksThis Neapolitan layer cake is an example of how mixing and matching recipes (and batch sizes) can yield a completely new dessert. While the main focus of a site like Serious Eats is to share new recipes
How to Make Thai-Style Fried ShallotsSerious Eats - Sasha MarxFried shallots go from 0 to 100, real quick. Here's how to streamline the process for a perfectly crispy, crunchy garnish every time. Thai-style fried shallots were a prized commodity in one of the restaurant
Peas 9 Recipes to Make the Most of Snap Pea SeasonSerious Eats - The Serious Eats TeamNine snap pea recipes to make the most of their short (but sweet!) season. Whether you grow them in your garden on a trellis or just buy heaping bags of them at the grocery store, you know just how short—and
How to Make Thai Sticky Rice (Khao Niao)Serious Eats - Sasha MarxSteamed sticky rice is an essential component of northern Thai and Lao cuisines. Making it at home is dead simple. I'd argue that the best way to get to know a city is to eat your way across town. So I
Peas Peas and Thank You: 10 Sweet Pea RecipesSerious Eats - Rabi AbonourMake the most of the short season for fresh sweet peas. [Collage photographs: Yasmin Fahr, Daniel Gritzer, Lauren Rothman, Denise D'silva Sankhé] For most of the year, you're much better off cooking with
China Special Sauce: Jason Wang on Building a Xi'an Famous Foods EmpireSerious Eats - Ed LevineThe cofounder of Xi'an Famous Foods on expanding the company without losing its identity. [Jason Wang photograph: Courtesy of Xi'an Famous Foods. Chili crisp photograph: Vicky Wasik] In part two of my
Cake How to Scale (Most) Cake Recipes to Fit Any PanSerious Eats - Stella ParksCustomizing the number of layers in a cake, or converting a layer cake recipe into a cupcake or sheet cake recipe, may seem challenging at first, but ask the right questions and you'll have all the answers
Meat The Best Barbecue and Grilling AccessoriesSerious Eats - Clint CantwellTrying to grill or barbecue with cheap, flimsy accessories is a recipe for disaster. If you're going to spend the time to fire up a grill or smoker, you should invest in tools you can rely on. A charcoal
Cocktails How to Batch Cocktails for a CrowdSerious Eats - Maggie HoffmanBatching cocktails for a party allows you to mix a large quantity at once, chill it down, and serve it stress-free. Here's what you need to know to do it right. It’s an oh, sh*t moment for me. I’ve got
"You're All Monsters": Our Unpopular Very Correct Food OpinionsSerious Eats - The Serious Eats TeamFood provokes passion, as anyone who has recently read the comments on a food website can tell you (ahem). We'll admit to occasionally marveling over the range, and intensity, of opinions expressed by
List-Worthy Game of Groans: Pun-tastic Recipes for Your GoT Watch PartySerious Eats - Sasha MarxGame of Thrones is almost over—so it's high time for some Game of Thrones recipe puns. With the finale of Game of Thrones fast approaching, it felt important to pay tribute to the iconic show in the best
Soup 8 Bright and Easy Spring Soup RecipesSerious Eats - The Serious Eats TeamEight spring soup recipes to make the most of the season's produce. As far as we're concerned, the start of spring does not mark the end of soup season. Really, spring is the perfect time to make some
Bread Essential Equipment for Making Great Bread at HomeSerious Eats - Max BernsteinBread-baking isn't an expensive hobby, but there are a few basic tools any home baker should arm themselves with before getting started. Bread-baking is one of the oldest culinary traditions on the planet,
Instagram Elazar's Sunday Stories: Where to Eat Alone in NYCSerious Eats - Elazar SontagI don’t spend a lot of time alone. At Serious Eats, we have an open floor plan, and I spend most of my time peeking over my computer and talking to (or at) my coworkers. After work, I meet up with friends
Recipes 9 Salsas to Spice Up Your Cinco de MayoSerious Eats - The Serious Eats TeamOur favorite salsas to scoop up with chips or spoon into tacos on Cinco de Mayo. There should be music at your Cinco de Mayo party. There should be the makings of a couple of cocktails and a good selection
Special Sauce: Jason Wang on the Origins of Xi’an Famous FoodsSerious Eats - Ed LevineJason Wang speaks with Ed Levine about how Xi'an Famous Foods came to be. [Jason Wang photograph: Courtesy of Xi'an Famous Foods, "Cold skin" noodles photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt.] One of the many reasons
Drinking 22 Cinco de Mayo Cocktails, From Margaritas to MicheladasSerious Eats - Rabi AbonourAll the summery, festive cocktails you need to celebrate Cinco de Mayo properly. Chances are you're already planning on drinking a margarita or two on Cinco de Mayo. There's nothing wrong with that (and
Soysauce The Best Japchae Is Made at HomeSerious Eats - Seoyoung JungForget the steaming-hot, gloopy versions of this dish you may have seen in Korean restaurants. This more subdued version of japchae is full of flavorful and colorful ingredients—the way it's supposed be.
Mother's Day The Best Mother's Day Gifts: Cookware, Food, and Cocktail EditionSerious Eats - Ariel KanterGreat Mother's Day gift ideas for moms who love good food and drink. I hate to admit this, but I forgot my mom's birthday this year. Sure, there are reasons why the day passed me by, but it was not my
Pasta Quick, Easy, and Delectable: Spaghetti con la Colatura di AliciSerious Eats - Sasha MarxThis simple dish is the no-cook-sauce sibling to aglio e olio that's amped up on umami, thanks to the addition of Italian aged fish sauce. If you took my recent advice, and picked up a bottle of colatura
Tacos 23 Tasty Taco Recipes to Celebrate Cinco de MayoSerious Eats - Rabi AbonourCarnitas, al pastor, fried fish, and more taco recipes to please every palate. If you're going to be breaking out the tequila come Cinco de Mayo, it's only responsible to make sure you have plenty of on
Pork How to Make Pork Shoulder Chashu for RamenSerious Eats - Sho SpaethPork shoulder makes a fine chashu, or roast pork, topping for ramen. Here, we show you two ways to get tender, flavorful results. It sometimes feels like everyone who loves ramen is obsessed with chashu,
