It’s never a good look to scatter your trash across a public park, burn a bunch of popcorn in the office microwave, or leave burnt meat scraps on your condo’s communal grill. As the weather turns warmer and people get to gathering, it’s important to keep a few communal cooking etiquette tips in …
Dinner, Observed
Eater presents, "Dinner, Observed," where we cover everything from the dos and don’ts of cooking in shared spaces like parks and office kitchens, to the joys of the crawfish boil, and the emotional toll of a Benihana performance.
There are plenty of professions that involve being watched. Acting is an obvious one. Being a flight attendant is another — think of the emotional labor required to smile and appear chipper while some guy inevitably takes off his shoes on the plane. Or consider the construction worker, …
The seventh point on the waiver I had to sign was “Please do not throw or toss food into anyone’s mouth, plate, etc.” I felt cheated: This was the implicit promise of Benihana — Japanese Steakhouse and Place Where I Would Learn How to Flip a Shrimp Into My Friend’s Mouth. But I signed, and my …
Some people think of those weeks just before Christmas, when the lights are twinkling and Bing Crosby is inescapable, as the most wonderful time of the year. But for me, and many people in my home state of Louisiana, that distinction is reserved for something else entirely: crawfish …
To hear the trend forecasters call it, the outdoor pizza oven marketplace is hot, hot, hot. More and more people are buying portable outdoor ovens — which are (perhaps not coincidentally) getting more and more affordable, too. Pizza nerds will get into heated (ahem) debates over which ovens make the …
I’m not willing to admit how many years ago this was now, but when I turned 15, I became a vegetarian. Predictably, because I was a teenager, I was sanctimonious about it, chastising everyone around me for not caring about animals or the earth or whatever else I could think of that they should care …
As the title implies, Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America outlines barbecue’s long history in this country, from the barbacoa European settlers encountered, to the first Kansas City barbecue restaurants, through to its prominent place in today’s popular food culture. The book is a …