A Plan for When You Don’t Have A Plan. You’ve been through this before. One minute it’s ten in the morning, and the next it’s noon, and you still don’t know what to eat. Cooking…
The Difference Between Wasting Food and Making the Most of It. Leftovers are one of the easiest ways to save money, cut down on food waste, and get a head start on tomorrow's meals, but…
Small Words, Big Confidence. There’s a particular kind of confidence that shows up right before a food word goes sideways. It’s not your fault—English loves borrowing words, then promptly refusing to follow the rules of…
Tray-Table Classics & the Science of “Why Does This Taste Like That?”. Airplane food has a weird kind of fame: you might not crave it on the ground, but you definitely recognize it at 35,000…
Delphine Hourlay on PexelsIf your cocoa tin has started to feel like a tiny luxury item, yeah, that's not your imagination. Prices have been all over the place since 2024, and the fallout shows up…
Andrea Piacquadio on PexelsThere's a good chance you've done it without even thinking about it: set aside the crispiest French fry, saved the frosted corner piece of cake, or deliberately left your favorite part of…
Carol Highsmith's America on UnsplashReading today’s digital restaurant receipt can feel like crunching your way through a calculus problem while your courteous waiter waits patiently for you to sign your life away. At some point…
Ron Lach on PexelsYou can follow a recipe, buy decent noodles, and still end up with pasta that tastes flat. Meanwhile, a restaurant version of what seems like the same dish somehow feels silkier, punchier,…
What Counts As The Real Thing. A lot of foods feel so everyday that it’s easy to assume the names are just vibes. But behind the labels, there are surprisingly specific rules about what can…
