The way to a girl’s heart is through her comfort foods
Mashed potato. With heaps of butter and salt and pepper. More specifically , a fork full of mashed potato, with a lump of cold...
The legacy of banana bread: how coronavirus transformed my relationship with food
It speaks volumes that in the midst of a pandemic, we are still so scared of getting fat.
L’endive au jambon: Northern French and Belgian winter comfort food
Have you heard of the endive? If you know what I’m referring to, or have indeed eaten an endive, you probably saw it raw...
Comfort food of China
When my parents and my older brother arrived at the Los Angeles airport in the spring of 1997, their worth became one-tenth of what...
The ultimate essay crisis sandwich
A culinary guide to the all-nighter