Food & Drink

Forget the utilitarian packaging and low-to-middling quality of decades past. Store brands have gone upmarket.

Both the curds and the whey of this fresh cheese provide the basis for countless comforting winter recipes, from remarkably tender meatballs to a warming butternut-squash soup.

Well versed in the many health benefits of bone broth, this butcher offers it on tap at her Denver shop. Here, her pro tips for producing a rich, delicious broth full of vital nutrients at home.

The combination of roasted and raw carrots is sensational. Tie it together with toasted pistachios, a scattering of greens and an aromatic cumin-seed dressing.

Those labels wine merchants affix to bottles, touting a ‘staff pick’ or ‘hidden gem,’ are meant to move product. But do they serve the customer? Our wine columnist unpacks popular buzzwords and recommends bottles that warrant them.

Potatoes, apples, fresh herbs and a punchy mustard vinaigrette adds up to a highly satisfying salad. Add a little prosciutto and Parmesan—or don’t, and keep it vegan.

With the publication of the new cookbook “One: Pot, Pan, Planet,” Anna Jones shares her tips for sustainable cooking. The recipes are delicious and happen to be meatless, too.

This butternut-squash soup is quick to make, full of warming spice and highly adaptable. A brown-butter streusel topping balances the silky base with a satisfying crunch.

These ingenious lasagna roll-ups with a butternut-squash sauce guarantee stress-free prep and a very attractive plate.

The versatile, vibrant spirit is commanding new respect at cocktail bars. Here’s your guide to the bottles to buy this holiday season and the festive vodka cocktail recipes you’ll want to make with them.

Updated annually since its 1977 debut—and now in its 45th edition—“Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book” provides a unique perspective and authoritative information. Its creator reflects on this classic with characteristic wit.

Higher food costs and staffing shortages are making for slimmer menus with fewer ingredients.

With the help of a chemist, we’ve come up with festive recipes for cakes, cookies and an apple frangipane galette that are all delicious and gluten-free.

Three words: warm bacon vinaigrette. The scallops and their savory dressing are ready in 15 minutes flat.

A membership makes a great holiday gift for the oenophile on your list—as long as the club truly delivers. Our wine columnist tasted her way through the current offerings to determine which clubs are actually worthy.

Use our field guide to find festive Italian recipes big on flavor, low on fussy flourishes, from buttery little flowers with a jam center to “ugly but good” toasted-hazelnut meringues.

In two new, highly giftable volumes, baking pros Dorie Greenspan and Vallery Lomas offer more than reliable recipes: They all but step into your kitchen to cook along with you.

This is no time to get sensible with your gifting, especially when it comes to feeding loved ones hungry for joy, or even a dash of debauchery.

The earthy squash is balanced by deliciously bitter radicchio and rich burrata cheese, with toasted hazelnuts and rosemary crouton crumbs for crunch. A savory anchovy vinaigrette pulls it all together.

After decoding some confusing labels and tasting her way through a range of no- and low-alcohol bottles, our wine columnist found a few festive enough to suit the season. These 5 wines are the ones to buy.