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FeaturedThe Week That Was, 12.21.2024


Kitchen Detail: The All-American Diner

Europeans love the classic eatery we sometimes take for granted.

January 25, 2024

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10 Reasons We Love E. Jean Carroll

Round two of Carroll vs. Donald J. Trump.

January 23, 2024

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Kitchen Detail: Upside-Down Everything

Think life is topsy-turvy? Cakes can be too.

January 18, 2024

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Kitchen Detail: Greeting a New Year

Traditions Northern, Southern, and . . . Italian.

January 11, 2024

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Kitchen Detail: Butternut Squash Risotto

The squash is not just for pie.

January 4, 2024

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Kitchen Detail: Pomologically Speaking

The USDA’s surprising artistic treasure—thousands of fruit drawings.

December 21, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Raspberry Winter

Heating the berries in a sabayon sauce makes cold winter months disappear.

December 14, 2023

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Late Dates #22: The Tarnished Bachelor

Outed: Gerry, the narcissist.

December 7, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Seriously Sole

A simple recipe based on the best fish out there, Dover Sole.

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Clothing as Culture

We wear it. We observe it. And most of us really enjoy it.

December 1, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Taking Stock

Squirreling ingredients away can lead to a delicious base for cooking.

November 30, 2023

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Music Missionary: Monique Mead

She was raised as a Mormon, but Leonard Bernstein inspired her career.

November 23, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: From Flat Stanley to Flat Soufflé

These classic egg dishes don’t always have to rise to the occasion.

November 16, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Food Here and There

Nancy Pollard examines why she and the Resident Wine Maniac feel better while eating in Europe.

November 9, 2023

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A TV Two-fer

We can’t live TV lives, but we can visit TV sets.

November 5, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: A Primer on Hand Pies

Cathy Barrow got Kitchen Detail thinking outside the pie pan.

November 2, 2023

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Late Dates #21: A Golden Girl

Finding her muse in Martha Stewart.

October 26, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Popping Up for Fall

Just in time: Something else to do at the last minute on Thanksgiving Day!

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