The Best of Bon Appétit
10+ most popular Bon Appétit articles, as voted by our community.
Recipes. Restaurants. Food. Culture.
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I Spent a Day Watching Your Steak Die
An earnest community of small-production ranchers and butchers in the Pacific Northwest raises cows, loves those cows—and then kills them. I witnessed a slaughter to understand why this practice, they…
Bon Appétit on Cleaning
How to Clean Your Oven, Depending on How Much Time You Have
So last week’s casserole doesn't flavor this week’s brownies.
Bon Appétit on Food
Dinner Parties Are No Longer About Showing Off
Hold the fancy china—it's time to get comfy.
The "White People Food" Meme Is Trapping Us All
How did "Where's the seasoning?" become the internet's favorite food joke?
Bon Appétit on Gen Z
Millennials Had La Croix. Gen Z Have Liquid Death
Liquid Death’s popularity among Gen Z recalls the La Croix madness of the last decade.
Bon Appétit on Recipes
The Essential Spices Every Home Cook Needs
From peppercorns and chile flakes to cardamom and coriander, these are the spices Bon Appétit editors reach for the most.
Actually Perfect Pie Crust
This never-fail pie crust recipe takes all the mystery out of perfectly tender, flaky, crisp homemade pie dough with one simple technique.
Bon Appétit on Robotics
Why You Want to Pet the Food Delivery Robot
They're just nuts and bolts. Why do people find them so cute?
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Welcome to the Dinner of Tomorrow
Food scientists, futurists, and sci-fi authors weigh in on what dinner might look like in the next 100 years.
Restaurant Reservation Culture Is Out of Control
Hour-and-a-half lines, elite memberships, shady reservation trading groups, and the battle to find somewhere to eat dinner.
Cookbooks Are More Personal and Political Than Ever. Here’s Why
Books like ‘Simply Julia,’ ‘Korean American,’ and ‘Arabiyya’ teach us as much about life as they do food.
I Eat Meat. Why Was Killing My Own Food So Hard?
There I was, in the middle of the wilderness, aiming a pink-and-purple gun at a living, breathing, beautiful elk.
What Went Wrong With Eleven Madison Park’s Vegan Menu
Since the launch of an all-vegan menu, one of the world’s most famous restaurants has had a string of bad reviews and allegations of food waste and bad worker treatment.
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