SIDE ORDER
Our columnist tastes Sweet Baby Ray’s new sauce and falls in love. He then tries to reverse engineer the secret to its flavor.
Max Watman is the author of Race Day: A Spot on the Rail with Max Watman, and more recently of Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine.
Food Crisis
The famous chef’s culinary education foundation is doing incredibly important work—it just needs to survive 2020.
Cult Condiment
Our columnist explores the popularity of historic Southern mayonnaise brand Duke’s and checks out a new cookbook that calls for it in 75 different dishes.
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
Our columnist writes about Bill Buford’s new book, which chronicles the author’s experiences learning to cook in France.
Cookbook Corner
Three new cookbooks, Sean Brock’s “South,” Rob Newton’s “Seeking the South,” and Toni Tipton-Martin’s “Jubilee,” tackle the roots of Southern cooking and its modern influences.
HOLIDAY CHEER
The jazz legend’s signature Eggnog recipe is the best one our columnist has ever tasted.
SNACK CULTURE
Chefs around the country are updating classic after-school snacks and guilty pleasures for their restaurant menus.
Hothouse Drinks
English sparkling wines beat French Champagne in a blind tasting and are getting better and better.
SHELL GAME
From sushi bars to gas station convenience stores, quail eggs are showing up around the country.
