techniques
Why This Omelet Should Be Your Go-To Dinner Party Dish
Our Editor-in-Chief recounts learning the art of the omelet
Culture
Quite Possibly the Greatest Wine Glass We'll Ever Drink From
Our Editor in Chief visits the newly renovated Le Bernardin and is impressed with more than its new digs
Recipes
Golden-Brown Omelet
Cooking
Adam Rapoport's 5 Most Memorable Restaurant Meals
From a power lunch with Dad to a life-changing experience in the U.K.
Cooking
What I'm Grilling
This recipe which Jenny Rosenstrach and Andy Ward wrote about in July's Grilling Issue, has become a go-to dish for our Editor in Chief.
Cooking
Fried Zucchini Blossoms
In Italy, fried zucchini blossoms are the jalapeno poppers of the jet set.
techniques
Up the Bid
Standing outside on a summer night over an open fire with a drink in hand, waiting for the fiery coals to recede to a dusty-orange glow, is about as good as it gets
Cooking
Friday Happy Hour
For the next few months, I plan to shake up the zingy, summery Eastside Fizz, inspired by NYC's Little Branch.
Culture
Get Chef Alain Ducasse's Guide to Paris
At nearly 600 pages, Alain Ducasse's latest book is chockablock with photos and quick essays on his favorite restaurants, bistros, patisseries, and shops in his favorite city in the world.
techniques
BA-Approved Store-Bought Pizza Crust (You Heard Right)
If you don't have time to knead your own pizza dough (does anyone?), head to Whole Foods.
Culture
Our Favorite Ice Cream Scoop
This impulse buy was not something our Editor in Chief Adam Rapoport expected to use very often. But he does.
Culture
Gwyneth Paltrow
Culture
We're Getting Personal
Culture
New Day Rising for BA
About the time we were wrapping up the redesign of this magazine and the website--caught between feelings of "Oh, man, is this thing going to work?" and...
Recipes
Maxine's Latkes
Food writer Adam Rapoport fried these latkes in a combination of vegetable oil and schmaltz (rendered chicken fat), a tactic that apparently gave him the edge over the competition in the James Beard Foundation's Fourth Annual Latke Cook-Off. He won both the People's Choice and the Amateur awards. This recipe has two things going for it, shared by most really good recipes: it's tried and true, and it came from someone's mother, in this case, Rapoport's mom, Maxine.
