Alex Beggs
Contributor
Alex Beggs, previously a senior staff writer at Bon Appétit, covered a wide range of topics for the brand, including everything you need to know about cherries, a column on questionable etiquette, and the reasons why crispy foods reign supreme. Her Thanksgiving feature, “Absolutely Perfect,” earned a National Magazine Award in 2020. Currently, she works as a freelance writer and cookbook co-author based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Culture
I Made BA’s Best Banana Bread and It Was Indeed the Best
A good recipe, some weird food news, and more from the Beggs newsletter.
Culture
Make Black Bean Soup and Then (Easily!) Clean Your Dutch Oven This Weekend
I vowed to be better at stain removal in 2020 and I’m sharing two great tips with ya.
Culture
The Little Things: A Design Tour of Karl’s, a New Detroit Diner With a Vintage Vision
From the jukebox to the placemats, all the details celebrate the city’s history.
Culture
Make Chicken Meatballs for the Soul
I’m feelin’ good thanks to the Feel Good Food Plan. Or at least from these chicken meatballs.
Restaurants
Go to The Riddler. Get Your Wine Glass Filled to the Brim.
The “Joan” is an off-menu inside joke, and the best wine deal in town.
Culture
The Most Ridiculous Baking Project Is the Bûche de Noël
Claire Saffitz weighs in on the holiday season’s most extra dessert.
features
Trader Joe’s Oat Milk, and More New Winter Stuff, Reviewed
Including: bagged bone broth, cauliflower tot casserole, and whatever “cornbread bites” are.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay…to Bring a Plus-One to the Office Holiday Party?
Solicited advice on partying with your coworkers.
Recipes
What is Chocolate? Don't Go Through the Rest of Your Life Not Knowing
All of your chocolate questions, answered.
Lifestyle
Real Talk: No Workout Is Going to Undo Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Enough with the turkey burns already.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay...To Reject a Relative’s Offer to Cook Something?
Solicited, questionable advice for your Thanksgiving gathering.
Culture
This Delicate Jug Will Make You Drink More Water (In Between the Wine)
Some things are beautiful for the sake of being beautiful, and I want them on my table.
Culture
I Want These Food Candles For Myself and Everyone Else in My Life
Could they be more perfect? No!
Cooking
12 Kitchen Gifts I Really Want But Definitely Don’t Need
I don’t want a nonstick pan. I want beauty! I want marble! I want…a lazy Susan?
Culture
The Cookbook Gift Guide That Covers EVERYONE You Know: 2019 Edition
It’s so hard to buy cookbooks for people. So we’re here to figure it out for you.
Culture
Shrimp Scampi Pasta for the Hesitant Home Cook
A recipe you can’t mess up, the end of milk, and more news from the week.
Cooking
The Perfect Thanksgiving Pie Is a Pumpkin-Pecan Hybrid
Here's how Brad Leone and Claire Saffitz came up with the pie that has it all.
Culture
What to Cook When It’s Dark at 4 p.m.
Wintry stew recipes, a spinach water debate, and Instagram tips from the BA social media team from this week’s newsletter.