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We’re Hosting Dinner Parties Just so We Can Use These Cloth Napkins
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We’ll never scoff at torn paper towels, but sometimes it’s fun to play dress up. Here, 6 of our current faves.
A Fancy Picnic Menu, from Potted Pork to Chicken Salad
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This fancy picnic menu is full of delights like potted pork, little chicken salad sandwiches, and mint juleps. White gloves optional.
The Cross-Back Aprons Our Food Editors Never Want to Take Off
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These cross-back aprons are stylish, comfortable, and machine washable.
Napkin Rings and a Decorated Vase from Corrugated Cardboard
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Don't recycle corrugated cardboard—reuse it! Cut, and tied with raffia, it makes fun, texturally interesting napkin rings and adds a creative touch to a plain vase. Add autumn-hued fresh or dried flowers to complete the project.
Baby Back Ribs with Tamarind Glaze
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A tamarind glaze gives these grilled ribs an intoxicatingly sweet, spicy, and sour flavor.
Game on! Our Super Bowl Party Menu
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Whether your guests are die-hard fans or just in it for the commercials, they'll want to dig into this Super Bowl spread. Extra napkins strongly advised.
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes With Lots of Lemon
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With garlic, feta, and any herbs you’ve got, this dinner is like a ray of sunshine.
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Squash Salad
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In the mood for a big bowl of leafy comfort? This sheet pan-dinner-turned-salad is a quick fix for any big salad cravings.
Baby Back Ribs With Tamarind Glaze
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Tamarind is sweet, sour, and quite tart and provides the ideal base for this finger-licking glaze.
Chinese Bistro Ribs
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Steve Katz of Potomac, Maryland, writes: "I would like to share a recipe for the most finger-licking baby back ribs you'll ever cook on your stovetop. The secret ingredient is Lapsang souchong tea, used in the braising liquid to give the ribs a smoky flavor. Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 2 1/4 hr
Our Best Honey Recipes for Drinks, Sides, Meats, and—of Course—Dessert
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These recipes are the perfect excuse to get your fingers a little sticky.
Tomato, Bulgur and Shrimp Salad
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Thanks to a generous amount of basil, mint and dill, this salad is quite refreshing. It can be taken to a picnic in a covered container that is stored in a cooler.
These Linen Napkins Make Me Feel Way Fancier Than I Am
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They're big enough to handle a messy, saucy meal without being unwieldy—and easy to throw in the hamper when you're done.

Emma Wartzman

Sitting Pretty
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If you were able to take your eyes off the October 2010 issue's Apple Fritters with Bourbon Ice Cream for just a minute, you may have noticed the chic napkin on the table next to the desserts.

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I’m Never Throwing Out These Upcycled Napkins
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Meema’s textiles are made from soft denim that was heading for landfills—my napkins are staying far from the trash.

Jenna Adrian-Diaz

Gwyneth Paltrow's Favorite Side Towel (And 6 More of Our Picks)
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As every chef knows, the side towel--a pan-grabbing, herb-drying, cleaning machine--is the real kitchen essential.

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I Gave In and Got the Reusable Paper Towels
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They're cute and eco-friendly but are they up to the task?

Alex Beggs

Everything BA Editors Tried, Tasted, and Loved in September
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Like joyful cocktail napkins, citrusy olive oil, and a cookware storage solution.

Alaina Chou

We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant
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How does a high-end, perennially busy Chinese restaurant in New York City keep the plates coming? Emmeline Zhao, Managing Partner at Silver Apricot in New York's West Village, leads us behind the scenes for an all access look at how the staff handles a busy Friday evening rush, serving hundreds of consistently high-quality small plates a night from their 90 square foot kitchen.
Making Hand-Ripped Noodles & Pork From Xi'an Famous Foods
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Join Jason Wang, CEO of Xi'an Famous Foods, in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he prepares hand-ripped noodles with Pork Zha Jiang meat sauce. A specialty from his hometown of Xi’an, China these handcrafted noodles paired with pork sauce and finished off with a dash of chili oil are one of the signature dishes on the menu at Xi’an Famous Foods.
Smashed Cucumber Salad
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No knife required for these cucumbers. Simply smash, tear, and season to your heart's content.
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Sno Balls
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Sno Balls. Baby boomers will remember this post-World War II junk food favorite. Claire Saffitz returns to the Test Kitchen to try her hand at making gourmet Sno Balls. Check out Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/
Rao’s Spaghetti with Broken Meatball Marinara
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It’s just the way Rao’s intended it to be.
Inside One of the Last Bamboo Noodle Shops in Hong Kong
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Today, Bon Appétit meets Chef Lucas Sin in Hong Kong to try Bamboo-pressed Noodles. These noodles are rare and an iconic part of Hong Kong’s street food legacy, with only a handful of places still making them the traditional way by hand. Using nothing but eggs and flour, these springy noodles are pressed with a 40-year-old bamboo pole and then transformed into the perfect bowl of wonton noodle soup.