Bon Appetit

Bon Appétit focuses on what's "now" in the world of food, drink, and entertaining, while still giving readers valuable cooking tools, tips, and most of all, recipes. This food lifestyle publication looks at life through the lens of food & cooking in, dining out, travel, entertainment, shopping and design.

From the Editor • Here I share what’s on my mind and get a little help and intel from the BA test kitchen

What I’m Loving • The ceramics I couldn’t resist

Table Talk

A New Leaf • Crunchy, refreshing, and easy to love, lettuce is always there for us—and deserves a closer look

Shore Thing • San Diego may straddle the US-Mexico border, but decades of international influences have transformed its eclectic coastal dining scene into a gateway to an even wider world

Soufflé for Seder • Claire Ptak, owner of London bakery Violet, makes a lofty molten chocolate cloud that’s kosher for Passover

Shoulder Season • QUICK AND EASY WEEKNIGHT MEALS

Eye of the Tiger • At La Royal in Cambridge, Massachusetts, JuanMa Calderón and Maria Rondeau serve a flavorful, seafood-laced elixir called leche de tigre. Here, they break down the details

The Easter Bread Grand Prix • When my mother joined my father’s family baking competition, she played to win

The (Sorta) Sugar-Free Pastry Cook • Brian Levy, author of Good & Sweet—a bible for baking without refined sugar—dishes on his favorite healthyish habits

IN A SUN-DRENCHED COUNTRY • With dramatic cliff-backed beaches and lush vineyards, sleepy mountain villages and buzzing seaside metropolises, fresh-caughtfish stews and truly exceptional sausages, there’s no question that Portugal has something for everyone. The best way to see and taste it all? Rent a car and hit the road

BON APPÉTIT’S FOOD CITY OF THE YEAR: MIAMI

A Paradise for the People • NOT EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN MIAMI HAS RELIABLE ACCESS TO ITS CULINARY BOUNTY. LOCAL FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT URBAN OASIS IS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MAKE A LASTING CHANGE

A Wonderful Day in the Neighborhoods • MIAMI IS A SPRAWLING METROPOLIS. HERE ARE A FEW CORNERS OF THE CITY YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS

Miami Beach Hotels With Bite • DINE AND DECOMPRESS AT ONE OF THESE SEASIDE ACCOMMODATIONS

A Star on the Rise • MIAMI NEWCOMER SEBASTIÁN VARGAS HAS QUICKLY BECOME A NOTEWORTHY NAME IN THE LOCAL DINING SCENE

BIG AMBITION IN PHILADELPHIA • Philly may be known for its iconic cheesesteaks, but there’s so much to fall head over heels for in the City of Brotherly Love

DON’T SLEEP ON CINCINNATI • From its pork-processing past to its remarkably progressive present, Cincinnati’s culinary scene is peak Midwest in the most wonderful and whimsical ways

MY TANZANIAN TABLE • Associate food editor ZAYNAB ISSA transports her guests through an intimate dinner party inspired by her heritage

APPALACHIA ANEW • From northern Mississippi to southern New York, this sprawling region is home to all things foraged, dried, pickled, and preserved. But it’s so much more than its age-old traditions. Appalachian food today is a reflection of its past and future, shaped by those who weather its near-constant change

EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH: APPALACHIAN PITTSBURGH

The Pinto Beans That Took Me Home • Chef Lisa Donovan’s unexpected discovery in North Georgia

EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH: THE MOUNTAIN STATE

The Traveling Biscuit • Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Rick Bragg, on the greatest delicacy of the hills

REMOVED BUT NOT LOST • How Appalachian food endures for one Cherokee chef across generations and borders

EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH: EAST TENNESSEE

The Sacred and the Shared • Author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s spoken (and...