Elevate Your Cakes

Our favorite cake stands for taking your desserts to the next level

An Oral History of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 1983-2023

Editors, organizers, celebrity chefs, and other insiders reflect on the history and evolution of the most influential and best food festival in America.

PIECE of CAKE

It's summertime, and the baking should be easy. These recipes are packed with sweet shortcuts that will let you have your cake and chill out, too!

Sweet on stone fruit

Juicy and vibrant, stone fruits are harbingers of sunshine, warmth, and everything summer. Now is the time to make the most of their shortyet oh-so sweet-season with these recipes featuring cherries, peaches, plums, and more.

HIT REFRESH

Cool off with these hydrating sippers. Spanish for \"fresh water,\" agua fresca is water that's sweetened and flavored with fruits, veggies, and/or herbs.

Spreading the Bouncy Joy

Doris Hô?-Kane is leading a new wave of Vietnamese-American bakeries.

The Agave Advocate

David Suro-Piñera wants more U.S. consumers to know the wide world of agave-based spirits.

Smoke and Ice

Cold smoking is the key to next-level summer spreads.

SALADS FOR DAYS

BASIC LETTUCE SALADS, STEP ASIDE. THESE CLEVER, MAKE-AHEAD RECIPES ARE BUILT TO LAST, ARE BURSTING WITH FLAVOR, AND GET BETTER WITH TIME. PREP NOW AND MUNCH LATER.

VEG UP!

Fire up dinnertime with these plant-based mains and sides that stand up to the heat of a grill and benefit from charred, smoky flavor. Invite vegans COLEGGEKLOSARAKO to the cookout, too-these recipes flex and omnivores to feed everyone.

Grab a Spoon

These next-level pints are meant to be eaten straight out of the tub.

Making Waves

A new generation of Indian restaurants and bars is reinvigorating London’s dining scene.

THE BARBECUE OF CRADLE

CELEBRATING THE ROOTS AND EVOLUTION OF CARIBBEAN BARBECUE

SUMMER = party time

Take it outside with prep-ahead snacks and a big-batch pitcher cocktail for hands-off hosting once your guests arrive. Throwing this casual summer get-together is about as stressful as sipping a spritz on the patio.

TAKE HEART

Berries are the total package-sweet, tart, and bursting with heart-healthy nutrients. Read on to learn why these peak-season-right-now fruits are a tasty way to have a change of heart (for good!).

BEST BURGERS EVER

This month's agenda: Bust out the grill-or the grill pan, skillet, or griddle-and celebrate the return of long days, warm evenings, and flame-kissed dinners (and lunches, too, if we can swing it). These recipes celebrate the season's best between buns: beef, turkey, bison, and salmon burgers. Summer never tasted so good.

THE ESSENTIAL MAGIC OF JACQUES PEPIN

Jacques Pépin, one of the food world's living legends, reflects on a career that spans nearly eight decades.

MINUS THE MEAT

ENJOY HEARTY MAIN-DISH BOWLS THAT OFFER PROTEIN FROM A BOUNTY OF GRAINS, BEANS, SOY, EGGS, AND CHEESE. SEVERAL OF THE RECIPES ARE VEGAN OPTIONS.

BREAKFAST BENEFITS

START YOUR DAY IN A HEALTHY WAY WITH A TASTY BOWL OF HEARTY GRAINS, NUTRIENT-PACKED BERRIES, CRISP FRESH VEGGIES, AND HIGH-PROTEIN EGGS.

SMOOTHIE BOWLS

INSTEAD OF SIPPING YOUR CREAMY SMOOTHIE THROUGH A STRAW, SPOON IT FROM A BOWL OF BLENDED FRUIT, YOGURT, NUTS, AND SEEDS FOR A VIBRANT, NUTRIENT-PACKED MEAL.

BOUNTY OF THE SEA

UP YOUR INTAKE OF HEART-HEALTHY SEAFOOD WHEN YOU ENJOY THESE BOWLS BRIMMING WITH FISH AND SHELLFISH, FRESH VEGGIES, AND WHOLE GRAINS.

MAKE THE MOST OF MEAT

USE SMALL PORTIONS OF BEEF AND PORK AS FLAVOR ACCENTS INSTEAD OF AS THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE MEAL. BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH. BETTER FOR YOUR BUDGET.

CONTROL THE CARBS

BUILD THE BASE OF YOUR BOWLS WITH VEGGIES, HERBS, AND LEAN SOURCES OF PROTEIN INSTEAD OF GRAINS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO KEEP CARBS IN CHECK.

SPAIN'S BOUNTY

Across this diverse country, vintners balance tradition and innovation to produce world-class wines

Kernels of Wisdom

“Corn is the butter of the vegetable world,” says Sarah Grueneberg, chef and partner, with Meg Sahs, of Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio in Chicago

That's Not Champagne!

Belgian surrealist René Magritte’s paintings are famous for suggesting that all may not be as it appears, but in the case of a recent shipment of the “Champagne of Beers,” Belgian authorities are quite certain of one thing: Miller High Life is not Champagne

Unearthing a Showpiece Winery of Ancient Rome's Elite

There were some perks to being emperor in ancient Rome: authority over a mighty empire, vast riches, the right to distribute free grain and, apparently, owning your own private winery

Masseto Cellar Auction Raises More Than $400,000

An auction of wines straight from the cellars of Masseto, the renowned single-vineyard Merlot from Bolgheri, brought in impressive numbers at Sotheby’s this spring

Antinori To Be Stag's Leap's Sole Owner

Marchesi Antinori is solidifying its foothold in Napa Valley, buying complete control of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

2022 Bordeaux: Inflection Point

Even in a great vintage such as 2022, en primeur buying may be an outdated approach