Food! Glorious Food!

Sunset Magazine Is Sold to a California Private Equity Firm
By KIM SEVERSON

Toblerone vs. Poundland: A Food Fight With Peaks and Troughs
After the Swiss company reconfigured its iconic Matterhorn-shaped chocolate bar, the British discount chain released a rival, Twin Peaks. (Lawyers were called.)
By ALAN COWELL

PURSUITS
In Eataly, an Italian Amusement Park for Foodies


The new FICO Eataly World in Bologna is a million square feet of food: pasta, porchetta, gelato and more. And then there’s the volleyball court.
By EVAN RAIL

COOKBOOKS
The Year’s Best Baking Cookbooks, for Novices and Pros
Melissa Clark says seven favorites from 2017 all help dispel the fear of baking.
By MELISSA CLARK

A New African Tradition for Hanukkah


Ethiopian doro wat has a place on the table for the Festival of Lights.
By JOAN NATHAN
Recipe: Doro Wat (Ethiopian-Style Spicy Chicken)

CITY KITCHEN
Meat and Potatoes Get an Upgrade


City Kitchen
By DAVID TANIS
Recipe: Rosemary Rack of Lamb With Crushed Potatoes

Sicily’s Emerald Green Gem: the Bronte Pistachio


By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Recipe: Sicilian Pistachio Cake

Pasteles, a Puerto Rican Tradition, Have a Special Savor Now


By RACHEL WHARTON
Recipe: Puerto Rican Pasteles

How to Make Pasteles
Step-by-step instructions for assembling this traditional Puerto Rican holiday dish.

FRONT BURNER
A Shortcut for Fruitcakes and Holiday Sweets
A follow-up fruitcake mix from King Arthur Flour adds candied citrus peels.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

FRONT BURNER
New Chocolates From Thomas Keller
Bars from K & M, the chef’s project with the Tuscan olive oil producer Armando Manni, carry seasonal flavors.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

FRONT BURNER
An Old-Fashioned Route to Butter


The Churncraft makes more than a pound of butter at a time, and provides users with a workout, too. -- Only $240!
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

FRONT BURNER
A Stollen That’s Just Right
Bien Cuit’s version of the sweet German Christmas bread hits all the right notes.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

How to Make a Gingerbread House
This holiday project is easier than you think. Our step-by-step guide will show you how to bake, build and decorate your dream home.
By JULIA MOSKIN

Template for a Gingerbread House
Making a gingerbread house is the ultimate in cozy holiday projects. Get started using our printable template.

FRONT BURNER
Oil for Hanukkah Latkes
A cold-pressed grapeseed oil from Salute Santé is light, neutral and also kosher.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

WHAT TO COOK
What to Cook This Week


It’s the start of office-party season. Be kind to your body, as you can, and treat yourself to the opposite of stuffed jalapeños and Jaeger bombs.
By SAM SIFTON

WHAT TO COOK
What to Cook Today


Make something in your multicooker, if you have one, or embrace the start of the holiday baking season, with linzer trees, chocolate-mint thins or a Bundt cake.
By SAM SIFTON

WHAT TO COOK
What to Cook This Weekend
Have some game-day nachos or smoked chicken wings to pair with college football, or bake up some holiday cookies in keeping with the season.
By SAM SIFTON

EAT
Set Your Ice Cream Cake on Fire


You may find pleasure in the elegant details of the pistachio cake, lemon semifreddo and Italian meringue in this baked alaska, or just in torching it.
By GABRIELLE HAMILTON
Recipe: Baked Alaska

THE POUR
Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season
By Eric Asimov

Death of Jamaican Fast-Food Magnate Stuns Friends and Workers
By ASHLEY SOUTHALL and SEAN PICCOLI

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