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A Prague Restaurant Celebrates Classic Dishes With a Novel Approach
At Kuchyn, which opened in July, there is no menu, only a stove with pots and pans where you lift the lids, engage your senses and choose your meal by trusting your gut.
Customers survey various dishes at Kuchyn in Prague.
Kuchyn, Hradcanske namesti 1; kuchyn.ambi.cz. The average price of a meal for two, without drinks or tip is 1,000 koruna, about $45.
By Joann Plockova
With Cultivation, Have Oysters Become Too Perfect?
Farmers are perfecting dainty, briny, name-brand products to supply America’s thriving raw bars — making something more predictable out of what was once wild.
The engineered glory of Virginia’s White Stone oysters, with their smooth meat and pearlescent shells.
By Wyatt Williams
Restaurant Wants to Use Marijuana to Ease Lobsters’ Pain. Slow Your Roll, Maine Says.
Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor, Me., wants to sedate lobsters with marijuana to make killing them more humane. Regulators have other ideas.
By Mihir Zaveri
Debunking the myth about milk and mucus
By Susan Perry
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Sacramento Bee Bad Restaurant Review
The Diplomat offers a warm patio and little else for diners near the Capitol
BY KATE WASHINGTON
A Breakthrough for U.S. Troops: Combat-Ready Pizza
You’ve tried the rest, now try the longest-lasting: M.R.E. pizza, developed at an Army laboratory in Natick, Mass., is designed to remain fresh in storage for up to three years.
By Dave Philipps
Nafta’s Fate Hinges on a Four-Letter Word: Milk
A selection of Canadian cheese at a store in Ottawa. The United States imports $137 million worth of Canadian dairy products, compared with the $470 million it exports annually, according to Canadian officials
By Jennifer Steinhauer
From Farm to Blockchain: Walmart Tracks Its Lettuce
The giant retailer will begin requiring lettuce and spinach suppliers to contribute to a blockchain database that can rapidly pinpoint contamination.
By Michael Corkery and Nathaniel Popper
The Single Best Thing to Cook With Chicken Breasts
Chicken francese is quick, lemony, buttery Italian-American comfort food.
The single best use of boneless, skinless chicken breasts? This Italian-American staple, with its lemony, buttery pan sauce.
By Julia Moskin
Recipe: Chicken Francese
A GOOD APPETITE
Sheet-Pan Suppers Without the Meat
Vegetarians don’t have to miss out on the glory of the sheet-pan dinner: Chickpeas, tofu and black beans are all great proteins to build a meal around.
Pair cauliflower and roasted lemon with spiced chickpeas for a satisfying sheet-pan meal.
By Melissa Clark
Recipes: Sheet-Pan Tostadas With Black Beans and Peppers | Spiced Chickpeas With Cauliflower and Roasted Lemon | Sheet-Pan Crisp Tofu and Sweet Potatoes
FRONT BURNER
Sophisticated Spreads From the Heartland
Savory lardo and ground pork belly join La Quercia’s cured meat spread lineup.
Spreadable lard and pork belly join La Quercia’s ’nduja in the refrigerator case.
By Florence Fabricant
FRONT BURNER
The Ultimate Facebook for Chile-Heads
‘An Anarchy of Chilies’ catalogs the world’s hottest peppers according to their place on the Scoville scale.
By Florence Fabricant
FRONT BURNER
Pot and Strainer All in One
Holes in the lid of this roomy cooking pot let the cook drain liquid without losing the noodles.
Only $99! Circulon Symmetry Casserole With Locking Straining Lid, $99.99, chefscatalog.com.
By Florence Fabricant
Cocktails the Lazy Way, at the End of the Day
You don’t need a lot of ingredients or equipment to whip up a sophisticated antidote to a hard day’s work.
Sweet vermouth topped up with seltzer tastes like the best soft drink ever.
By Rosie Schaap
Recipes: Lazy Old-Fashioned | Vermouth Spritz
Never Heard of Bolivian Wine? That May Be About to Change
Vineyards at Tierra Roja are managed using biodynamic farming methods. Christian Villamor started the business by making wine in his bedroom.
By Shaun Pett
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20 Wines Under $20: When Any Night Can Be a Weeknight
When you come home and you just want to flop, you want a wine that is inexpensive and undemanding. But that doesn’t mean the wine can’t be great.
20 Wines, Each Under $20
21 PhotosView Slide Show ›
By Eric Asimov
Applebee’s and Chili’s have cheap happy hours. But are they any good? We ranked five chains to find out.
A Frozen Blue Hawaiian and a Fridays 'Rita at TGI Fridays in Upper Marlboro, Md.
Oktoberfest: Photos from inside Germany's beer-flowing tradition
By Matt McClain
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Walmart’s new line of wines is just the juice that bargain-hunting Americans need
Two examples of Walmart’s new Winemakers Selection line. (Deb Lindsey/For The Washington Post)
By Dave McIntyre
A Prague Restaurant Celebrates Classic Dishes With a Novel Approach
At Kuchyn, which opened in July, there is no menu, only a stove with pots and pans where you lift the lids, engage your senses and choose your meal by trusting your gut.
Customers survey various dishes at Kuchyn in Prague.
Kuchyn, Hradcanske namesti 1; kuchyn.ambi.cz. The average price of a meal for two, without drinks or tip is 1,000 koruna, about $45.
By Joann Plockova
With Cultivation, Have Oysters Become Too Perfect?
Farmers are perfecting dainty, briny, name-brand products to supply America’s thriving raw bars — making something more predictable out of what was once wild.
The engineered glory of Virginia’s White Stone oysters, with their smooth meat and pearlescent shells.
By Wyatt Williams
Restaurant Wants to Use Marijuana to Ease Lobsters’ Pain. Slow Your Roll, Maine Says.
Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor, Me., wants to sedate lobsters with marijuana to make killing them more humane. Regulators have other ideas.
By Mihir Zaveri
Debunking the myth about milk and mucus
By Susan Perry
THINGS EDITORS LIKE
T Suggests: Alluringly Ugly Candles, Quietly Elegant Shoes and More
A roundup of things T editors — and a few contributors — are excited about in a given week.
Sacramento Bee Bad Restaurant Review
The Diplomat offers a warm patio and little else for diners near the Capitol
BY KATE WASHINGTON
A Breakthrough for U.S. Troops: Combat-Ready Pizza
You’ve tried the rest, now try the longest-lasting: M.R.E. pizza, developed at an Army laboratory in Natick, Mass., is designed to remain fresh in storage for up to three years.
By Dave Philipps
Nafta’s Fate Hinges on a Four-Letter Word: Milk
A selection of Canadian cheese at a store in Ottawa. The United States imports $137 million worth of Canadian dairy products, compared with the $470 million it exports annually, according to Canadian officials
By Jennifer Steinhauer
From Farm to Blockchain: Walmart Tracks Its Lettuce
The giant retailer will begin requiring lettuce and spinach suppliers to contribute to a blockchain database that can rapidly pinpoint contamination.
By Michael Corkery and Nathaniel Popper
The Single Best Thing to Cook With Chicken Breasts
Chicken francese is quick, lemony, buttery Italian-American comfort food.
The single best use of boneless, skinless chicken breasts? This Italian-American staple, with its lemony, buttery pan sauce.
By Julia Moskin
Recipe: Chicken Francese
A GOOD APPETITE
Sheet-Pan Suppers Without the Meat
Vegetarians don’t have to miss out on the glory of the sheet-pan dinner: Chickpeas, tofu and black beans are all great proteins to build a meal around.
Pair cauliflower and roasted lemon with spiced chickpeas for a satisfying sheet-pan meal.
By Melissa Clark
Recipes: Sheet-Pan Tostadas With Black Beans and Peppers | Spiced Chickpeas With Cauliflower and Roasted Lemon | Sheet-Pan Crisp Tofu and Sweet Potatoes
FRONT BURNER
Sophisticated Spreads From the Heartland
Savory lardo and ground pork belly join La Quercia’s cured meat spread lineup.
Spreadable lard and pork belly join La Quercia’s ’nduja in the refrigerator case.
By Florence Fabricant
FRONT BURNER
The Ultimate Facebook for Chile-Heads
‘An Anarchy of Chilies’ catalogs the world’s hottest peppers according to their place on the Scoville scale.
By Florence Fabricant
FRONT BURNER
Pot and Strainer All in One
Holes in the lid of this roomy cooking pot let the cook drain liquid without losing the noodles.
Only $99! Circulon Symmetry Casserole With Locking Straining Lid, $99.99, chefscatalog.com.
By Florence Fabricant
Cocktails the Lazy Way, at the End of the Day
You don’t need a lot of ingredients or equipment to whip up a sophisticated antidote to a hard day’s work.
Sweet vermouth topped up with seltzer tastes like the best soft drink ever.
By Rosie Schaap
Recipes: Lazy Old-Fashioned | Vermouth Spritz
Never Heard of Bolivian Wine? That May Be About to Change
Vineyards at Tierra Roja are managed using biodynamic farming methods. Christian Villamor started the business by making wine in his bedroom.
By Shaun Pett
THE POUR
20 Wines Under $20: When Any Night Can Be a Weeknight
When you come home and you just want to flop, you want a wine that is inexpensive and undemanding. But that doesn’t mean the wine can’t be great.
20 Wines, Each Under $20
21 PhotosView Slide Show ›
By Eric Asimov
Applebee’s and Chili’s have cheap happy hours. But are they any good? We ranked five chains to find out.
A Frozen Blue Hawaiian and a Fridays 'Rita at TGI Fridays in Upper Marlboro, Md.
Oktoberfest: Photos from inside Germany's beer-flowing tradition
By Matt McClain
Food
Walmart’s new line of wines is just the juice that bargain-hunting Americans need
Two examples of Walmart’s new Winemakers Selection line. (Deb Lindsey/For The Washington Post)
By Dave McIntyre
