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Ruby Tandoh writes about how the Maillard reaction, in which food undergoes a chemical process that results in browning, has entered the Zeitgest.

When it comes to delicious, flavorful cuisine around the country, it’s hard not to mention New York and New Orleans in the conversation. With a melting pot of people and cultures present in each, many transplants and immigrants have also brought along the recipes of their ancestors and elders. That’s why when Food & Wine […]

This weeks column from Tom Carpenter.

Why djon-djon mushrooms are prized by Haitians around the world.

The new mystery series shows that decency doesn’t have to be boring.

Fiction in translation

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The late, great Raymond Chandler and his private eye live on as potential IP for new books, video games, TV projects, graphic novels and more.

Femicide—the killing of women—is the subject of Patrícia Melo’s experimental novel, set on the edge of the Brazilian rainforest.

Writers have condemned the systemic violence against women