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Eater’s Guide to the Holidays

Want to Become a Restaurant VIP? Bring Holiday Gifts. When Christmas Is Just Another Day at the Restaurant, New Traditions Form A Sip of Latine Holiday Tradition Christmas Tamales by the Dozen, the Hundreds, the Tens of Thousands For Many…

Want to Become a Restaurant VIP? Bring Holiday Gifts.

On Thanksgiving Day seven years ago, I had the worst shift of my restaurant career. I was waiting tables at a high-profile restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Instead of opening for normal business hours, the restaurant served continuously from noon to…

A Sip of Latine Holiday Tradition

Growing up in a Mexican household, it never truly felt like the holidays until my abuela, very aptly, broke out the yellow box of Abuelita chocolate from the tiny cupboard next to the stove. My family and I would decorate…

All the Tools for Making a Mouthwatering Bûche de Noël

I would love to know which ancient Christmas wizard took a puff of Chronic and invented the bûche de Noël, the iconic dessert log that likely originated in medieval France and exploded in popularity in Europe during the Victorian era,…

A Vanilla Chiffon Cake Recipe That’s Ready to Roll

A bûche de Noël is only as good as its cake. This recipe for vanilla chiffon cake delivers a perfect, fluffy, thin sheet of deliciousness that’s easy to make and even easier to roll up — if the pastry gods…

How to Make a Bûche de Noël From Scratch

The swirl; the cracks. Any avid watcher of The Great British Bake Off is familiar with the pitfalls of the Swiss roll, aka the roll cake, the yule log, the bûche de Noël. But this impressive-looking dessert — simply a sponge…