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“When did you become such an adventurous eater?” my mom often asks me, after I’ve squealed about some meal involving jamón ibérico or numbing spices. The answer is, I don’t know, but I can think of moments throughout my life…

One of the most influential restaurants of the past 20 years got its start as a hot dog cart. In 2001, New York restaurateur Danny Meyer (the nascent empire builder then best known for Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern)…

Fall inspires lots of plans: apple picking, haunted hayrides, hitting that swimming hole that’s finally free of summer crowds. But when it comes down to it, celebrating September requires nothing more than emerging from an air conditioner-fueled haze to finally…

For chef Nite Yun, a 2018 Eater Young Gun and the author of the just-released cookbook, My Cambodia, an ingredient as simple as corn can be transportive. “When we would go out to barbecues or have family gatherings, grilled corn…

For Lee Kalpakis, the author of Out There: A Camper Cookbook, cooking in the woods is about making do and being adaptable. It’s a lesson she had to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she traded in her Bushwick loft for…

Once was, a thermos of hot cocoa, a couple granola bars, and a can of beans would cut it for sustenance on a camping trip. But now the bar has been raised, so to speak. “People are taking more care…

It is quite possible to go camping and entirely subsist on bars. Or so I’m told. I haven’t camped since high school because indoor plumbing is a modern marvel and it feels silly to purposefully remove myself from its splendor.…

Camping season means it’s time to pack the car, gather friends and loved ones, and head boldly forth to revel in the wonders of the natural world. Sure, that may include bug bites, sunburn, and a less-than-optimal night’s sleep on…

If the constellation of your interests includes stars for both food and camping, you can probably visualize what it should look like to cook outdoors: a roaring wood fire and slabs of meat on an iron grill, vegetables resting on…