Zuni Café’s Hamburger Recipe
#RecipesMade to exacting standards, the hamburger at Zuni Café, in San Francisco, is legendary. First, grass-fed beef is salted well in advance of grinding, which gives the meat its succulence.…
The Revolution That Wasn’t: Disillusioned Ukrainians Head to Polls
#PoliticsA bus passes a campaign poster of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Lviv, Ukraine. His re-election bid trails the frontrunner in Sunday’s vote.…
What Makes This Soup So Good?
#RecipesTHIS IS JUST LIKE religion to me. That’s how I think about it,” Jim Golden said, sitting on his tin-roofed porch overlooking the Buckhannon River in north-central West Virginia. It was early December and Mr.…
We Put 4 Potato-Mashing Techniques to the Test
#FoodOn ), mashed potatoes are, for many, an integral part of the meal, with its craters serving as tidal pools for gravy and cranberry sauce. To mess them up is a tragedy disappointment.…
A Proper English Roast in a Half Hour
#RecipesHOT HEAD Little Gem lettuce has juicy, substantial leaves that sweeten nicely with a very quick braise.…
Why Serious Cooks Are In Love With Frozen Food
#Recipes_Maybe you think of frozen food as over-processed and overpriced, a wasteland of pizza rolls and tater tots. If so, may I suggest a stroll down your supermarket’s iciest aisle? There, a new wave is cresting.…
The Simplest Steak Dinner
#RecipesHOT TIP A quick blanching of the green beans draws out their sweetness and helps release starch to lend body to the sauce.…
Mexico’s New Focus to Stem Violent Culture: Children
#Crime #MexicoPUEBLA, Mexico—When Lupita Pérez Parra was a young girl, struggling to learn how to read, her mother would punish her by pricking her fingers with a sewing needle. Years later, when Ms. Pérez became frustrated at her own children, she found herself meting out the same painful punishment.…
Women Don’t Belong in Combat Units
#Politics #GenderFemale Marine recruits in boot camp in Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 27, 2013. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images…