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THE 2019 JAMES BEARD AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

We’re thrilled to announce our 2019 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists! Read on for the semifinalists in all categories, from Best New Restaurant to Outstanding Chef. We’ll announce the final Restaurant and Chef Award nominees, as… 

WHY A GRAPE TURNS INTO A FIREBALL IN A MICROWAVE

THE INTERNET IS full of videos of thoughtful people setting things on fire. Here’s a perennial favorite: Cleave a grape in half, leaving a little skin connecting the two hemispheres. Blitz it in the microwave for five seconds.… 

The Murky Ethics of the Ugly-Produce Business

Do you know what baby carrots actually are? For me, the baby-carrot jig was up a couple years ago. I’m not sure what I’d believed about them previously: Were they actual babies? Were they a…