Kitchen Hacks

More than a thousand tips that save not only your current recipe, but also time and money

Skip all the panicked calls to mom and save your laptop keyboard from sticky egg yolk and flour-covered fingers—solve your next cooking challenge with one of the most useful books we’ve come across in a while: “Kitchen Hacks.” The book compiles more than 1,000 of the best tested ideas and solutions that have been featured in Cook’s Illustrated magazine (in the Quick Tips section), and …

Tiki Your Time This Fall and Winter

Three new seasonal cocktails from NYC's best tiki bar with a view

Over the summer, NYC saw a much needed boom in the tiki cocktail scene. With the East Village’s Mother of Pearl, the West Village’s The Happiest Hour—and the latter’s creative collaboration with the Sixty Hotel LES’ Tiki Tabu—all serving some of the city’s best mixed drinks. Tiki Tabu began as a summertime, rooftop pop-up with two open air balconies, but based on its success thus …

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Too Many Cooks

Presents for wannabe chefs, foodies and anybody whose favorite room is the kitchen

The right tools and ingredients are essential in the kitchen. A great cookbook acts as a necessary guide for exploration, while a little personality in utensils make the experience altogether more enjoyable. And of course, with much of cooking and baking, precision is key and reliable devices deliver the best results. Whether you’re tenured in the kitchen, just getting started or enjoy watching someone deserved …