Emily Heil

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Emily Heil

How I learned to stop stressing and just have people over for dinner (washingtonpost.com) How I learned to stop stressing and just have people over for dinner By Emily Heil 2025061615154000 For years, whenever I invited people over for a meal, it was a Big Production. I favored showstopping dishes, such as bo ssam or sides of poached salmon with elaborate mousseline sauces. Even regular dinner parties sometimes had themes. I sweated the small stuff.

1 week ago | postguam.com | Emily Heil

It seems that everything is getting hotter these days (see: the planet, and also Jennifer Lopez). Food, too, is amping up the heat. Screens and grocery shelves are full of ultra-kicked-up chips and blazing wings, and there’s hot honey everywhere. Which helps explain the appeal of a certain drink that might have crossed your social media feed, where people are swooning over glasses of sauvignon blanc garnished with slices of frozen jalapeño peppers.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Emily Heil

Jalapeños in sauvignon blanc? We tried the trend — and then some. (washingtonpost.com) Jalapeños in sauvignon blanc? We tried the trend — and then some. By Emily Heil 2025061117424700 It seems that everything is getting hotter these days (see: the planet, and also Jennifer Lopez). Food, too, is amping up the heat. Screens and grocery shelves are full of ultra-kicked-up chips and blazing wings, and there's hot honey everywhere.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Emily Heil

In recent years, drink cases at grocery stores and delis have been transformed into rainbow-colored seas. Cans of fizzy drinks — with Gen-Z-bait graphic design and bright hues — touting healthier-than-regular-soda properties are muscling up to the standard fare of bottled waters and juices.

3 weeks ago | unionleader.com | Emily Heil

For many federal workers, the return to the office after years of working remotely that the Trump administration mandated may have been bumpy, or it may have been welcome. And some people are finding the workplace is now permanently altered: Zooms aren’t going anywhere, and suits and heels might feel like a relic of the past. But can we talk about another aspect of office culture?