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3 weeks ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Credit: Food & Wine / Amazon If you love to cook (or just love to eat), you know that how food is presented is almost as important as how it tastes. When we spend so much time and energy preparing a dish, we want it to be both beautiful and delicious, and dinnerware plays a big part in that. A great dinnerware set is part of the dining experience. Too often, though, the dinnerware we want is quite expensive.
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1 month ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Credit: Food & Wine / Amazon When it comes to kitchen equipment, knowing when to splurge and when to save can be a tricky endeavor. After all, there’s no comparing quality cookware with flimsy, cheaply made imposters. But at the same time, do you really need to spend more than $20 for a quality vegetable peeler? (No.) It’s easy to get caught up in the confusion of it all, especially when it comes to practical pieces like bowls.
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1 month ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Credit: Owala Water tumblers are now a regular part of our lives. It’s hard to imagine that there was ever a time when good hydration was achieved only through glassware or toxic single-use plastic bottles. Tumblers have come a long way in the last few years, evolving from a status symbol to an everyday item we can’t live without. While it may be easy to find cheap tumblers online, they’re usually cheap for a reason, so it’s important to know the good brands from the bad.
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1 month ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Credit: Food & Wine / Williams Sonoma Few small appliance brands are more renowned for their exceptional quality and charming aesthetic than British-based Haden. Effortlessly combining vintage-inspired, classic style with modern functionality, Haden’s pieces add a chic touch to any kitchen, and we love showing them off on our countertops.
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1 month ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Photo: Food & Wine / Amazon My mom is incredible. Growing up, she stayed home with my brothers and me, and worked hard to create a beautiful home that pulsed with happiness. Every holiday felt magical because of her festive decorating and contagious joy. Her tables were beautifully set with perfectly coordinated color schemes and sentimental vintage dishes and glassware. For all her domestic talents, though, there was one task she never quite warmed to — cooking.
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2 months ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Photo: Food & Wine / Amazon Camping season is here, and with it comes the excitement of roasted marshmallows, freshly caught fish sizzling over an open flame, and more delicious memories just waiting to be made. Cooking in the great outdoors is always fun, but it can be tricky. Contending with the absence of modern conveniences such as refrigeration and convection ovens and setting up a working but portable kitchen can be challenging.
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2 months ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Photo: Food & Wine / Amazon Warm weather has finally arrived, which means it’s time to uncover the grill, dust off the tongs, and ignite the fire that will kick off barbecue season. Most at-home grill masters have fiery feelings about all things barbecue. Perhaps the most hotly debated topic is whether a charcoal or gas grill is the superior choice. Of course, there are pros and cons to each. Gas offers better temperature control, quicker cooking, ease of use, and more precision.
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2 months ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Photo: Food & Wine / Amazon I live in Oregon, which is known for being one of the rainier parts of the country, and honestly, I love it. There's something romantic about the drizzle and the coziness it brings. I have to admit, though, that after months and months of wet weather, there's nothing better than those first warm days of spring and summer. It’s a time for beach days, sidewalk chalk, and homemade lemonade.
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2 months ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Photo: Food & Wine / Amazon My husband and I met in culinary school about 15 years ago, and we both work in the food industry. He’s a chef at a fabulous steakhouse, and I’m a food writer constantly testing kitchen tools and developing recipes. You would think that when we have a day off together, we’d spend it as far away from the kitchen as possible, but cooking is what brought us together, and it’s our favorite thing to do on date night.
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2 months ago | 
foodandwine.com | Lindsay Parrill
Photo: Food & Wine / Getty Images I graduated from culinary school about 15 years ago, and since then, many things in my life have changed. As a food writer, I’m often sent new products to test in my own kitchen. Throughout this review process, I’m constantly reminded that when it comes to kitchen equipment, nothing beats a classic. Many things in my life have changed in the last decade and a half, but not the kitchen tools I find myself reaching for every day.
