Sara Bonisteel

Mar 3, 2025 | nytimes.com | Sara Bonisteel

They throw lots of things at the Carnival parades in New Orleans: plastic beads and stuffed animals, glittered shoes and doubloons, light-up swords and toilet plungers. But cookbooks? Food items have long been a favorite giveaway at the Carnival celebrations in New Orleans. Most famously, the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club hands out elaborately decorated coconuts, as has been its tradition since 1910.

Dec 18, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sara Bonisteel

Election. Eclipse. Eras Tour. As the new year approaches, the news moments of 2024 flash like the old ticker in Times Square. For readers of the New York Times Food section and New York Times Cooking, 2024 was a year of can't-miss restaurant reviews and lists, and must-cook recipes. But there was news to devour, too. Eric Asimov shared the story of Arjav Ezekiel, a restaurateur in Austin, Texas, who was for many years undocumented.

Oct 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sara Bonisteel |Priya Krishna |Nikita Richardson |Korsha Wilson

If you were to dig deep below New York City's streets, past the subway tunnels, you might expect to find thick layers of schist, gneiss and marble. But what you'd actually find is pizza, the cultural and emotional bedrock of a city that can't even coalesce around a single baseball team. Here, finding a decent slice is as easy as jaywalking. But finding a great slice, one that's worth eating down to that last bite of crust, is much harder.

Jul 16, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sara Bonisteel

Pete followed the flavor, often to Queens, for long-simmered West African delights, Egyptian specialty sandwiches and roasted cold noodles. To find Forever Jerk, he stalked a smoke trail to a stretch of Flatlands Avenue, where Oneil Reid, the chef and owner, has set up one of three Forever Jerk stands in the city. (Pete gave no stars to restaurants he reviewed during the pandemic.

Oct 22, 2023 | nytimes.com | Regan Stephens |Nikita Richardson |Brett Anderson |Priya Krishna |Sara Bonisteel

In the Where to Eat: 25 Best series, we're highlighting our favorite restaurants in cities across the United States. These lists will be updated as restaurants close and open, and as we find new gems to recommend. As always, we pay for all of our meals and do not accept free items. Rittenhouse Square | American, FrenchImage On Sunday afternoons at this restaurant, you might find perfect French omelets, plates of chickpea panisse and some of Philadelphia's best chefs eating lunch on their day off.