Food! Glorious Food!

On the Menu in Moscow, Soviet-Era Nostalgia

Themed eateries in the Russian capital cater to a taste for the past, recalling Black Sea vacations, Space Race euphoria and the days of service without a smile.
By ANASTASIA MIARI

America’s Dairy Farmers Are Hurting. A Giant Merger Could Make Things Worse.

The largest dairy co-op in the United States is in talks to acquire Dean Foods, a milk processing company that sought bankruptcy protection last month.
By DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY

DEADLY GERMS, LOST CURES

Denmark Raises Antibiotic-Free Pigs. Why Can’t the U.S.?

American pigs are raised on a liberal diet of antibiotics, fueling the rise of resistant germs. Danish pork producers are proving there’s a better way.
By ANDREW JACOBS

TRAVEL TIPS

How to Have a 5-Star Hotel Experience in Paris Without Booking a Room

Aimez-vous le luxe?
By AMY TARA KOCH

EAT

The Key to a Perfect Italian-American Sauce

Pickled peppers elevate a pan sauce that you can use on veal, on pork, on beef, on chicken.


Veal chops in cherry pepper sauce.
By SAM SIFTON

NONFICTION

Writing, and Cooking, Across Borders

In “Of Morsels and Marvels,” the Guadeloupean novelist Maryse Condé writes about the links between her culinary and literary passions.
By CHARLOTTE DRUCKMAN

FRONT BURNER

A New Turkey for the Season

D’Artagnan now sells a free-range turkey raised on scrap vegetables.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

FRONT BURNER

Say ‘Seasons Greetings’ With Chocolate


Sweeter Cards offer a thoughtful card with a little something extra — a full-size chocolate bar.
By AMELIA NIERENBERG

Call It a Crime of Pasta

The famous pasta-making women of Bari, Italy, are worried that a crackdown on contraband orecchiette pasta could threaten their way of life.


Angela Lastella placing her home-made orecchiette outside her home in Bari, Italy.
By JASON HOROWITZ

Cheesy and Spicy

Saucy and extremely fast, the YouTube celebrity Maangchi’s cheese buldak (fire chicken) needs no introduction: Its cheese pull speaks for itself.


By EMILY WEINSTEIN

13 Next-Level Kitchen Gifts

By Becky Krystal

Take the sweetest trip around the country with these 14 American regional cookie recipes

By Becky Krystal