Restaurants to Customers: Don’t Call Us, We Won’t Call You
When restaurants abandon their phone lines, it can make the lives of employees easier but leave diners confused and frustrated — or relieved.
By Victoria Petersen

On the Cajun Coast, a Chef Grapples With Threats to a Seafood Tradition
From her New Orleans restaurant, Melissa Martin sees the environmental damage that could end the region’s rich culture of food and fishing.
By Brett Anderson

McDonald’s, now with higher prices, topped $23 billion in revenue in 2021.
Profit soared 59 percent from a year earlier, to $7.5 billion.
McDonald’s said global revenues for 2021 reached the highest level since 2016.
By Julie Creswell

Top 10 cooks in fiction
From PG Wodehouse’s ‘peerless’ Anatole to John Lanchester’s merciless Tarquin Winot, a novelist chooses her favourite kitchen creations
Annabel Abbs

A GOOD APPETITE
This Scottish Chicken Soup Is Its Own Kind of Medicine
Rich with chicken, leeks and prunes, this cock-a-leekie soup from Melissa Clark is a penicillin of a different order.

The rich fruitiness of prunes sets this recipe apart from many chicken soups.
By Melissa Clark

A Brand-New Cake From a Pastry Paradise
Paris’s Left Bank is brimming with sweets, including the financiers that inspired this elegant and easygoing dessert.

By Dorie Greenspan

The Accidental Vegetarian
Vegetable-centric meals aren’t just delicious; they’re also incredibly well suited for weeknight cooking.
By Nikita Richardson

A paleo-friendly chicken soup owes its velvety texture to a Cantonese cooking technique

By Ann Maloney

By The Way
Dragons, dumplings and draft beer: How three cities are celebrating Lunar New Year
By Huong Truong, Youngrae Kim and Amanda Villarosa

How to make the perfect pork (or chicken, duck or tofu) larb – recipe
Larb, larp, laap, lap … however you spell it, this salty-sour staple of south-east Asia has myriad versions, which won’t stop our resident perfectionist from seeking out the best

Felicity Cloake

The Best Wine Glass for Any Occasion: Our Critic Reviews 5 New Contenders
Each turns holding and swirling a goblet into a rare and sensual pleasure. But how do they differ when it comes to experiencing the wine?

These five high-end glasses are intended for all wines.Credit…Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
By Eric Asimov