A GOOD APPETITE
An Easy, Thrilling Tofu Recipe for Just About Any Resolution
This grain bowl, finished in with a sweet chile sauce, is perfect for the vegetarian curious or anyone wanting lighter fare.

A simple to make, complex in flavor sauce anchors this adaptable grain bowl.
By MELISSA CLARK

What’s With All the Different Salts? Here’s How to Use Them.
Table salt, kosher salt, finishing salt: The choice can be confusing, but we offer a little explanation and advice.

Salt comes in many varieties. Black salt often gets its color from purified charcoal. Red and gray salts have traces of clay; pink salt can get its hue from algae or clay; smoking salt over an open fire turns it golden-beige.
By MELISSA CLARK

Making a Cooking Resolution? These 9 Recipes Will Get You Started.
Whether you want to eat less meat, bake more crowd-pleasing desserts or (finally) learn how to cook, here are some first steps for the new year.
By TANYA SICHYNSKY

Mike Grgich Dies at 100; His Wine Stunned the French by Besting Theirs
A Croatian immigrant’s California chardonnay was judged the top one in a famous Paris tasting. He later established his own acclaimed winery in Napa Valley.

Mike Grgich in 1980 with a bottle his California winery produced. A Croatian immigrant, he struggled for years to establish himself in Napa Valley.
By ERIC ASIMOV

Bill Granger, Chef Who Brought Avocado Toast to the World, Dies at 54
His breakfast cuisine catapulted Australian cafe culture to international acclaim, although some saw his best-known dish as an example of millennial excess.

Bill Granger handing out plates of scrambled eggs in Tokyo in 2006. Known for serving unfussy but sophisticated fare, he popularized Australian cafe culture around the globe.
By NATASHA FROST