Adding water to a dressing was something I gleaned from one of the more famous salads of our time, the insalata verde at the New York institution Via Carota. Once I noticed it in that recipe, I saw it ...

Being a chef who grew up in Santa Fe, N.M., but cooks in Los Angeles, I have sometimes found it difficult to find ingredients I ate as a boy and still like to cook. I used to import all my own New ...

In 14th century France, Pope John XXII created a new, official Vatican position: grand moutardier du pape, the official mustard-maker for then pope. It was a decision guided by both the pope’s ...