David Leite

The one thing that can get David to exercise and watch what he eats? The doctor-issued threat of life without pistachio gelato. (Gasp!)

One of Portugal's most beloved dishes, these deep-fried fritters are a melding of salt cod, potato, and onion that are readily devoured.

Sonhos--Portuguese for "dreams"--is an apt name for Portugal's dreamy doughnuts that are as easy to make as they are to eat.

A late-summer classic, this corn chowder is replete with corn, potatoes, onion, and bacon. Mmmm good.

"Where have you been all my life?" That's a common refrain we're hearing from those who've tasted these breakfast all-in-ones.

A classic Thai trick for imparting a lot of oomph without a lot of ingredients or expense.

Sort through a century of American history, decade by decade, and explore the ginormous shift in how we think about food.

A favorite holiday dish, beef Wellington is beef fillet slathered with pate, covered in a dice of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry, and baked.

Julia Child didn't mess around when it came to breakfast. Here her velvety hollandaise sauce is spooned over poached eggs, ham, and brioche, to marvelous effect.

Sweet custard flecked with flakes of coconut are what you can expect from pasteis de coco, a dessert classic from Portugal.

David finds that the best way to secure his family's unwritten Portuguese recipes is to videotape his mom in the kitchen.

A Thai-inspired chicken soup from chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten that's fragrant with lemongrass and infused with the sweetly sour flavors of southeast Asia.

Sometimes called a volcano cake, this much ballyhooed molten dessert is, quite literally, bursting--er, oozing--with chocolate.

Perhaps the most iconic and indispensable ingredient in Moroccan cooking. And perhaps the easiest thing to make ever.

Light, airy, lofty, tender, and lovely, this classic chiffon cake from the venerable Joy of Cooking deserves a comeback.