Do real women drink red? This essay from wine writer Lettie Teague challenges some annoyingly pervasive gender wine stereotypes.
What to Talk About
How to strike up a conversation at a cocktail party, in an elevator with your boss’s boss, and other potentially awkward situations.
Sheet Pan Suppers
Some nights—most nights—you’d give darn near anything to summon dinner with just a single pan. Here’s how.
The Jewish Food of My Childhood
The late Joan Rivers indulges us with her inimitable, opinionated, and fond way of seeing the food of her childhood.
Nursery Rhymes For Parents
All your favorite nursery rhyme characters—all grown up, new to parenthood, and in desperate need of a stiff drink.
A Day in the Life of a Vegan Grocery Cashier
More than just a spoof on vegans and stereotypes, this humorous essay begs a little self-questioning.
Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good
Some things don’t make sense at the time but later seem perfectly in place. Kat Flinn explains in her memoir.
Little Cabinet of Horrors
You haven’t experienced horror until you’ve confronted the inside of a spice cabinet or spice drawer after a decade of neglect.
Drinking with Men
Writer Rosie Schaap defends a woman’s inalienable right to pull up a barstool and drink alongside the best of the gents.
My Fishing Trophy
Girls like to fish, too, you know. Sometimes they even win fishing contests and shame the menfolk in their families. Just sayin’.