In 2002, I was settling into my first apartment—a tiny place with questionable lighting and a kitchen barely big enough for one. Fresh out of college and starting my first real job, I was determined ...

Molly McArdle is Food & Wine's Updates Editor. She has written and edited stories about food, wine, culture, place, and technology for more than 15 years. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, GQ ...

I've been a fan of Nigella Lawson since her debut on US television in the early 2000s, when I was a teenager. Now I'm the same age she was in those early episodes of Nigella Bites. I get a little ...

When it comes to convenient, delicious home cooking, few can hold a candle to the "Barefoot Contessa" herself, Ina Garten. She's a legend among foodies and for good reason — from her simple, ...