“The thought of pepperoni as the star ingredient in a pasta dish seems oddly inappropriate. Nonetheless (and trust me on this), it totally works! So much so that the end result can be a surprisingly elegant, delectably creamy creation.” One of life’s greatest delights is…

– EPISODE 1 – The Most Holy Trinity Church Cemetery, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York We’re very excited to present this very first episode of our captivating new series “Fascinating Cemetery Haunts”. This special series regularly features new photo-essays highlighting one of the many intriguing cemeteries…

“…once we kiss September goodbye and October arrives in all its glorious beauty, my cocktail cravings seem to myopically re-focus on just one spirit…bourbon.” As the days get shorter, the air crisper, and the leaves transform to the classic colors of fall, my go-to cocktail…

One fall evening, over dinner with our friend, Bobbie Jo (in case you were wondering, dinner was Garlicky Roast Chicken with Capers & Lemon, and lots of Italian bread to mop up the delicious sauce), we pondered on the forgotten histories of Johnstown’s working class…

delectable, crispy-outside, pillowy-inside gnocchi tossed in a velvety, nutty sauce of browned butter with plenty of crunchy-tender brussels sprouts–which provide the perfect, pleasantly bitter complement.

Last September, Kevin and I enjoyed a day trip photographing cemeteries along the rural back roads of southern Cambria and northwestern Bedford Counties in western Pennsylvania. Later in the day, we decided to make the little trek down the secluded, heavily-wooded one-lane gravel/dirt road in…

If you’re a regular reader of the New York Times Cooking page, then you know that the beginning of fall means that it’s time to make the wildly popular Plum Torte. THE Plum Torte, as it is otherwise known. Highlighting the small Italian prune plums…