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How Cookbooks Write (and Rewrite) History
What nine different recipes for Brunswick stew—a Southern staple—have to say about race, memory, and how the history of food gets written.
By Sam Worley
Introducing the Brunch Sandwich of Your Dreams: The Diner Deluxe
This sandwich is everything. Because it contains everything.
By Adina Steiman
'A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches' Is a Tasty Break From Tradition
A new cookbook that will make you laugh and feed you well.
By Paula Forbes
Where Soul Food Really Comes From
An expert schools us on the roots of one of America's earliest cuisines—and what's hot in soul food cooking right now.
By Sam Worley
The Secret History of the All-American Diner
These renegade restaurants might not be as sordid as they once were. But their devilish, all-American charms still seduce us.
By Michael Stern
The Secret Diner Trick to Super-Fast, Super-Crispy Bacon
It all starts with a French technique.
By Eric Gillin
How to Make Diner-Style French Toast at Home
Nobody said the hunt for perfect diner French toast would be easy. Nobody warned it'd take this much coffee, either.
By David Tamarkin
Steakburger with Tangy Caramelized Onions
This luxe burger gets its umami-packed richness from dry-aged steak. One bite of the juicy patty, steak sauce–flavored onions, and rich herb butter and you'll know it's worth every penny.
By Rhoda Boone
Upgrade Your Summer Salad With Country Fried Salad
Because salad is so much better topped with crispy, crunchy deep-fried steak.
By Katherine Sacks
Diner-Style Western Omelet
Filled with ham, bell pepper, and onions, this diner classic is also sometimes called a “Denver Omelet.”
By Anna Stockwell
Diner-Style French Toast
When it’s French toast you want, diner-style is the only way to go.
By David Tamarkin
Beer-Can Cabbage
Beer-Can Chicken, step aside. Cabbage becomes the star of any backyard barbecue with this awesome beer-steaming-plus-grilling technique. It's a smoky, sweet vegetarian play on pulled pork for Beer-Can Cabbage Sandwiches, but the chopped cabbage can also be served as a side dish.
By Katherine Sacks
This Secret Sauce From D.C. Belongs on Everything
Bright red mumbo sauce from D.C. is a little sweet, a little spicy, and all kinds of good. Here's how to make it.
By Tommy Werner
Beer-Can Cabbage Sandwiches
Cabbage becomes the star of any backyard barbecue with this awesome beer can–inspired technique.
By Katherine Sacks
Meet Alabama Barbecue Sauce (aka Grilled Chicken's Best Friend)
In the 1920s, a railroad man named Big Bob Gibson came up with a mayo-based barbecue sauce for chicken. One hundred years later, there's a reason people still love it.
By Sam Worley
Diner-Style Patty Melt
This classic diner mash-up of a grilled cheese sandwich and a hamburger is stuffed with a tangle of sweet pan-seared onions.
By Anna Stockwell
Diner-Style Buttermilk Pancakes
Buttermilk, baking soda, and seltzer unite to create these extra-fluffy pancakes. Their large size is classic for diners, but you can make them easier to flip by using smaller scoops, if you like.
By Katherine Sacks
Four Recipes for Summery Comfort Food
Just because the days are starting to warm up, that's no reason to set comfort food aside.
By Joe Sevier
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10 North Carolina Barbecue Classics
All the recipes you need to get North Carolina barbecue right.
By Tommy Werner
Basic Veggie Burgers
Roasted broccoli and seitan add bulk to this vegan burger from Tyler Kord, chef at cult favorite sandwich shop No. 7 Sub in New York City.
By Tyler Kord