Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

Have you seen those stories saying smoked foods are trending for 2017? Really? Well, in the South, smoked foods aren’t trending. They’re a staple. Ham? Barbecue? Bacon? Where would everyday Southern ...

This is hot-smoked salmon, not lox, which is cold-smoked at a much lower temperature. Hot-smoking, which is much easier for the home cook, results in a bright orange slab that can be used in a salad ...

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Just about every night this time of year, the most seductive smell breezes into my apartment like a taunt. Somewhere some neighbor has fired up a hardwood grill for dinner while I’m trapped with ...