French cooking is known for its elegance and precision, but it's built on simple, foundational techniques that any home cook ...

Scrambled eggs are a breakfast staple and everyone seems to have their own particular method for cooking up the fluffiest eggs possible. But the quest for the perfect scrambled eggs may be over, ...

Cooking a proper omelet is considered the ultimate test of a chef. In any other kitchen, I would have failed miserably. Luckily, I’m in the Provençal kitchen of Julia Child. The goal was baveuse—soft, ...

Julia Child makes the most popular French soup, and a superb Mediterranean vegetable soup. On this episode of The French Chef, Julia Child demonstrates how to make the most popular French soup, and a ...

I have always felt unsure of myself in the kitchen. Even something as simple as dicing an onion or grilling a steak makes me uneasy. I attribute my culinary anxiety to two things: 1) Having a Martha ...

Welcome to Reading Lists, comprehensive book guides from the Strategist designed to make you an expert (or at least a fascinating dinner-party companion) in hyperspecific or newsworthy topics, like ...