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Five comforting mushroom soups, from a quick sherry-scented bowl to Hungarian mushroom soup, plus a bonus wild mushroom and red wine risotto for cold-weather dinners.

Discover five French-favorite Champagnes around $100 that many Americans overlook, with ratings, tasting notes, gift recommendations and Wine.com links.

One little Christmas gift sorted: a charming interactive book for ages 2+, with an Advent countdown and hands-on holiday activities to enjoy together.

Black vinegar is a dark, grain-based vinegar with a complex malty flavor. Here is how to use Chinese Chinkiang vinegar in dipping sauces, noodles, braises, glazes and familiar American dishes.

Tokyo Station is one of Japan’s great food destinations. This guide explains where to find its best ramen, sushi, classic Japanese comfort food, department-store dining, hotel restaurants, sweets and ekiben—and what is realistic when you have 20 minutes, 45 minutes or several hours.

Buying the oven is the beginning. Choosing the right first pizzas is what turns it into a habit. These five reliable recipes cover the styles you should master to turn out restaurant-quality pies. Classic Margherita Pizza Tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and dough leave nowhere for weak ingredients—or weak technique—to hide. That is precisely why a Margherita is the ideal first pizza. It teaches the cook how quickly the crust colors, how often it needs to be turned, an

Maldon’s delicate pyramid-shaped flakes bring a clean burst of salt and a subtle crunch to finished food. Here’s how to use this English sea salt well.

An icebox cake is made by layering crisp cookies or crackers with whipped cream and refrigerating the assembled dessert for several hours—preferably overnight. As it rests, moisture from the cream slowly softens the cookies, transforming them into tender, cake-like layers. What began as a stack of store-bought ingredients emerges from the refrigerator cool, creamy and scrumptious. Icebox cakes feel light and refreshing. They are also ideal for entertaining. Most require littl

The Compact Mini Food Processor You’ll Actually Use Every Day Large food processors are useful, but they are also heavy, bulky and often more trouble than they are worth when dinner requires only half an onion and a handful of parsley or a few ounces of grated parmesan. The KitchenAid 3.5-Cup Food Chopper succeeds precisely because it is designed for these smaller, everyday jobs. Compact enough to remain on the counter—and light enough to retrieve without fuss—it quickly chop