23 Cookie Recipes to Make Your Holiday Season More Merry
We know about "leaving a treat for Santa" and yadda yadda, but you're the one who needs a pick-me-up this year.
Videos
Making Chili Puff Pockets at Home with Lee Tiernan | Quarantine Cooking
Chef Lee Tiernan of Black Axe Mangal showcases for us his take on a football (soccer) stadium essential: The chili puff pocket. A portable pastry for snacking at halftime alongside a pint.
Chili Cheese Potato Wedges
Game day just isn’t the same without the action, the crowd and stadium snacks. So, Munchies’ Culinary Director Farideh Sadeghin is at home in Brooklyn her favorite game day meals: Chili Cheese Wedges.
Homemade Cream & Jelly-Filled Donuts
Can this cooking novice succeed at making fresh donuts from scratch?
Recipes
Beef Wellington Recipe
Tender fillet mignon is brushed with mustard and wrapped in delicate puff pastry with earthy mushrooms and savory prosciutto in this classic dinner party centerpiece.
Overnight Orange French Toast Recipe
Fluffy slices of challah are soaked in an orange custard overnight for an elegant and decadent brunch.
Sweet Corn Tamales Recipe
Light, fluffy, and slightly sweet, these simple tamales are perfect for snacking any time of day.
News
These Hobbit Cooking TikToks Are So Good You'll Want Second Breakfast
Caleb Levine's 'Lord of the Rings'-inspired videos will take you out of this world and into the Shire instead.
A Tiny New Publisher Is Making Food Books to Raise Money for Restaurants
Somekind has raised more than $200,000 for Australian restaurants through crowdfunded cookbooks. Now it's taking its mission to the US.
This Hudson Valley Farm's Streetwear Collab Helps Underserved Communities
The latest installment in a partnership between Dover Street Market and Sky High Farm features merch from Supreme, Awake NY, and more.
Features
The Rise of the Charcuterie-Free 'Charcuterie Board'
For centuries, charcuterie has meant cured meat—but that's missing from the growing trend of hot chocolate and candy "charcuterie boards."
The 2020 MUNCHIES Holiday Gift Guide Is Here
Here's what to get your friends, partners, moms, haters, bosses, next door neighbors, and whoever else deserves some joy in their world.
The Best Kitchen Supplies to Give All Your Friends This Year
In 2021, we will still be dining at home—and we should all own a microplane, tiny tongs, a pan that can truly do it all, and a "spoonula."
WTF
The Grotesque Satisfaction of 'Gripping Food With Force'
A popular new meme format has fans excited and horrified to see what foods look like when they're squeezed into sludge.
A Brewery Accidentally Named Its Beer 'Pubic Hair' in a Different Language
Canada's Hell's Basement thought 'Huruhuru' was the te reo Māori word for "feather." Colloquially, the word means... pubes.
Good Morning! Here's an 'Egg Bong' to Ruin Your Day
This video of a bong filled with raw eggs even has a surprise ending. Time for breakfast!
Opinions
A Brewery Accidentally Named Its Beer 'Pubic Hair' in a Different Language
Canada's Hell's Basement thought 'Huruhuru' was the te reo Māori word for "feather." Colloquially, the word means... pubes.
The Last Good Thing About Offices Was the Free Food
The old days of eating free leftover pizza of unknown provenance are behind us. RIP.
These Savory Seasoning Packets Save Me From Quarantine Cooking Fatigue
Omsom's Filipino, Thai, and Vietnamese meal starters give me the taste of home with little to no effort.
Chefs
The Worst Injuries I Got Working as a Professional Chef
Someone almost lost a finger for your lamb chops.
Chef Diana Dávila Made Free Food for Families in Response to COVID-19
The Mi Tocaya Antojería chef explains how a neighborhood partnership reminded her and her staff what it means to be part of a community.
Booze
Our Favorite Edible (and Drinkable) Gifts of 2020
We're begging Santa to stuff our stockings with CBD-infused chocolate-hazelnut spread, unique aperitifs, and fish sauce caramels.
The Ins-and-Outs of Binge Drinking in Lockdown
When does slinging cocktails in the daytime or sinking shots on TikTok become a problem?