The descriptor “Calabrian” on a restaurant menu usually denotes a Calabrian chile, a type of red chile from the region of Calabria in Italy’s south — the toe of the great Italian boot as it appears on a map...

Vodka sauce is a tomato-based pasta sauce for which vodka is used to deglaze the pan in which it’s cooked and add depth of flavor — alcohol is useful in releasing fat-based flavor components — and then the sauce is finished with a splash of cream...

The Bloody Maria, a simple twist on a popular traditional brunch beverage, is a growing drink on restaurant menus across the country...

This classic potato chip flavor is seeing new life in other applications. Although still most frequently seen on potatoes — baked ones and fries as well as chips — the salty-tangy combination is also suitable for other hearty vegetables as well as...