Alex Beggs
Contributor
Alex Beggs, previously a senior staff writer at Bon Appétit, covered a wide range of topics for the brand, including everything you need to know about cherries, a column on questionable etiquette, and the reasons why crispy foods reign supreme. Her Thanksgiving feature, “Absolutely Perfect,” earned a National Magazine Award in 2020. Currently, she works as a freelance writer and cookbook co-author based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Lifestyle
The Low-Key Caffeinated Iced Tea I’m Drinking to Hold on to Summer
It’s made of yaupon leaves, the only caffeinated plant native to the U.S.
Restaurants
Steak and Martinis Are Forever. Dear John’s Is Ephemeral.
The Culver City restaurant has a two-year lease until the building is bulldozed. But that’s the whole point.
Restaurants
I’d Love a Blankie With My Meal, Thanks
We keep seeing plush, soft blankets at restaurants for chilly customers. What does it all mean?
Restaurants
Don’t Call ‘Em Trash Fish
Consider the wolf eel, and three other species to start loving now.
Culture
These Super Cool Puzzles Belong on My Table as Crucially as Food Does
I spent hours putting together a scene of a hand smashed into a cake, which is exactly how I want to spend my time.
Restaurants
The Share Plate I Can’t Share in Traverse City, Michigan
And it’s made with Michigan shrimp! I still can’t get over that.
Culture
This Tahini Gelato Is What All Tahini Desserts Aspire To
It’s nutty, super creamy, and near-savory.
Cooking
This Entry-Level Whole Fish Recipe Made Me Who I Am Today
I overcame my fear of cooking whole fish by—you guessed it!—making this whole fish recipe. Wow!
Culture
Make Minty Limeade This Weekend (Tequila Optional)
The Test Kitchen went clamming, and more highlights from the week.
Culture
What My Dream Grocery Store Looks Like
Amazon has grocery store delivery dreams, but do they fulfill OUR desires for a perfect grocery store? Not quite.
Restaurants
Secret Sandwiches Beat All Other Lunch Options
Marrow only makes 10 sandwiches a day, so if you’re in Detroit, snag one.
Culture
Chill, It’s Corn Soup
A throwback recipe to make on sweltering summer days, and more from the week at BA.
Culture
Admit It: You Love Muffins
A muffin food feud reveals which BA staffers are cranks and which ones just love a good muff.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay...To Touch All the Tomatoes at the Farmers’ Market?
Solicited advice for peak-produce season.
Cooking
How Interesting That This Tomato Galette Could Serve 8...or 1
Personal pan galette or cocktail party appetizer—YOU DECIDE.
Culture
Cook the Cover! It’s Foolproof
New recipes from our simple issue, food news, and one corny food feud from the week.
Culture
A Summer Mood Board
Let these images from scorching hot summer’s past inspire the long weekend ahead.