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.
Cooking
The Burnished, Fluffy Cheesecake That’s Closer to Cloudcake
This is the anti-cheesecake, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted.
Cooking
The Blistered, Garlicky Green Beans You’ll Want to Eat Like Fries
Fulfill your need for a fast, weeknight green thing.
Culture
Has the Queen Ever Eaten Pizza?
A question we may never know the answer to, and more updates from the week at Bon Appétit.
Culture
Is It Ever Okay... To Cancel a Dinner Party If Too Many People Are Paleo?
You’ve got dietary restriction questions. We’ve got answers.
Cooking
These Chile-Chicken Nachos Take Every Component Seriously
The chile-chicken nachos you’ll need at your Super Bowl party this year.
Recipes
17 Sleeper Hit Recipes You May Have Forgotten About—But We Didn’t
These tried-and-true recipes from our archives might have grainy, weirdly cropped photos, but we cook them all the time.
Culture
Marie Kondo’s Kitchen Is So Tidy, She’s Trying to Fill It With Stuff
We talked to the declutter queen about the kitchen tools that spark the most joy.
Cooking
BA’s Best Bolognese Is a Sunday Gravy for All Time
A no-nonsense meat sauce for no-nonsense people.
Cooking
This Egg and Merguez Breakfast Wrap Is the Dinner of Your Dreams
You won’t wanna wait til morning.
features
Trader Joe’s Holiday Cookies, and the (Long) Year in Review
I was never able to track down some new items, and for that, I’ll forever feel incomplete. The cookies are good though.
Cooking
A Savory Croquembouche That’s Opulent for Opulence’s Sake
The cocktail party snack that’ll steal the show. I mean, just look at it!!!
Culture
14 Food Trends We Hope Disappear in 2019
Get outta here, teeny tiny plates! Enough is enough, dessert HUMMUS.
Cooking
This Overnight French Toast Casserole Is a Holiday Breakfast as Exciting as PRESENTSSSS
This crispy-custardy, hands-off dish feeds all 12 reindeer—whatever their names are.
Cooking
Your Big Holiday Dinner Should Be a Roast Beef Sandwich Spread
Enough with the stuffy platters and “pass the potatoes” formality. Let’s eat this rosemary-garlic roast beef on buns and party!
Culture
Is It Ever Okay... To Take Home the Wine You Brought to a Party?
No one drank it, and you would like to drink it. But-but-but-nooooo.
Cooking
You Can Feed a Whole Lot of People with This One-Pan Pork Roast
This party-friendly pork with potatoes, leeks, and kale is an entire holiday feast in a pan.
Culture
Stockings Are Meant to Be Stuffed with Tinned Fish
Portuguese sardines in olive oil with piquillo peppers? Oh, Santa, you shouldn’t have!
Lifestyle
Carlie Steiner Is Making the World More Fun to Drink In
And at her D.C. restaurant Himitsu, she's not afraid to set her guests straight.