Crunchy, chewy, salty,sweet, and customizable—the humble handmade popcorn ball is a festive fall treat that deserves a comeback. These authentic popcorn balls are made with a mix of sugars (including molasses for an old-fashioned cracker jack taste or agave for a neutral sweetness) boiled into a syrup that gives the corn a glossy exterior with a crisp-chewy bite. Wield your candy thermometer like a wand and you’ll be a popcorn ballin’ wizard in one batch flat. Candy Popcorn Balls Makes 18 to 20 balls 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil ½...

There is now a play about celebrated “punk-rock caterer," author, and BUST contributor Chef Rossi (that’s right—she’s one-name-only, like Beyoncé). The show, Raging Skillet, is playing from August 22nd to September 15th, 2018, at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater on Cape Cod. According to the theater’s website, “Raging Skillet is one woman’s story of cooking her way through some of life’s biggest challenges in New York City’s most unlikely kitchens. Talking her way into any cooking job she could get. A self-taught and self-made Rossi ended...

From our August/September 2018 issue, Chef Rossi shares recipes for three perfect dishes to pair with rosé.    As a teen on the Jersey shore, I thought rosé only came one way: cheap, sickeningly sweet, and meant to be consumed on the beach by passing a large glass jug around. But on my first trip to Spain, I noticed everyone ordering rosé. I relented and got a glass, too. Surprise! It wasn’t the sugar sweet backwash of my childhood; this pale pink wine was dry and crisp...

What’s not to love about watermelon? A certifiable summer game-changer, watermelon is a fruit and a vegetable, about 90% water, and loaded with antibiotics and vitamins. Now, in the thick of the growing season, here are some ways to make the most of these juicy bad boys: 1. Watermelon Lemonade by Cooking Classy Watermelon and lemon combine to make a refreshing watermelon lemonade for hot days.2. Watermelon Margarita from All Recipes  For something with a little more kick, this watermelon margarita turns it up a notch. ;)  3. Feta and Mint...

  After the sudden death of Anthony Bourdain, many of us are remembering and reanalyzing our time in the food industry, whether as workers or as patrons. I’ve spent the last ten years working in the food industry, starting as a busser, and later becoming a waitress, bartender, fancier waitress, and occasional manager. It’s been a hell of a ride, and I could use a drink—good thing there’s plenty of that in the restaurant industry. There are also plenty of exploitative owners, creepy cooks, DRUGS...and plenty...

With so many wonderful vegan ice creams on the shelves, why bother making it? Well, there’s still nothing finer than eating your own made-to-order frozen goodness, created with ultra-fresh homemade almond cream, especially since you can make delicious uncommon flavors by adding just a few ingredients. (You do need an ice-cream maker, though.) Here’s my dairy-free spin on some New England favorites: Grape-Nuts (yup, the cereal) ice cream, which has a soft crunch and malty notes; Rhode Island–style coffee milk ice cream; and a vintage-inspired frozen...

Okay, hands up: who has ever been ill? Everyone, right? So then, you’ll know that food can be a godsend when you’re under the weather. Maybe it's a bowl of soup, maybe it’s your Granny’s homemade stew, maybe it's a mammoth tub of ice cream. One thing's for sure, the saying's true: chicken soup (or whatever your sick day fix) is good for the soul. But, just where did this food-for-feeling-better idea come from? MAY WE PRESENT...MS. FANNIE FARMER! (YES OKAY, WE KNOW…NOW LET'S ALL BE GROWN-UPS AND...

In our Dec/Jan 2012 print issue, we featured Anthony Bourdain as our "Boy Du Jour." We were big fans of his here at BUST HQ and we are so sad to learn of his death. If you need help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. I’ve been trying to nab an interview with 55-year-old culinary writer, chef, pork lover, and general loudmouth Anthony Bourdain since he hit the big time in 2000 with his first book Kitchen Confidential. So when I heard he was...

I don’t have a green thumb. But one year, I tried my hand at planting herbs on my roof. They all lived—it was a miracle! What I hadn’t planned on were the pretty flowers they sprouted in late spring and summer. Turns out, they’re also yummy. Just about all herb flowers are edible, and one of the most fragrant and delicious is lavender. We are definitely in a cocktail craze these days (it probably has something to do with the state of our country), so use...

Food stylist Kaoru Mitsui gives her profession a whole new meaning with her art project Food on a Photograph (@? foodonaphotograph). The Tokyo-based creative seamlessly adorns black- and-white images with colorful bits of herbs, fruits, and vegetables, so that Adele sports a cherry fascinator, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes wears pea pod earrings, and her main muse, Audrey Hepburn (the star of her ’zine Dress the Food, $18, kitchenartsandletters.com) models a coat made of cauliflower.By Lisa Butterworthimages via Food On A Photograph/Kaoru Mitsui This article originally...