A perfectly cooked whole roast chicken elevates an everyday piece of poultry to the centerpiece of a fantastic meal. A basic, foolproof roast chicken recipe involves liberally coating garlic butter ...

In restaurants across Chengdu, China, there is a singular dish the evokes a tingling response — crispy stir-fried chicken on a plate piled high with thin red chilis. It’s called la zi ji, and as ...

Sichuan pepper is one of the most misunderstood ingredients in Chinese cooking, often reduced to its numbing sensation without explaining how or why it works. In this video, I break down how to cook ...

Brown sugar and soy sauce bubbling on the stove. Chiles sizzling in hot oil. The scent of Sichuan pepper, cassia, ginger, star anise and cardamom in the kitchen. This is Thanksgiving. It starts by ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. So of course, ...

Pepper House, a local Chinese restaurant in Ellicott City, is attracting people from all over after getting national recognition as one of the county's top restaurants. Nestled along Route 40 in an ...