Searing the tuna well on the outside but leaving it rare on the inside gives you a lovely contrast between the two textures.

(NEW YORK) - We were sitting at the counter that looks directly into the open kitchen, so when chef George Mendes began assembling the sardine appetizer I had a clear view of it.

(NEW YORK) - Nothing needs to be adjusted about the food at Govind Armstrong?s sleek New York version of Table 8, ensconced in the super-modernist Cooper Square Hotel.

(BOSTON) - When I visited Sora Lella on Spring Street recently, the room was packed with expats and visitors hungry for a taste of the classic Roman cuisine that has made the original outpost (by the same name) in Rome a celebrity-haunted hot spot for 50...

Put steak, clams, eggplant, or avocado over live fire and bring smoky flavor to salad or pasta.

in a sun-soaked valley in southern turkey, hospitality still rules and chile peppers are a constant presence in people’s lives.

The mild heat and deep flavor of Maras and Urfa peppers are wonderful not just in kebabs but also in soups and stews.

Clams are excellent on the grill and they pop open when cooked. Combined with crisp bacon, they’re the foundation of a flavorful pasta sauce.

Grilled avocado is one of those things that sound faintly ridiculous until you try it—then you wonder why you never had it before.

No bottled tomato sauce can equal a simple homemade one—especially when the robust flavor of the grill is added to the mix.