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Jeff Baena’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

From the Talkhouse Reader, the writer-director shares the recipe for the best cookie in the world, which he took 12 years to develop.

May 31, 2024

The Kitchen

From the Talkhouse Reader, Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on a fulfilling life of performance, creativity and food.

May 30, 2024

People-Watching in NYC

Filmmaker Crystal Moselle is always on the lookout for characters.

May 21, 2024

Orpheus and Eurydice in the Blackout

From the Talkhouse Reader, actor and filmmaker Charles Lane remembers the 1977 New York City blackout.

May 16, 2024

Godcaster’s Road Recipes

Von Kolk — the band’s multi-instrumentalist and resident chef — shares a few tips to help you eat better on the road.

May 1, 2024

Bloomsday’s Guide to Gas Station Snacks and Natural Wine

Iris James Garrison recommends Cheez-Its with a chilled red, and more.

April 29, 2024

“People in Kitchens are Always Punks”

Chef Andy Zambrano on how selling burritos after his bands shows led him to starting COMAL.

April 26, 2024

Anthony Bourdain Had an Artist’s Approach to Food

Lauren Denitzio (Worriers) pays tribute.

April 26, 2024

For Thalia Ho, Food and Music Are the Same Thing

The cookbook author on how Nick Cave, Chris Isaak, and more have influenced her work in the kitchen.

April 25, 2024

Blue Raspberry Has A Lot of Flavor

Katy Kirby talks the shared aesthetic language of food, how a song can be like a meal, and more.

April 23, 2024

We Wouldn’t Have the US If It Weren’t for Appalachia

The Blessed Madonna on food and her rural Kentucky roots.

April 22, 2024

For Sam Evian, Food is Just Part of the Business

On cooking with Blonde Redhead, Big Thief, and more at his Catskills studio.

April 19, 2024