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David Tamarkin

Digital Director Emeritus

David joined Epicurious as its chief editor in 2015. His words and recipes have appeared in publications such as Bon Appetit, Healthyish, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Food Network Magazine, The Guardian, Wine & Spirits, Time Out New York, and Time Out Chicago, where for many years he was the food editor. David is the creator of COOK90 and the author of COOK90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals, which the New York Times called "excellent." He's also the co-author of More Mexican Every Day and the publisher of the short-lived, experimental cooking magazine Middlewest.

Ingredients

The Best Way to Boil Eggs for Soft Yolks, Firm Yolks, or Any Yolk In-Between

Our foolproof method yields perfectly boiled eggs every time.
Expert Advice

The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind

In an effort to encourage more sustainable cooking, we won’t be publishing new beef recipes on Epicurious.
Recipes & Menus

I’m Not Perfect, Yet Somehow My Cocoa Brioche Morning Buns Were

Bill Clark’s morning buns are a pro-level pastry that even amateurs can make (with the help of these visual aids and tips).
Expert Advice

The New Pot Roast Is a Pile of Carrots

It’s not just hunks of meat that benefit from low-and-slow cooking in a covered pot. The treatment is perfect for simple vegetable preps, too—especially the young, sweet vegetables of spring.
Expert Advice

What Do You Mean You’re Not Toasting Your Oats?

It takes five minutes, but it adds ten dimensions of flavor—whether your oat cereal is hot or cold.
Recipes & Menus

How to Roast a Chicken in As Little As 18 Minutes

Chef and cookbook author Ned Baldwin has mastered a speedy roast chicken for his restaurant, Houseman. If you get all the elements exactly right, you can follow suit.
Expert Advice

Not All Great Bread Is Sourdough, and This Loaf Proves It

Straight doughs aren't trendy or revered by the bread community. But they're just as delicious—and they're perfect for 2021.
Expert Advice

COOK9: An Easy 3-Day Meal Plan Suited for 2021

You don’t need the full COOK90 this year. But it never hurts to refresh your memory that successful cooking is just a meal plan—and a few nextovers—away.
Thanksgiving

Why You Should Crumple Your Parchment Before You Use It

This quick trick puts parchment in its place, which is good for your cakes, your cookies, and yes, your Thanksgiving pies.
The Smart Cook

This Thanksgiving Dinner Costs $7 Per Person (and Yes, That Includes Dessert)

In 2020, Thanksgiving calls for frugality. This recipe, which scales up and down to feed just you or your whole family, offers that on a plate.
Recipes & Menus

How Erick Williams Created the Perfect Thanksgiving Mac and Cheese

For decades, the chef could give or take mac and cheese. But opening his restaurant, Virtue, forced him to give the dish another chance.
Expert Advice

The 11 Most Popular Articles of October 2020

Our most read articles of the month prominently feature bread, booze, and a certain orange vegetable (nope, it’s not a pumpkin).
Shopping

Things With This Jar of Jam Just Got Intense

I'm in deep with multiple jars of jam. But something about this new Bonne Mamman variety makes it even easier to commit.
Recipes & Menus

This Chicken Gratin Is Cold-Weather Comfort Food (Even If You’re Not In Cold Weather)

In this brand-new chicken recipe from Christian Reynoso, bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks gently cook with herbs in a brown butter cream sauce, then get a topping of crunchy homemade breadcrumbs.
Expert Advice

The Best of Epi: September 2020

The best recipes and stories we published during this saucy, well-spiced month.
Expert Advice

The Best of Epi: August 2020

For the best cooking month of the year (okay, it’s a tie with September), Epi dove deep into cookbooks, throw-together dinners, and lots of desserts.
Expert Advice

Turns Out a Baker’s Best Friend Is...the Binder Clip

That’s why they’re featured in Edd Kimber’s new book, One Tin Bakes.
Recipes & Menus

To Make Roasted Eggplant Better, Just Add Butter

In her new cookbook, Olia Hercules proves that summer vegetables don't need much more than butter, salt, and herbs to shine.
Expert Advice

The Best of Epicurious: July 2020

These are the essays, reviews, and recipes that made July 2020 a defining month.
Expert Advice

Repairing the Epi Archives, Part One: Our First Steps

Epicurious has started the process of removing racist language and ideas from the site. This update—the first in a series—lays out the basics of our methods.
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