Bon Appetit

Bon Appétit focuses on what's "now" in the world of food, drink, and entertaining, while still giving readers valuable cooking tools, tips, and most of all, recipes. This food lifestyle publication looks at life through the lens of food & cooking in, dining out, travel, entertainment, shopping and design.

From the Editor

Table Talk

Now and Forever • While we’re all for the simple salt-and-olive-oil treatment, vegetables at their late-summer peak are robust enough to stand up to big hits of flavor and texture too. In these five recipes we’ve paired the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it bounty of tomatoes, eggplant, green beans, and more with the transformative pantry items we count on all year long. With crisp dried coconut flakes, smoky harissa, and salty-sour preserved lemons in your corner, you can be sure to see cucumber season out with a bang.

Late Night in the Kitchen • Consummate entertainers, CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert and wife Evie are publishing a cookbook of their kitchen escapades that doubles as a master class in couples therapy

450 Days of Seaweed • After I gave birth to my daughter, miyeokguk was the brothy comfort I needed

The Best New Bars in America • Whether putting a spotlight on unique spirits or reinvigorating queer nightlife, these 11 bars mark a fresh and exciting shift in how we’re drinking

MILK PUNCH MADNESS • An age-old clarifying method and a dose of creativity are to thank for our favorite drink of 2024.

THE NEW TOP SHELF • Bartenders are reshaping the modern backbar. Here are five spirits to know.

TREND TRACKING • Our favorite bars spin rare records and transport us to far-off places. In 2024 these are the vibes we can’t escape—and wouldn’t want to.

THIS TOMATO TOAST IS THE SNACK OF THE SEASON • Featuring creamy, funky blue cheese butter

Cocoa for Dinner • This dessert staple has a savory side that is sure to spice up dinner

FALL FRUIT GALETTE • Since printing our first issue in 1956, Bon Appétit has published tens of thousands of recipes. It would take literal decades to cook them all. So our editors combed our humongous archive and curated the 56 recipes you must make this year, from upgraded sloppy joes to rightfully famous cookies. You can find the full list on our website by scanning the QR code at right, and we’ll be highlighting a staff favorite each month in print. Let’s cook.

Salad Days • A head of romaine and a can of beans helped me find a way out of a troubled marriage

LOVE IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME FOR TWO • For Silver and Cherry Iocovozzi, the bighearted couple behind Neng Jr.’s in Asheville, North Carolina, a romantic dinner at home is a chosen family affair

Chocoflan Rises to the Occasion • Part silky flan, part decadent chocolate cake—why settle for one dessert when you can have two?

Romance Without Reservations • From first dates to first overnights to popping the question, these are the recipes that mark special moments with the ones we love (or really, really like)

SO HAPPY TOGETHER • How three households, from a group of four retirees to a 20-person co-op, are living their best lives communally—and eating very well along the way

Last Call • A little something to sip on from Epicurious’s vast archives