Chelsea Kyle
Senior Visual Editor, Photographer Emeritus
Expert Advice
How to Frost a Layer Cake Like a Pro
Uneven layers and messy frosting be gone. It’s easier (and more fun) than you think to whip up a professional-looking layer cake. You just need these tips and...an ice cream scoop.
Expert Advice
The Right Way to Make Pour Over Coffee
Making pour over coffee at home can be complicated. With some methods, perfectly executing weighted, timed pours is absolutely critical. The Bee House brewer is not one of those methods. In fact, it's dead simple.
Expert Advice
The Right Way to Brew Chemex Coffee
With its all-glass body and specialized filters, the Chemex can seem a little intimidating. But the thing is as easy to use as it is handsome to look at. (Read: very easy.) Here, a step-by-step guide to getting a gorgeous cup, every time.
Recipes & Menus
How to Turn Ham and Coffee Into an Iconic Southern Sauce
Got ham and leftover coffee? Then it's all (redeye) gravy, baby.
Recipes & Menus
How to Turn Leftover Coffee Into an Addictive Sauce
Red-eye gravy is the original two-ingredient sauce of the south. Our version is as easy as the original—just a little more luxe.
Recipes & Menus
6 Steps to Achieving Spaghetti and Meatball Nirvana
We spent hours in the Epicurious test kitchen developing a hearty tomato sauce and tender, flavorful meatballs. Sunday suppers will never be the same.
Expert Advice
How New York's Best Tortillas Get Made
A visit to the non-profit bakery Hot Bread Kitchen reveals how they make 12,000 tortillas a week—and how you can make them at home.
Expert Advice
How to Make Fresh Corn Tortillas at Home
Got fresh, warm, well-made tortillas where you live? Buy them. But if you don't (and, hey, even if you do), it's time to start pressing tortillas at home. Because nothing is more important to great Mexican food than a great tortilla. And tortillas are a a lot easier than you think.
Recipes & Menus
4 Secrets to the Best Banana Bread You've Ever Had
We'd pretty much eat banana bread all day, every day if we could. And when we went on a mission to discover the perfect version, we pretty much did.
Expert Advice
How to Avoid Underbaked (and Overbaked!) Brownies
Three tips for achieving perfect fudginess.
Recipes & Menus
Macaroons and Matzo Together in One Dessert. That's Right.
We combined the flavors of two Passover classics—macaroons and matzo—in one addictive, caramel-and-chocolate-covered treat.
Expert Advice
How To Butcher a Chicken With a Pair of Scissors
Put down that cleaver—the safest, easiest way to quarter a chicken at home is with a sharp pair of shears.
Ingredients
Chefs Use This Health Food to Cook Better. Now You Can, Too.
Want to deepen the taste of vegetables, infuse seafood with vibrant flavor, or make the easiest Green Goddess dressing ever? The answer is in a brightly colored bottle.
Expert Advice
This Book Wants You to Eat More Vegetables
Classic and creative seasonal vegetable recipes in chef Steven Satterfield's new cookbook.
Expert Advice
The Easiest, Fastest Way to Make Great Coffee at Home
A few simple steps can take you from muddy sludge to pristine caffeine.
