If a global menu feels too daunting for your Valentine's Day dinner, try channeling a bit of Parisian romance by focusing on French foods. You don't need a view of the Eiffel Tower to feel the love — you can set the mood right at your own dinner table by pairing classic French dishes with your favorite sips. Here are 10 tasty dish ideas to help you create a Valentine's Day meal of festive Read more

Celebrate Chinese New Year by eating in! Though Asian takeout has become a beloved staple in many households, it's fun to get the whole family cooking a different cuisine. With Lunar New Year celebrations kicking off tomorrow, we asked kiddie chef extraordinaire Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and mother of two, to share some of her healthful recipes fit for a year of the dragon fete. Read more

It's a fact: frozen dinners happen. We know life is busy and you can't always whip up a home-cooked meal. When pressed for time, microwaveable meals make for an easy option, but the frozen-food aisle can easily overwhelm your senses of judgment. With so many choices, it's hard to figure out which frozen dinner will truly be a tasty, healthy meal. To take the guess work out of your next trip to Read more

After our post on Spanish cuisine, we're dreaming of mild white anchovies, serrano ham, and manchego cheese washed down with a glass of wine from La Rioja. So we thought we'd bring together all of our favorite Spanish specialty items that are musts for any Spanish kitchen. With the exception of Padrón peppers, all of of these items can be ordered online, making your Mediterranean fiestas totally Read more

Perhaps you've vowed to become a vegetarian by the New Year, but want to make sure it's right for you. Once you've decided to make the switch to a plant-based diet, your new lifestyle will require lots of patience, time, and helpful cookbooks to help make the transition a smooth one. Here are five cookbooks that will not only teach you how to prepare delicious vegetarian cuisine, but will also Read more

Alice Waters's Chez Panisse Café is still a hallmark of California cuisine. Just ask lauren, who documented a recent Chez Panisse Café lunch in our Savory Sights group. Everyone needs to splurge every once in a while. That is exactly what my foodie friend and I did when she came to visit, we hit up Chez Panisse Café! It is less fancy than the actual restaurant and a little easier to get into. Read more

The America's Next Top Model gals jetted off to Greece this week and quickly embraced the local culture, picking up Greek phrases, sightseeing, and sitting in a big ol' bowl of Greek salad. The unique way of enjoying the local cuisine was part of this week's photo challenge, which had the all-stars posing in a giant bowl of tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta as they poured olive oil over themselves. Read more

Ashley Olsen showed support for her former Full House costar, Bob Saget, at the annual Cool Comedy — Hot Cuisine for Scleroderma Research Foundation event in NYC last night. Bob, who lost his sister to the disease, hosted the charity evening, which featured performances from comedians Seth Meyers, Colin Quinn, and Jeff Ross. Mary-Kate wasn't on hand for the fundraiser this year, but she and Read more

With all of that spooky Halloween spirit happening, I found my mind drifting off to a places where freaky foods live. A number of foods we may perceive as bizarre or a little scary are considered delicacies in different parts of the world. I'm a big believer that you should never yuck someone's yum, but some of these treats may be my breaking point. When you travel off to a foreign land, would Read more

Penelope Cruz struck a variety of funny poses yesterday while on the Rome set of Venuto al Mondo. She threw her hands in the air, gave herself a mustache with her hair, and signaled for everyone to hush during the silly photo shoot with her director Sergio Castellitto. Later on, Penelope changed out of the light dress and into a black suit for more serious scenes with her costar Emile Hirsch. Read more