Joe Jonas will be guest-judging tonight's Top Chef Quickfire. — Grub Street SF A sneak peek at the first-ever Rolling Stone restaurant in America.— Eater LA Legendary Charm City crab house Obrycki's will shutter next year. — Chow Barbecue spaghetti: yes, you can do this! — Serious Eats Philly restaurant Adsum will hold a four-course dinner, all made with Four Loko. — Read more

It seems like every year, fewer trick-or-treaters stop by my house. Thus, each October, I end up with a large amount of leftover candy. If this happens to you, turn the leftover chocolate candy bars into a scrumptious topping for shortbread. The brown-sugar-based shortbread crust is simple and effortless to prepare. Similar to chocolate bark, these shortbread bars can be covered with whatever Read more

Over a thoroughly enjoyable bite of blackberry fool, I couldn't help but dream about a crumbly, larden shortbread round to dust off with it. So tonight, while I've still got some blackberry dessert in the icebox, I think I'm going to bake up a batch of shortbread coins to go along with. A traditional shortbread is truly spare of ingredients, calling only for butter, flour, and sugar. In fact, Read more

For an all-natural version of cheese crackers worthy of serving at a party, OnSugar blog Fresh Tart turns to blue cheese and butter to create melt-in-your-mouth blue cheese shortbread. I'll confess. I love Cheez-its. I don't want to know what cheez is, and I endeavor to not eat the things (I forbid them from the house...most of the time), but I'm moved by their flaky, tangy, processed Read more

Buttery and delicious, a simple shortbread cookie recipe should be in every home baker's arsenal. Why? Because shortbread is such a wonderfully versatile dessert. It can be used as the base for lemon and other bars. It's easy to cut into fun shapes, dip in melted chocolate, wrap in pretty packaging, and give as a gift. Spread with a sweet filling, like nutella or dulce de leche, and you've got Read more

During December, many people host cookie swaps. Organizing a festive cookie party is a great way to cut back on your holiday baking. Instead of making a million cookies, you and your friends each bake a different cookie. Then you get together and trade cookies; everyone walks away with an assortment of treats. To ensure that you don't end up with 10 dozen chocolate chip cookies, ask your guests Read more