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First Person

Shellfish season

Learning the ways of the water

His grandparents taught him how to forage for briny food.

Local Flavors

Quick pasta

Frozen green chiles to the rescue

Deborah Madison’s recipe is both smooth and peppery.

Reviews

Rebuilding the Foodshed

How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems

Unpacking food-politics jargon and seeking a ‘good-food movement.’

Recipes

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Broiled Halibut with Whole-Spice Rhubarb Chutney

A delicious spring chutney for turkey or chicken sandwiches, too.

Crystallized Ginger

Make your own candied ginger to add a hearty oom-pah-pah to cookies, candies, and quick breads.

Brown Butter-Hazelnut Crackers

Here’s a crowd-pleaser from Ivy Manning’s new book ‘Crackers & Dips.’

Graze: Bites from the Site
The Culinate 8

Breads of India

Flatbreads from around the continent

The Produce Diaries

Leeks

Beyond a supporting role

First Person

La Cosa Nostra

The great Sicilian-Neapolitan kitchen rivalry

Cynthia’s High Five

My new column

Five ideas each month for eating better

Vine to Table

Cooking with wine

Tips from a pro

Excerpts

The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook

Local, Sustainable, Delicious Recipes from America’s Great Chefs

Features

Bivalves 101

Clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops

The Culinate Interview

Daphne Miller

The healer

Sift: Sort and report

Editor’s Choice

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Dinner Guest

Cooking phases

Change in our kitchens

Reflections on cooking — and a career that’s based largely at the stove.

Culinate 8

Breads of India

Flatbreads from around the continent

Eight Indian flatbreads to bake or fry at home.