Are there two more ancient-looking sea creatures than octopus and squid? And two creatures that American home cooks are less willing to tackle? Sure, you’ll order fried calamari as an appetizer with a ...

An octopus cooked just right is perfectly tender and flavorful enough to be served on its own or alongside salads, potatoes, or greens. However, cooking octopus isn't always smooth sailing, and not ...

Gabe Kennedy, executive chef at Bon Appétit, demonstrates how to make charred octopus with citrus and salsa verde in the Samsung test kitchen. and so, this is a method that's fool-proof. 200 degrees, ...

In spite of living in a coastal state with a reputation for its seafood, I don’t cook a lot of it. It’s expensive, and expensive instills fear in me. If I screw up, I might be out $20 or more for the ...

Celery is a long-season crop and whether it’s a rib submerged in a classic “Beer Mary” on my porch overlooking Lake Michigan’s sweet serenity, or whirled in a cold, creamy soup for my family during ...

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay at a live cooking demonstraton. - Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images For all but the most experienced or merely cavalier among us, octopus can be pretty tricky to make at home.

Selena Gomez is inviting fans into her kitchen as part of her delightful at-home cooking series, Selena + Chef. Virtually joining her each episode is a world-renowned chef who helps her master a new ...

Next time you open a bottle of wine, you might want to hold onto that cork. According to Brian Laird, chef/co-owner of Sarto’s, the new restaurant in Jefferson Park that I review this week, the little ...

Move over Brussels sprouts, kale and quinoa. The hottest ingredient on restaurant menus in San Antonio is octopus. Yes, the Mediterranean staple that also has a home in Asian and Latin American ...

Almost a decade after Seattle wrestled with its love — and appetite for — octopus in a much-talked-about New York Times Magazine story, the city has the Kraken, a new NHL team named after a giant ...