Do the words “what’s for dinner” fill you with dread? We’re here to help. I mean, we don't have any idea either. We used to know... It was takeout. Or elaborate six course dinners served to friends at 10:30 pm. Or a bowl of cereal. Or crackers and cheese and half an apple from the back of the fridge. But then children happened to us and somehow the question of what to serve for the evening meal (frankly for any of the meals) became fraught. Was it nutritious enough? Ethically sourced? Eaten together around the table while modeling healthy family communication? When someone at the table expressed their trepidation (“This is gross. I hate it!”), did we respond with words that both validated their nascent independence and sense of self, their big feelings about the pressures of mealtime, but also communicated that they were being ungrateful little shits for rejecting the carefully prepared $20 salmon that was in no way touching the rice on their plate?
What we're trying to say is, you're not alone — and neither are we, and somehow that makes us feel better. We're here to acknowledge all the hand-wringing and hang-ups, to celebrate the way food nurtures and conveys love. We’re here to commiserate, to let you off the hook, and help us all back to a bit of food-related joy.
— Elizabeth Angell, Editor-in-Chief
Meal Prep Sucks The Fun Out Of Food
Drastically cut meal prep time by... not doing it at all!
The Way To Solve Family Dinner Is To Embrace Kid Food
Instead of training our kids to eat more like adults, let’s train ourselves to eat more like kids.
The Food Our Parents Fed Us
Cans of Cream of Something and frozen vegetables and rice plus more rice made for dinners that tasted like love. (And sanity.)
Cooking From Memory
Preparing food for my daughter has become an act of passing on our dreams and desires.
Moms, Just Eat The Fruit Dammit
Kid scraps may be one of your main food groups, but it’s time to take back fruit.
I Did Everything Right… And Ended Up With A Picky Eater Anyway
You can't control it, so don’t sweat it.
Family Dinner With Some Of Our (Famous) Friends
Keke Palmer's 11-Month-Old Son Is Kinda Over Baby Food
“He wants the flavor, honey.”
Leslie Odom Jr. Is The Cook In The Family
When he’s not singing, acting, or dodging rabid Hamilton fans, Odom is making dinner for his wife and two kids.
‘Top Chef’s Gail Simmons Secretly Wants Her Kids To Be Foodies, But Tries To Play It Cool
“Sometimes I worry that my kids smell my desperation.”
JoAnna Garcia Swisher Is A Proud Meal Prepper: "I'm One Of Those People"
The Sweet Magnolias actress wants to soak up every moment of dinnertime with her two daughters.
Chef Sohla El-Waylly On How Working In Restaurants Prepared Her For A Baby
Chef and 'The Big Brunch' judge Sohla El-Waylly talks about her two new babies: her first cookbook and her first child as well as her favorite foods.
Stanley Tucci Reveals The Pasta Dish That's Always On His Family's Thanksgiving Table
The father of five also shares recipes for the “amuse bouche” of pasta-shapes...
"I Prefer Not To Die": 'Yellowstone' Chef Gator On The Show Ending & Cooking For The Cast
Gabriel “Gator” Guilbeau has been cooking for the Duttons for years.
What Family Dinner Looks Like When Mom’s A Broadway Actor
Jesmille Darbouze on the eternal scourge of mom guilt, the one thing she swore she’d never do as a parent, and pancakes for dinner.
TikTok’s “Danny Loves Pasta” Plans To Transform His Toddler’s Artwork Into A Meal
Until then, he’s is sharing his pasta secrets in his new cookbook.
Ludacris’ Kids Live For Their Mom’s West African Cooking (& Happy Meals, Obvi)
Can confirm: his chick bad.
Crystal Kung Minkoff Always Has Something Simmering
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member dishes up the good stuff (and some juicy stuff, too) about her cast mates, her culture, and keeping life normal for her kids.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Wishes He Could Feed His Toddler As Easily As His Infant
The Modern Family star is in the throes of his toddler’s finicky eating phase.
Becoming A Mom Inspired Zooey Deschanel To Ask More Questions About The Food She Eats
The actress is behind Lettuce Grow, The Farm Project, and now the Merryfield app.
Ballet & Black Beans: The Norfleet-Vilaro Family's Unique Blend of Food & Culture
Eduardo Vilaro, the artistic director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico, & his family
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Eats Nuggets At 5:30 With Her Kids & She's Into It
“Listen, everybody loves a grilled cheese.”
This Alvin Ailey Dancer Fuels Herself With Healthy Meals, Yet All Her Kids Want Is Sugar
“I try to tell them, you have to fuel your brain and your body if you’re feeling sleepy ... But what does mom know?”
