Stories

• Michael Ruhlman: There is ‘nothing that isn't improved’ by a well-cooked egg

• Oatmeal for breakfast will make you happier, and three other tips

• The Tire Iron and the Tamale: An act of kindness on the side of the road

• Dream about food to wake up feeling less hungry

• Easter in Sicily: Where food, ritual, belief and culture intersect

• How to tell if an anchovy is really fresh

• Your roast isn't finished until it's under this classic pan sauce

• Discovering unusual cooking implements from 3,000 years ago

• You cook with capers, but do you know what they really are?

• Twinkies, coconut and maggot cheese: 3 surprising food stories from A Fork in the Road