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Bon Appétit focuses on what's "now" in the world of food, drink, and entertaining, while still giving readers valuable cooking tools, tips, and most of all, recipes. This food lifestyle publication looks at life through the lens of food & cooking in, dining out, travel, entertainment, shopping and design.

From the Editor • Editor in chief Jamila Robinson shares what’s on her mind this month

Table Talk

Nashville’s Hottest Chicken • When it comes to stomach-scorching heat, the limit does not exist for locals

Dining In • Dinner salads that won’t leave you hungry—like a proteinpacked harvest bowl and a no-mayo tuna number with white beans. Plus expert advice from the Test Kitchen.

Becoming Bourdain • In a buzzy new biopic, actor Dominic Sessa retraces Anthony Bourdain’s volatile yet formative years as a Provincetown line cook

GOLDEN DELICIOUS

PUMPKIN, SPICE, EVERYTHING NICE • Three ingredients make an absurdly cozy soup

Ports of Calm • Instead of thinking too hard about white port, maybe just enjoy it

Tie the Knot • This stunning babka borrows everything good from a pizzeria garlic knot: a generous schmear of garlicky butter dappled with fresh parsley and a blizzard of Parmesan that melts into every fold. It’s built for sharing—slice it into wedges or pull it apart with your bare hands.

Shake Up • Objects as commonplace as salt and pepper shakers have the ability to surprise and delight

Treat Your Shelf

Try This at Home • OFF-DUTY RECIPES FROM SIX PRO CHEFS

BEST NEW RESTAURANTS 2026 • THESE 19 RESTAURANTS STAND OUT FOR THEIR BOLD VISIONS AND FEARLESS MENUS

LEI • CHINATOWN ENERGY UPENDS THE WINE BAR TEMPLATE

BROKEN SPANISH COMEDOR • THE FOOD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF AT THIS ALTA CALIFORNIAN STANDOUT

CASA JUANI • INHERITED RECIPES GIVE NEW SOUL TO SPANISH CUISINE

JUNIOR • A CULINARY PIONEER BRINGS FRENCH BASQUE FLAVORS TO NASHVILLE

JULES • STYLE-BENDING PIZZAS COME ALIVE WITH A SOURDOUGH START

KABAWA • PAUL CARMICHAEL SETS THE BAR FOR THE FUTURE OF CARIBBEAN CUISINE

CREEPIES • MIDWESTERN CHARM BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO FRENCH BISTRO CLASSICS

LEO’S • THIS HIGH-OCTANE ASIAN MENU DISRUPTS SANTA FE’S SOUTHWESTERN STATUS QUO

THE WAYLAND MILL • A PACIFIC NORTHWEST LOVE LETTER TO THE MIDWEST VIS-À-VIS JAPAN

SAINT CLAIRE • AN INSPIRED MENU TRANSPORTS DINERS TO LOUISIANA’S CAJUN COUNTRY

HONEYSUCKLE • AN INNOVATIVE THIRD SPACE WEAVES HISTORY AND POP CULTURE INTO MODERN AMERICAN CUISINE

MARIA ISABEL • COASTAL MEXICAN FARE IS REVERED AND REFINED IN SAN FRANCISCO

BAYONET • A BRILLIANT PLAYGROUND SHOWCASING THE ABUNDANCE OF GULF COAST SEAFOOD

ANJIN • A THRILLING IZAKAYA WRAPS ITS DISHES IN UNEXPECTED BLISS

LITTLE MOUNTAIN • A DREAMY VISION FOR CALIFORNIA’S COASTAL BOUNTY

AGNES AND SHERMAN • THE ROADSIDE DINER GETS AN ASIAN AMERICANA UPDATE

SAO • THIS SOUTHEAST ASIAN RAW BAR BREAKS ALL THE RULES

LE CALAMAR • A CONTEMPORARY BISTRO WHERE FUN IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT

MAISON BAR À VINS • A MAXIMALIST GEM THAT’S MORE THAN A GREAT WINE BAR

LAST CALL • A LITTLE SOMETHING TO SIP ON FROM OUR VAST ARCHIVES

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