Stephanie Ganz

As a nesting enthusiast who made it through most of my adult life with a collection of passed-down and thrifted furniture, protecting wood surfaces has never really been my top concern. But now that I’m in my 40th year on Earth — and the owner of a brand new coffee table — I’m happy to say that while some parts of my personality have mellowed, others have been sharpened to a fine point, chief among them being my instinct to make sure there’s a coaster under every glass.

Bubble, bubble, braise, and simmer; we found the best dutch ovens for every type of witches brew

A look at the farmers, millers, brewers, and bakers who make up Virginia's grain economy.

From carving their initials in a tree trunk to wearing their partner’s varsity jacket, teens have sought ways to broadcast who they are dating to anyone who will listen. So it’s no surprise that today’s teens, who are online more than ever, have a particularly digital way of sharing their romantic attachments. It’s called a hard launch, and it’s how tuned-in teens tell the world who they’re dating.

HEDGEHOG BUTTER DISH.

From Get Ready With Me videos to the What’s-In-My-Bag Reels, there exists online an entire behind-the-scenes genre of content that feeds our desire to know what is happening in the obscure corners of other peoples’ lives. The latest of these is fridgescaping, a term coined by blogger Kathy Perdue in 2011 to describe the food organization practice that blends the practical with the aesthetic.

From the perfect apple picker to the clutch tools for prepping your haul, here are all the essentials to make the most of apple season

Our fascination with cute baby animals comes down to a concept called Kinchenschema.

A VMFA chef is a finalist in an international cooking competition

Kayla Moreno was looking for an easy recipe to share on TikTok when she remembered a post she’d seen the previous year for something called “oysters redneckefeller.” A spin on oysters Rockefeller, it called for adding hot sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and Parmesan to a tin of smoked oysters before baking the whole thing right in the tin.

Leah Branch’s Juneteenth celebration includes recipes for sweet tea watermelon salad and chilled peach soup

A simple sungold tomato pasta recipe

This perfect make-ahead salad is bound to become an instant classic.

A decade in, L’Opossum continues to celebrate the bizarre and beautiful

I was in my 30s the first time I ever heard of something called “cracker salad.” Despite living in the South for most of my life, the Southern classic had slipped by me unnoticed, like a quiet neighbor you only connect with after years of living on the same block.