Aglio e olio is Italy’s ultimate midnight pasta—simple, comforting, and quietly elegant. I learned to make it in a friend’s kitchen near Milan, and it’s stayed with me ever since. This post explores the ritual of garlic, oil, and chile, the art of l’arte di arrangiarsi, and why pantry cooking might just be the most beautiful kind.

Una salsa verde casera es mucho más que la suma de sus partes. Este ensayo celebra su sencillez, su herencia y su capacidad para evocar recuerdos con cada combinación posible—hasta 255, para ser exactos. Desde el molcajete hasta el Nutribullet, y con la voz de mi mamá diciendo “pallenada,” exploro cómo esta salsa humilde encapsula el alma del sabor mexicano.

How one taco al pastor rewired my senses forever — a story of memory, flavor, and first bites. Every bite, a letter in the alphabet of flavor, texture, and scent. Photo: Diana Pérez Taco Tuesday is not my thing. As Marcello Hernandez once said, "you guys" — meaning gringos—invented it. (I can also confirm we don’t observe “Meatloaf Martes.”) But I'll observe this Taco Tuesday by telling you about the greatest food I’ve ever tried: tacos al pastor, a moment that lives in my me

Can space shape flavor? This essay explores what miso fermentation aboard the ISS teaches us about taste, transformation, and the evolving meaning of terroir.

Fui a Cuba esperando comer el sándwich cubano en su cuna. No imaginé que encontraría más preguntas que mostaza.

I went to Cuba expecting to eat the Cuban sandwich at its source. But nothing prepared me for what I found or didn’t find.

Antes de que las bodegas fueran íconos de Nueva York, existía Casa Moneo, una tienda española que alimentó a mi familia, surtió las clases de Diana Kennedy y guardaba una historia latina casi olvidada.

Before bodegas became icons of New York life, there was Casa Moneo, a Spanish grocery that fed my family, stocked Diana Kennedy’s cooking classes, and quietly bridged the shift from empire to diaspora.

Discover the meaning of sobremesa, the Spanish tradition of lingering at the table after a meal. Explore how it inspires deeper connection, conversation, and curiosity.

Descubre el significado de la sobremesa: la tradición hispana de quedarse en la mesa después de comer. Explora cómo fomenta la conexión, la conversación y la curiosidad.