Padma Lakshmi Rethinks the Holidays In a Seasonal Edition of ‘Taste the Nation’

The thing about The Holidays—that catchall American term for the late fall and early winter months—is that they’re familiar. Christmas, New Year’s and Thanksgiving are omnipresent in our culture, and even people who don’t celebrate Chanukah are aware of it. Look past the obligations and stressors and hopefully what you find are the annual rhythms, the traditions, the stories we tell ourselves. It’s all part of what’s supposed to makes this time of year so comforting. Food is a huge part of that—these are feast days, after all—and cooking content tends to shift into high gear as soon as tick-or-treating… Read Full Article