Vietnamese Bun Cha Hanoi: The Grilled Pork Bowl for Hot Weather
The Hanoi street-food classic – grilled pork patties in sweet-sour nuoc cham broth, served with cold rice vermicelli and a heap of fresh herbs. The cooling Vietnamese summer lunch.
Category: Lunch
Lunch ideas that beat the takeout habit: sandwiches, grain bowls, salads, and hot-box-friendly mains. Tested for make-ahead viability and how they hold up at room temperature.
Watermelon Feta Salad with Mint: The Greek Summer Plate
The Greek summer salad – cold ripe watermelon cubed and salted, tossed with crumbled block feta, torn mint, red onion, lime, and good olive oil. The salty-sweet plate that defines Mediterranean July.
Xiaolongbao: Shanghai’s Soup Dumplings with 18 Pleats
Shanghai’s iconic soup dumplings with delicate pleated tops and pork-broth jelly that melts into hot soup as you steam. Made with gelatinized broth and the Din Tai Fung 18-pleat standard.
Japanese Tamago Sando: The Konbini Egg Salad Sandwich
In the summer of 2017, Anthony Bourdain made a video for his show Parts Unknown in which he stood outside…
Crispy Chickpea and Roasted Cauliflower Bowl with Lemon Tahini
The Sunday Prep Every Sunday around four in the afternoon, I spend about 45 minutes in the kitchen making food…
Spring Vegetable Frittata: A One-Pan Meal for Any Time of Day
A frittata is the thinking cook’s answer to the question of what to make when the refrigerator is full of…