The first time I remember eating capers was literally decades ago when I was in college. An Italian friend’s mom sent her home with caponata and everyone fell in love. It was that certain something in ...

Roasted chicken. Chef Thomas Keller waxed poetic about it on a recent episode of “Charlie Rose.” It has “reference points,” he noted. A big browned bird signals the arrival of the holidays, or a ...

The other day a friend stopped by while I was working on this article. She asked what I was writing about this week. My answer was Capers. She had no idea what I was talking about. I would bet that ...

It’s not often that you see a picture of an author swigging from a flask in a cookbook, but that’s exactly what Evan George, one-half of the L.A.-based food blogging duo known as Hot Knives, is doing ...

Potato salad is a must for any barbecue or picnic. But the bland, store-bought stuff doused in mayo gets old after a few summers. Enter the potato salad with fried capers recipe from Yumna Jawad’s new ...

Looking for the best substitute for capers? You're going to love these options! I love Italian dishes like Chicken Piccata and Chicken Cacciatore, where the key ingredient is the bitter and salty ...

Some of the biggest flavors come in the smallest packages: cardamom pods, Sichuan peppercorns, even the humble grain of salt. Add capers to that list, too. While they resemble a berry, capers are ...