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Let’s Talk Opening Acts

In the Absence of a Plan, We Will Make Soup

The Story Before the Recipe

What Good Shall I Do This Day?

RECIPE: Hidden Valley Carbonara

COCKTAIL: A Proper Manhattan

A Detailed Analysis of What I Think Will Happen in Today's Election

ACBN Friday, 11.1.2024

RECIPE: Sheet Pan "Fall Classic" Sliders

COCKTAIL: BEES?

COCKTAIL: The Last Kiss

Keep Your Kids Safe This Halloween

The Miracle of Halloween

How to Win a Chili Cookoff and/or an Election

Guardians 7, Yankees 5

RECIPE: Croissant Cake with Nutella & Jam

COCKTAIL: Julius Orange

The Dog Watches Me Watch a Playoff Baseball Game

What Are the Songs of *Fall*?

RECIPE: Pulled Pork in a Pinch

COCKTAIL: You Missed a Spot

Pictures of You

In Which I Confront My Mortal Nemesis in a Museum Gift Shop

RECIPE: Chicken, Pork and Sausage Jambalaya

COCKTAIL: Fields of Gold

The Five People You Meet During a Flight Delay

The Remedies

RECIPE: Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Meet the culinary star of autumn

It's Peak Season

RECIPE: Bourbon-Glazed Pork Chops

COCKTAIL: The Hucklebuck

A List of Fictional Places from Songs and Whether or Not I Would Want to Go There

I regret to inform you that I have been left to my own devices once again

RECIPE: The Hot Mess

COCKTAIL: The Tin Cap

How's My Driving?

How to Construct a Kids' Menu and Other Things I Think I'm Good At

A Live Look in as I Watch a Beloved Family Movie From the '80s or '90s With My Kids

I could step in the same river twice.

RECIPE: Berbere-Spiced Runzas

COCKTAIL: Dole Whip 2.0

A College Football Preview for People Who Don't Watch College Football

It's Only Fair

RECIPE: The River Cities on a Stick

COCKTAIL: The Last Temptation of Zachary Taylor

Welcome to "Benny's Big Bite"!

Let's go for a ride

RECIPE: Pool Noodles

COCKTAIL: The Scofflaw

Cybertrucks, Cynics, and Letting It Go

What do you mean, "Back To School"?

RECIPE: Fiestada Pizza 3.0

COCKTAIL: Tropic Thunder

Welcome Back, Parents!

So You're Saying There's a Chance

COCKTAIL: The Firing Squad

In Which I Propose a New Olympic Event

Let the Games Begin

COCKTAIL: The Lumière

High Hopes

Where are you running off to?

RECIPE: Grilled Marinated Tofu

COCKTAIL: The Apery'all Spritz

A Few Great Books That Weren't on the New York Times' List

I Don't Need To Know

RECIPE: Beer Brats

COCKTAIL: The Milano Milkshake

11 Short Essays on Food and Drink, California Edition

Chasing Summer

Adulthood: Expectation vs. Reality

I Don't Want To Miss a Thing

RECIPE: Brussels Sprouts with ‘Nduja, Lemon, Pistachios and Parm

COCKTAIL: The Easy Chair

What Dads Really Want

In My Grandpa Era

RECIPE: Gigantes Plaki (Greek Giant Beans in Tomato Sauce)

COCKTAIL: The Highway 1

I Have a Very Stupid and Important Question To Ask You

The Dippin' Dots Theory of Good Times

RECIPES: Spanish-Style Potato Salad

COCKTAIL: The Antibes

Good Enough

[ominously] School's out.

RECIPE: Cowboy Corn Salad

COCKTAIL: The Pool Boy

An Open Letter Regarding End-of-Year School Events

How often should your city make national news?

Don't Sell Yourself Short

RECIPE: Watermelon Salad with Tomato Confit and Grilled Halloumi

COCKTAIL: Summer Buffin'

To the Graduating Class of (Insert Year)

It's time for a side quest

RECIPE: Hawaiian Pizza Pasta Salad

COCKTAIL: Party-Size Cucumber Mojitos

What is rock and roll?

Fun Fact: It's Friday

RECIPE: Derby Turkey Sandwiches

COCKTAIL: Mint Jell-ups

Is this email legitimate?

Take a Personal Day

RECIPE: Cincinnati-Spiced Cashews

This, I Swear

Put On For Your City

RECIPE: Steak Salad with Kale, White Beans, Barley and Tomatoes

COCKTAIL: The Dirty Malnati

A List of Meals My Kids Eat in a Day

1,000 Places To See On I-71 Before You Die

RECIPE: Crab Cakes

COCKTAIL: Jungle Birb

Once In A Lifetime

Spriiiiiiiiiiiing Breaaaaaaak! (Sorta.)

RECIPE: Seoul Skyline

COCKTAIL: The Spirit to Orlando

The Action Cookbook Newsletter: Now Powered By AI!

It's time to forget again

The Greatest, Part IV

We Are So Back

RECIPE: Chicken Caesar Salad

COCKTAIL: The Windbreaker

The Greatest, Part III

"Can you carry me?"

Don't Celebrate Until It's Actually Over

RECIPE: Mexican Green Spaghetti

COCKTAIL: The Eire-ish Rover

The Greatest, Part II

We had no idea what we were doing

Some nights, dinnertime is like swimming upstream

RECIPE: Achiote-Honey Salmon with Quick Mango Salsa

COCKTAIL: Now That’s a Hound of a Different Color!

The Greatest

Line Drives and Mindfulness

Take A Picture

50 States of Compliments

It is not "National Banana Bread Day". Stop it. Be serious.

RECIPE: Scout Dad's Chili

The Days Are Just Packed

What president would you *actually* want to have a beer with?

RECIPE: Shawarma-Spiced Shrimp Burgers

COCKTAIL: The Coward's Negroni

Main Character Syndrome

Super Sunday? Fat Tuesday? That's all well and good, but first: it's ACBN Friday.

RECIPE: “King Cake” Icebox Pie

COCKTAIL: Waking Up In Vegas

What do you do with an empty skyscaper?

"Okay, I swear this happened..."

What would *you* do if you were stuck in an endless time loop?

RECIPE: Pearl Couscous Salad with Tahini Dressing

COCKTAIL: Perfect Strangers

An interview with Jason Kirk, author of "Hell Is a World Without You"

I Would Like To Go On A Dumb Game Show

RECIPE: Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff

COCKTAIL: The Wintry Mix

A List of Things I Would Much Rather See Taylor Swift Than While Watching an NFL Game

I Have Completed The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Every Day For Six Years Straight and I Have Learned Absolutely Nothing

Speak To Me of Your Most Irrationally Confident Belief

RECIPE: Caldo Verde

COCKTAIL: On the Margins

It's time to update our cliches

I Didn't Know He Could Do That

RECIPE: Bánh Mì Meatball Sandwich

COCKTAIL: Manhattan

Where are you from?

When I Said That We Should Circle Back On That After the Holidays, I Did Not Actually Expect You To Do So

RECIPE: Boudin-Stuffed Grape Leaves

My Sports Platform

Out with the old, in with the new year