At Bon Appétit, we explore every aspect of food culture from a global perspective. We are the source for culinary shows you want to binge, weeknight dishes that make feeding families easier, recipes that entertain, and, of course, the ambitious storytelling about the ways food shapes our lives, our communities, and our conversations.
Bon Appétit is at the center of the culinary zeitgeist, identifying trends, introducing products, and providing context and analysis. Our dining and drinks coverage takes you inside restaurants worldwide to bring you stories, essays, and interviews with chefs, bartenders, celebrities, and changemakers from fascinating destinations throughout the hospitality industry. It all culminates with our annual list of Best New Restaurants and Best Bars.
Founded in 1956, Bon Appétit is the industry leader for print and digital food media. We are the source for original recipes from the Bon Appétit test kitchen—including more than 60,000 recipes from our archives—that help to define how every generation cooks, whether it’s for a date night or a Thanksgiving feast.
Bon Appétit brings food to life through stories and recipes that center parenting, health and fitness, sports, travel, and relationships. We bring food culture to everyone and make life more delicious.
Our Editorial Team Leaders
Story Sourcing
We offer expert advice and cultural storytelling that’s thoroughly researched and reported. That means our writers and editors have a high standard for article sourcing.
We speak with industry experts, scientists, professional organizations, academics, business leaders, and other reputable sources to ensure accuracy in our reports. We verify the credibility of sources and offer context on sourcing background. We aim to present diverse perspectives, including the geography, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and profession of the people quoted in our stories.
Anonymity for sources is an exception and not the rule. If we include an unnamed source in a piece, we will offer information on why we believe it editorially necessary to withhold the source’s identity.
Product Testing
We’re committed to giving you expert kitchen product recommendations. We know that the best cooks have the best gear, but we also know that the market for gear like chef’s knives and coffee makers is broad and confusing. For this reason, our team of expert editors tests the best kitchen tools and appliances extensively, for hours and hours—in their own kitchens and in our test kitchen—day in and day out all year. And because we’re as curious as you are about the new nonstick pan flitting around the internet and the powder pink toaster oven that just went viral, we keep our ear to the ground for fresh kitchen products and update our reviews all the time with new testing. We also connect with industry leaders across relevant fields, such as chefs, sommeliers, and food scientists, for recommendations on their favorite products so that they can lend expertise to our testing process. Read our product reviews to find the best blender, air fryer, cast-iron skillet, and so much more.
Our reviews team is a group of seven full-time staff writers and editors with years of experience cooking in both home kitchens and professional kitchens. We also work with a cohort of trusted freelance contributors who love cooking and eating as much as we do, evidenced by their experience and the dedication they show to our rigorous testing practices. To learn more about the level of expertise each of our staff members and contributors brings to the table, read their author bios featured at the end of every review.