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Molly Yeh poses for a portrait at SOBE WFF® on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Chef Molly Yeh's lockdown life full of recipes, baby firsts

By Kelli Kennedy Jun. 07, 2021 08:47 AM EDT

This cover image released by Traci Cangiano shows "In the Quarantine Kitchen," a self published book of recipes collected during the pandemic by Traci, Daniella and Kristina Cangiano. The book offers some 120 recipes from across the globe that users posted on the Cangianos' Facebook group. All proceeds will go to charity. (Traci Cangiano via AP)
A Facebook food group comes together to make a cookbook

By Mark Kennedy May. 17, 2021 11:36 AM EDT

This image released by WGBH-TV shows Katy Kane, left, as she appraises celebrity chef Carla Hall’s vintage purse collection in an episode of "Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Edition," airing May 10 on PBS. (WGBH/PBS via AP)
'Antique Roadshow' flips the script with celebrity editions

By Mark Kennedy May. 03, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

A sign advertising pizza is posted outside a home in Scottsdale, Ariz. on April 3, 2021. Beaten down by the pandemic, some laid-off or idle restaurant workers have pivoted to dishing out food from home. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Pandemic-weary chefs, cooks enjoy serving from home

By Terry Tang Apr. 08, 2021 09:07 AM EDT

Doramise Moreau stands next to the new car she received for her community service at Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Miami. Moreau is a part-time janitor at a technical school. She spends most of her time shopping for ingredients and helping to cook meals for 1,000 to 1,500 people a week that show up for food at the church. Community leaders including pastors nominate residents known for community service to receive the cars. The cars are purchased wholesale through a grant and Morea pays $125 a month for three years until she owns the car. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Miami janitor quietly feeds thousands, and love's the reason

By Kelli Kennedy Mar. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EST

Vintage pieces of Pyrex sets, including "Cinderella" bowls and refrigerator dishes in the Pink Gooseberry pattern, manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s, appear in a kitchen cupboard. Vintage kitchenware is back in style. Some collectors buy vintage dishware to try to resell it at a profit, while others are in it for nostalgia. (Lauren McCullough via AP)
Pyrex and Pink Daisies: Midcentury cookware is fab again

By Tracee M. Herbaugh Mar. 02, 2021 08:13 AM EST

This image released by Murray’s Cheese shows a display of cheeses in front of a laptop showing a virtual class about cheese. In this pandemic climate, there are lots of ways to make this Valentine's Day feel special without putting your health at risk or spending a lot of cash. Murray’s Cheese has expanded their selection of virtual classes, which include one on making cheese boards, and one on creating a “Most Decadent Valentine’s Day.” All the classes can be taken live or bought to view later. (Murray’s Cheese via AP)
A special Valentines meal can take many forms this year

By Katie Workman Feb. 04, 2021 09:58 AM EST

Copies of Dorah Sitole's cook book "40 Years of Iconic Food", seen at centre, in Exclusive Books in Hyde Park Corner, Johannesburg, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. South Africa's pioneer Black food writer Sitole, portrait on cover, who quietly defied apartheid to win respect and a readership for African cuisine, died of COVID-19, in Jan. 2021. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus

By Mogomotsi Magome Jan. 19, 2021 03:37 AM EST

In this photo provided by Corinna Dewar, Dewar poses for a selfie while preparing care packages of sanitizing products to give to friends, family and neighbors at her home in Carmichael, Calif., on Dec. 30, 2020. In past years Dewar and her husband have made and delivered cookies, but this year they decided due to the pandemic that giving necessities like cleaning supplies would be safe and practical. (Corinna Dewar via AP)
Isolated at home, California woman connects by giving

By Luis Andres Henao Jan. 14, 2021 10:06 AM EST

San Francisco Bay-area based Mariam Naficy, shown here, founder of online design marketplace Minted, has been making garlands this year out of various materials, including fragrant dried orange slices. "What I love about these is that they're stunning yet easy to make. You can display on a mantle, bookcase, or drape one on your dining table surrounded by tea candles for a simple, aromatic centerpiece." (Minted via AP)
Cottagecore holidays: Decorations with a homespun vibe

By Kim Cook Dec. 01, 2020 08:40 AM EST

Johnson & Wales plans return to in-person instruction

Oct. 15, 2020 10:44 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Johnson & Wales University announced it plans to resume in-person instruction for all students next week, two weeks after moving to...

A collection of spirits and cocktail recipe books are displayed at a home in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 4, 2020. Since the pandemic hit the United States, a lot of social drinking has moved back home. (Elizabeth Karmel via AP)
Cocktails get the home treatment in several new books

By Elizabeth Karmel Oct. 06, 2020 09:56 AM EDT

Virus prompts Johnson & Wales to move to remote learning

By Mark Pratt Oct. 05, 2020 02:33 PM EDT
Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island is moving to fully remote classes and telling students to stay in their dorms or off-campus apartments in an...

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include a new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated from left: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan and Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Audio arguments, with a side of fish

By Jessica Gresko And Mark Sherman Sep. 17, 2020 01:43 PM EDT

This cover image released by Philomel shows "Good Morning Zoom" by Lindsay Rechler, available October 6. (Philomel via AP)
Pandemic parody of `Goodnight Moon' to be released in fall

Aug. 03, 2020 08:31 AM EDT

Kang Kuan, vice president of culinary at Chowbotics, holds a custom salad made by his company’s robotic salad-making kiosk at the company’s headquarters in Hayward, Calif., on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Prior to this year, Chowbotics had sold over 100 of its $35,000 robots, primarily to hospitals and colleges. But since the coronavirus hit, sales have jumped more than 60%, CEO Rick Wilmer said, with growing interest from grocery stores, senior living communities and even the U.S. Department of Defense. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19

By Dee-Ann Durbin And Terence Chea Jul. 14, 2020 05:00 AM EDT

Basma Mostafa, a 30-year-old journalist who founded an initiative that sends freshly home cooked meals to quarantined coronavirus patients, writes in Arabic, "you are not alone, we love you," on a box filled with food at a friend's apartment, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 11, 2020 photo. Mostafa, who works with others to coordinate the volunteer effort, said she got the idea of helping out when she was going through a difficult time. "I thought that to alleviate my suffering, I can engage with the suffering of others and feel more for them," she said. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
In Egypt, volunteers make meals with love for virus patients

By Mariam Fam Jul. 13, 2020 07:03 AM EDT

This May 2018 photo shows a cake in New York. In these coronavirus times, some couples are making their own weddings cakes for their smaller, at-home weddings. (Cheyenne Cohen/Katie Workman via AP)
Tips for homemade wedding cakes? Plan and `don't go wild'

By Katie Workman Jun. 29, 2020 12:05 PM EDT

Nicolas Suarez, 16, poses for a photo as he hangs from a soccer goalpost in a soccer field that's closed due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the Fraga neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Suarez, who is recognized as one of the best players in his neighborhood, said that even though he’s afraid of the virus he needs to keep playing, as he has aspirations to go professional. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Coronavirus puts poor Argentines' soccer dreams on hold

By Debora Rey Jun. 17, 2020 10:50 AM EDT

In this June 16, 2020 photo, Associated Press journalist Doug Feinberg makes chicken and pasta in his apartment in New York. (AP Photo/Doug Feinberg)
VIRUS DIARY: Learning his way around a kitchen, finally

By Doug Feinberg Jun. 17, 2020 09:38 AM EDT