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Editor’s Note
You’re in a good mood today—Elton John’s new earworm is bopping in your headphones, you’re seeing Hocus Pocus tonight at the movies, and friends are coming over later for antipasti and focaccia, the “it” bread that’s on every menu these days.
Is it… 1992? 2022? Who cares? Maybe Einstein was right when he said, “Time does not exist—we invented it.”
A tell-all Q&A with the television star reveals unsung heroes, food trends we forgot about, and the sexist underbelly of early food TV.
Sara Moulton’s Long-Overdue Autopsy of 1990s Food Culture
Long live Caesar salad, molten chocolate cake, tuna tartare, and cosmos!
14 Dishes that Defined the ’90s—And How to Make Them Yourself
The Tex-Mex bar snack might be a U.S. invention, but the cheese-filled chile has deeper roots south of the border.
Bring Back the Jalapeño Popper!
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But did it get Americans to drink more milk?
Why ‘Got Milk?’ Is One of the Greatest Ad Campaigns of All Time
Our Rome correspondent weighs in on the “it” bread of the ’90s, and how it became an essential part of the Italian American restaurant experience.
How ‘Italian’ Is Rosemary
Focaccia, Anyway?
Is Madame Wu’s famous dish an example of cultural appropriation?
The Inventor of Chinese Chicken Salad Has Died at 106
throwback recipes
Molten Chocolate Cakes
Jalapeño Poppers
Spanish-Style Gazpacho
Snoop’s BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad with All the Good Stuff
Before Lay’s WOW Chips became synonymous with ‘anal leakage,’ I ate my fill—and paid the price.
My Secret Love Affair with
the 1990s’ Most Scandalous
Snack Food
We created the best-ever version of the quintessential ’90s snack—and it still comes together in minutes.
No, You’re Definitely Not Too Old for Pizza Bagels
Love hot sauce? You probably have the ‘90s to thank—for a bunch of surprising reasons.
The Decade of the Chile Pepper
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Freedom, chaos, and croutons.
It's High Time to Bring Back the '90s Salad Bar
How a 1994 trade agreement helped turn a Mexican condiment into an all-American obsession.
The Unlikely Origins of Tableside Guacamole
How one café’s solution to its summer slump created the iced coffee beverage that swept the globe.
The Birth of the Frappuccino
What is it about the breakfast staple that makes us feel cozy and secure?
These Gooey Cereal Bars Are a One-Way Ticket to ’90s Nostalgia
How American chains swept the region’s food scene and turned potato skins and burgers into the ultimate status symbol.
The ‘90s Latin American Food Trend Nobody Wants to Talk About
And his work is far from done.
Jacques Pépin Is the Teacher and His Ultimate Apprentice is America
The ‘90s food TV giant has plenty of ‘BAM!’ left—but these days he’s working smarter, not harder.
Where Did Emeril Go?
Tangy, fruity, and subtly sweet, the Japanese probiotic was an AAPI staple in the 1990s—so why did it never go mainstream?
Nothing Says ‘Asian American ‘90s Kid’ Like a Bottle of Yakult
Catch the vibe with our custom SAVEUR ’90s dinner party set mixed by Madrid-based electro-queer DJ Torvvic.
Three decades before khachapuri was cool, Anya von Bremzen was extolling its virtues in “Please to the Table.”
This 1990s Cooking Bible is as Relevant as Ever
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The era of SnackWell’s and ‘heroin chic’ traumatized a generation of BIPOC millennials. Have we learned our lesson?
I Blame ‘90s
Diet Culture for
My Adult Body
Image Issues
Retro Tuna Tartare with Avocado and Sesame
Pan-Seared Sesame Swordfish with Blistered Snap Peas
The Only Basil Pesto Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Jess Damuck’s Caesar Salad Pizza
Our Favorite Gumbo Recipe for a Crowd
Crackly Lemon-Rosemary Focaccia
Retro Chinese Chicken Salad
Our Most Popular Guacamole Recipe Ever
Classic Cosmopolitan Cocktail
No-Bake Fruity Pebbles Cereal Marshmallow Bars
Masala Blooming Onion
Appletini
It’s Sunday morning—time to muss your frosted tips, throw on some cargo pants, and head out.
Strap in, homeslice. We’re going on a nostalgic,
food-filled trip down memory lane.
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Art & Design
Chris Nesi
Copy Editor
Fatima Khawaja, Ardita Kacorri
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This 1990s Cooking Bible is as Relevant as Ever
Three decades before khachapuri was cool, Anya von Bremzen was extolling its virtues in “Please to the Table.”
My Mom Said ‘I Love You’ with a Lunchable
The 1990s health food craze passed over my family. In retrospect, that was a good thing.
Laura Sampedro
managing Editor
Benjamin Kemper
Lead Editor
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executive editor
Kate Berry
Chief Content Officer