As someone who cooks by the calendar, I’ve always wondered why strawberries and corn on the cob are socially acceptable any time of year, while duck is so often perceived as food for fall and winter.

Edmeades 2007 Mendocino County Zinfandel ($20), our Wine of the Week, is rich, big and bold. It is the sort of wine you can imagine being passed around a camp fire at Bohemian Grove, its aromas ...

With the right technique and simple accompaniments, duck is easy to get right. Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik Duck may seem like something you'd order at a fancy French bistro, but with these simple ...

Duck legs are something I tend to eat far more often than a whole bird. They have a neatness to them, and often seem to work out to be better value. You need just one leg apiece. Soft, moist flesh is ...

Prunes that have soaked in Armagnac for six months, minimum. The blood of a freshly killed hare. Nine pounds of fresh fava beans, husked and peeled. A 6-inch-thick bed of pine needles. One dish alone ...

Duck is often on the menu when we host dinner parties. It’s not just a dish that impresses guests, but it’s so deceptively easy to make that I often send my sons (ages 10, 7 and 3) to do the work. My ...

The duck is carved similarly to a turkey and served alongside all of the traditional Thanksgiving sides. Derry said she doesn’t have a specific recipe, but for one recent holiday meal, she tried to ...