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First Draft Foods

Baked Alaska has taken on many forms.

Meet Baked Alaska's Prototype, 'Alaska, Florida'

This parlor trick of a dessert has a long, complicated lineage.

Diana Hubbell May 18, 2023

No knife and fork needed to eat the original Caesar.

The Original Caesar Salad Was Finger Food

The world's most famous salad started as a Tijuana trend.

April White May 17, 2023

Red wine, fish, and hardtack were the main ingredients of old-fashioned chowder.

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and No Clams

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.

Anne Ewbank May 16, 2023

The first “red” chocolate cakes were barely red at all.

Red Velvet Cake's Journey to The Juneteenth Table

Make the dessert that first inspired the popular crimson slice.

Diana Hubbell May 15, 2023