Fermenting food is a process, and it all begins with the right vessel. Food & Wine / Amazon Fermentation requires very little equipment to get started, but a crock or a jar is essential.

The bounty of crisp, bright vegetables at the farmer’s market or in your garden makes it easy to feel inspired to jump into the kitchen. Fermenting veggies is healthy, easy, and delicious, but it also ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s very likely that your fridge has never been fuller than it is right now. Sure, you’re going to the ...

Melissa Perello is the executive chef at Octavia and Frances, in San Francisco. When we were in the process of opening Octavia, I met Berkeley-based pottery artist Sarah Kersten at a flea market event ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. In the 1970s, archaeologists in China stumbled across the 2,000-year-old tomb of a noblewoman from the Han ...

A mason jar packed with cultured or fermented vegetables at your local urban provisions shop will likely set you back $10 to $15. Given that the time and materials involved are no more than five ...

While in college, Cody Connors started brewing beer with his buddies. It was the Virginia native’s first foray into the world of fermentation, and he was hooked. He continued brewing, and after he met ...

Sarah Kersten doesn’t just make pretty pottery, she communes with clay. After all, the Berkeley artist says, it was one unique vessel that got her into professional pottery making in the first place.

It’s very likely that your fridge has never been fuller than it is right now. Sure, you’re going to the grocery store less, but you’re buying more when you would on a typical shopping trip. Most ...