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Chris Morocco

Food Director

Chris Morocco began his publishing career producing photo shoots at the celebrated fashion capital Vogue while harboring secret ambitions to work in the Gourmet Test Kitchen. After graduating from the French Culinary Institute, Chris made his way to Bon Appétit, where he started as a kitchen assistant. From there, he moved on to stints at Real Simple and Food & Wine before returning to Condé Nast, where he now oversees the recipe production for Epicurious and Bon Appétit. Chris is constantly dreaming of food content and contemplating the next big food fashion. Known for his technical demeanor, he believes you should first take a big whiff of anything you plan to eat, and that coffee and long walks can solve most problems. You can watch him in action in his YouTube series for BA. Chris currently lives in Philadelphia with his family—if you see him out and about, please say “hi.”

BA's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

What makes this the best chocolate chip cookie recipe? Crispy edges, chewy centers, and classic cookie flavor with every batch. Oh, and no mixer required.

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

Almond flour is a wonderfully sweet, nutty complement for fresh carrots, walnuts, and raisins.

Pastrami Turkey Breast

I would just as soon skip the cooking marathon that leads up to Thanksgiving. But I would feel truly bereft to miss out on the festival of leftovers, including days of sandwiches piled high with slabs of stuffing fried in butter and stacks of thinly shaved turkey breast. (No, I am not above going full tetrazzini if the situation demands it.) I am hardly alone in celebrating a fridge full of Thanksgiving leftovers, but this year I am taking things a bit further and cooking my Thanksgiving turkey .…

Cornbread Stuffing With Sausage and Corn Nuts

Sweet, spicy, sausage-y cornbread stuffing with corn nut magic dust for an extra hit of corn flavor.

Braised Tofu and Chiles

In this 30-minute dinner, tofu braises in soy sauce, mirin, and vinegar until it’s richly flavored.

Garlic-and-Parmesan-Braised Greens

Savory, lip-smackingly rich, and meltingly tender—you’ve never had greens quite like this before.

Weeknight Ragù

When you want the comfort of a meaty, cooked-all-day ragù but don’t have all day to cook one, reach for this speedier version.

Tomato Caesar

An extra-thick Caesar dressing gives this tomato salad its oomph—and keeps it from sogging out at the picnic.

Chicken and Corn Stir-Fry

Your summer weeknight doesn’t get any easier than this riff-able chicken and corn stir-fry.

Spicy Braised Eggplant Noodles

A weeknight noodle dish that comes together in no time thanks to a power thruple of gochujang, miso, and tomato paste.

Cod With Scallion-Sesame Butter

White fish bathed in a silky scallion-ginger butter. What else do you need to hear?

Corn and Sausage Pasta

As long as you’ve got sausage, a quick-cooking vegetable, pasta—and, oh yeah, a chunk of parm and a knob of butter—you’ve got dinner.

BA's Best Lasagna

Layers of ragù and béchamel are all that is right in this world.

Beef Wellington With Green Sauce

This sort-of-traditional beef Wellington uses a range of umami-rich ingredients—bacon, soy sauce, mustard, and maitake mushrooms—to create tons of flavor.

Spring Chili With Greens

Chiles, beans, and aggressive use of your spice cabinet come together for a chili that’s perfect for the in-between season.

Baked Pasta and Leeks With Anchovy Cream

Yes, you are going to use a whole tin of anchovies here. No, it won’t be too much.

Simplest Rosti

No flipping required for this deliciously satisfying dish of one large-format crispy potato pancake topped with dressed greens and eggs.

Roast Beef Tenderloin With Garlic and Rosemary

This recipe method combines high-heat searing for a crusty, well-seasoned exterior, with low-temperature roasting for a perfectly even and very tender interior. Truly the best of both worlds.

Chickpea Pancakes With Greens and Cheese

This recipe covers pretty much all of our working-from-home lunch criteria: it’s cheesy, packed with greens and protein, and topped with hot sauce.

Lunch Nachos With Spiced Cauliflower

Two words: Lunch nachos!!!!