After watching someone cut the head off a rooster, Daniel Adler takes comfort in dessert.

Is it possible to make a quick-and-dirty version of cassoulet, a dish that prides itself on a tradition of taking forever to prepare? Daniel Adler compares two recipes.

Daniel Adler plans an unusual holiday meal for his family. But as the big day nears, he finds himself concerned not with quality of his food, but with the spectacle of creating it.

While Daniel Adler goes camping, all the rules of good eating go right out the window.

Daniel Adler struggles with the pressure to be a conscientious food shopper, which in turn endangers his fish curry.

Attempting to make “comfort food” while on a business trip, Daniel Adler tries to assemble a Vietnamese sandwich in his hotel room. The result isn’t pretty.

In his new series about food, Daniel Adler struggles with the choice between tradition and ethical eating.