Sara Bonisteel

In the second pandemic year, readers flocked to articles that elevated their cooking skills — and others that simply delighted or disturbed.

Whether you’re looking for a roast turkey recipe or a new vegetarian dish, New York Times Cooking has your Thanksgiving dinner covered.

A recent look at the state of premium frozen pizza, and an accompanying taste test, brought out big opinions. “Pizza,” as one reader notes, “is a big tent.”

These are the places that received the top rating in their last starred reviews from The New York Times.

King cake, fried chicken and more recipes to celebrate Carnival season.

Readers ate up lists on the best restaurants, turned to reliable weeknight recipes and gladly took advice on frozen pizzas and saving money at the grocery store.

The Times’s restaurant critic is stepping down after a dozen years on the job. Here are some of his most engaging reviews and essays.

Let’s make some peak fall memories.

Some of the city’s most famous pies didn’t make the list, while some unexpected spots delivered superlative examples of the form.

From restaurant lists to indispensable cooking tips, these are our most read articles of the year.