Black sesame is the latest plant-based product to go viral, with its appealing colour and nutty taste. Do the facts match the hype?

The weekend is here. Let’s eat. By Sam Sifton Credit...Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Good morning. There was a bald eagle flying up Shin Creek in the Beaverkill ...

Dear Lisa: Could you provide a recipe for benne sesame biscuits? These were served by our hosts in North Carolina and were wonderful cocktail snacks. They are thin — not big Southern-style biscuits.

This recipe came about when a cake we were trying had tahini added to the sugar instead of honey, says Dee Rettali. The accident inspired me to create these biscuits – which are now a firm favourite ...