Emily Heil

• Food

At Wednesday’s state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, diplomacy will be served with nods to Japanese ingredients.

• Food

Celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku holds a trademark on “chile crunch” and is sending cease-and-desist letters to other companies trying to use the term.

• Food

Deaths of humanitarian aid workers in Gaza and other conflict-ridden areas are on the rise.

• Food

On April Fools’ Day, an era of unlikely brand mashups and crazy flavor combinations makes it harder to know which food ideas are real and which are pranks.

• Food

At one of the last remaining locations of Boston Market, the once high-flying chicken chain’s fortunes look low.

• Food

The fried-chicken chain is switching to a less-stringent antibiotics standard, citing the need to “maintain the supply” of chicken.

• Food
• Perspective

The Barefoot Contessa stirred up a bagel-slicing debate, so we gave her method a try. What happened should surprise exactly nobody.

• Going Out Guide

The annual flush of pink is happening in Washington — not just the blossoms themselves, but the food and drink specials that honor them.

• Food

Kristen Kish, the new host of “Top Chef,” talks about filling Padma Lakshmi’s shoes and how empathy and feedback trump judgment and yelling.