Dear SOS: On a recent visit to the Philadelphia area, I encountered the absolute best Welsh rarebit at a local British pub. The Whip Tavern serves a rarebit that combines good English cheddar and ...

Welsh Rarebit is actually a simple bread and cheese dish. Tori Avey of The History Kitchen blog explains Hearst's personal affinity for this recipe in a full post on her blog. In a chafing dish or ...

September 3 is National Welsh Rarebit Day, so how could we not go to Dobbs Ferry’s eponymous eatery for their hors d’oeuvres extraordinaire? (And yes, “National Welsh Rarebit Day” is totally a thing.) ...

In it, food critic Tom Parker Bowles dove deep into the history of the London institution that is its namesake. Fortnum and Mason had its humble beginnings in 1707 when a footman to Queen Anne named ...

Today, March 1, is St. David’s Day, a day celebrating the patron saint of Wales. St. David was a 6 th-century archbishop and saint who spread Christianity; founded monasteries; and lived an ascetic ...

'Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye,’ declared lawyer, writer and serious eater Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Although his sentiments may err somewhat on the side of the ...

For decades, food historians have been squabbling over the derivation of the name “Welsh Rarebit,” a phrase first assigned in the 18th century to toast covered in cheese sauce. According to The Food ...

A pipe burst at my neighbor’s house. A friend is coming to town at the last minute. A colleague has arrived home after a week on the road. There are dozens of reasons to make a big pot of soup to ...