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 ...

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 ...

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.) ...

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 ...