Max Falkowitz

Max Falkowitz is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.

Max Falkowitz is a food and travel writer from Queens. From 2012 to 2015 he worked at Serious Eats, first as New York editor and later as features editor. He's also the co-author of the Dumpling Galaxy Cookbook with Helen You, and the author of the trivia game Taste Test: 200 Trivia Questions for Food Nerds.

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A handled glass cup of black tea from The Great Mississippi Tea Company, with loose-leaf black tea and a carafe of tea in the background
Everything You Need to Know About Black Tea (Beyond English Breakfast)
Overhead view of peach sorbet being scooped from a storage container.
Easy Peach Sorbet
A white porcelain bowl holding three scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
The Best Mint Chip Ice Cream
Three scoops of strawberry ice cream in a ceramic bowl, with half of a fresh strawberry.
The Best Strawberry Ice Cream
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Spice Hunting: Turmeric
Scoops of strawberry frozen yogurt served in small white ceramic cups.
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Closeup of a triple scoop of better than Snickers ice cream, served in a white bowl.
Better Than Snickers Ice Cream Recipe
Closeup of blood orange sherbet in a shallow storage container.
Blood Orange Sherbet Recipe
A triple scoop of pineapple and tequila sorbet, served in a margarita glass and sprinkled with Aleppo pepper.
Spicy Pineapple and Tequila Sorbet Recipe
Profile closeup of a double scoop of horchata ice cream stacked into an ice cream cone.
Horchata Ice Cream Recipe
Closeup of plum sorbet being scooped from a storage container.
Plum Sorbet Recipe
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How to Make Ice Cream for a Wedding, Graduation, or Other Large Event
A glass ice cream dish with a waffle cone pattern filled with almond joy ice cream.
Almond Joy (Toasted Coconut with Dark Chocolate and Almonds) Ice Cream Recipe
Closeup of two scoops of malted milk chocolate ice cream, served in a parfait glass.
Malted Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe
Scoop of Thai tea ice cream drizzled with sweetened condensed milk
Thai Tea Ice Cream Recipe
Neer More (South Indian-Style Spiced Buttermilk) with curry leaves floating on top
Neer More (South Indian-Style Spiced Buttermilk) Recipe
Overhead closeup of an ice cream scoop full of peanut and Coke sorbet. A container of the sorbet is visible below.
Peanut and Coke Sorbet Recipe
Closeup of two scoops of roasted plum, ginger, and honey ice cream, served in a small bowl.
Roasted Plum, Ginger, and Honey Ice Cream Recipe
Closeup of a triple scoop of Strawberry Balsamic Ice Cream, served in a small white bowl.
Bi-Rite Creamery's Strawberry Balsamic Ice Cream
A scoop of chai flavored ice cream in a small teapot, alongside whole spices.
Chai Ice Cream Recipe
Bi-rite salted caramel ice cream in a dish.
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Scoops of Bourbon and Orange Ice Cream topped with dark maraschino cherries in a white bowl
Old Fashioned (Bourbon and Orange) Ice Cream Recipe
Closeup of chocolate frozen custard, served in a bowl.
Soft and Rich Chocolate Frozen Custard Recipe
A bowl of vanilla frozen custard, served with rainbow spirnkles.
Soft and Rich Vanilla Frozen Custard Recipe
A slice of apple pie topped with a scoop of cheddar ice cream.
Cheddar Ice Cream for Apple Pie Recipe
Pu-erh tea being poured from a pot into a cup
Why Tea Nerds Obsess Over Pu-Erh
Closeup of a sherry martini, served on as silver platter.
Sherry Martini Recipe
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Where to Buy Amazing Tea Online
A rectangular container of bright red strawberry sorbet with a scoop being pulled from it.
Strawberry Sorbet
Three scoops of frozen yogurt in a serving glass, garnished with a cherry.
Frozen Yogurt
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Do I Need to Use Eggs in Ice Cream (and How Many?)
A double scoop of sugar cone ice cream in a sugar cone, arranged on its side on a black slate surface.
Sugar Cone Ice Cream Recipe
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Leftover Panettone Ice Cream Recipe
A scoop of sprinkle ice cream, with even more sprinkles on the plate.
Sprinkles Ice Cream Recipe
A scoop of ricotta gelato perched atop a slice of pie.
Ricotta Gelato Recipe
Several pieces of Thai cane sugar. Their shape resembles a miniature swirl of soft-serve ice cream.
How to Use Raw Sugar: Jaggery, Gula Melaka, Panela, and More
Closeup of plum sorbet being scooped from a container.
The Science of the Best Sorbet
Close-up of freshing churned matcha ice cream
Matcha Ice Cream and Cookies Recipe
Two homemade chocolate-dipped soft-serve vanilla bean ice cream cones against a blue gingham napkin, a bite taken out of one.
Mr. Softee-Style Vanilla Bean Soft-Serve Recipe
A tin of Old Bay seasoning with a pile of seasoning in front of it.
How to Use Old Bay Seasoning
Latkes on a wire rack and three on a plate ready to serve
Old-Fashioned Latkes Recipe
Three white cups of oolong tea next to their respective tea leaves
A Beginner's Guide to Drinking Better Oolong Tea
Ful medames served inside a bowl with a side of toasted pita
Ful Medames (Egyptian Breakfast Fava Beans With Tahini)
An overhead view of two scoops of buttered popcorn ice cream in a dish on a saucer.
Buttered Popcorn Ice Cream Recipe