View the print-ready version of this recipe. While I was writing my second cookbook, my daughter, who occasionally grows weary of being my guinea pig taste tester, challenged me to come up with a mash-up version of her favorite fast-food crispy chicken sandwiches (yes, I’m talking about Chick-fil-A and Popeyes). This mission involved several trips…

“A 200-meter-long queue, 8-hour-wait-time, just for a Popeyes fried chicken,” a Chinese news outlet described the huge fanfare at Popeyes’ flagship store in Shanghai on its opening day. Three years later, the once-sizzling brand has shuttered all its stores in China. TH International announced in February that it will take over the operation of the…

Fourth of July is upon us. Fireworks, days spent at a beach or park, American flags and good food are all markers that the holiday is near. But don’t start counting how many burgers, buns and hot dogs you need just yet. Get real American this year with an all time picnic classic: fried chicken. It might seem…

People like to ask professional cooks for their favorite recipe. Memories play a big role. I see my beautiful, hazel-eyed mother shaking floured chicken parts in a brown paper bag before rolling them in melted butter. Oven-fried chicken, a standard in her family dinner rotation, will always have a place on my table. Turns out,…