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Costas Millas

A steak with some criss crossed grill lines on it

James Ransom

A set of Madewell Willful spoons, a bowl of flour mixture, another bowl with two egg yolks, an orange slice, and other ingredients placed on a countertop.

Matt Robson

United States

Colorado

Raw meat attached to a vertical grill is slowly roasted over a wood fire in a rustic setting.

Philippe Degroote

Palma

Spain

Balearic Islands

A close-up of a baker's hands kneading and shaping a piece of fresh dough on a flour-dusted wooden table.

Lizzy Rollins

New York

A chef puts the finishing touches on a gourmet dish plated on a white plate in a professional kitchen.

slices of toast in a baking pan.

Edward Jose

United Kingdom

England

Food cooks on two layers of grills over a fire outdoors.

Aslin Castañeda

A person lifts freshly cut, homemade green pasta from a flour-dusted wooden table.

Broken chocolate on top of a surface and the parchment paper

a person is cracking eggs into a mixing bowl on a table

Tanya Yatsenko

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

A woman in an apron carefully scoops flour into a bowl sitting on a digital kitchen scale to measure the ingredients for a recipe.

Marzia Balza

a group of hotdogs on a platter

Anna Andreeva

A flat lay of two yellow serrated cake decorating scrapers on a contrasting dark blue background.

Jana Early

Birmingham

Alabama

A freshly baked Neapolitan-style pizza with mozzarella sits on a pizza peel on an outdoor deck.

Chopped onion and green pepper being sautéed in an iron frying pan with a wooden spoon.

Raw lasagna sheets on red sauce with wooden spoon.

OchreOchre

Man in the kitchen holding a paper and observing a dough on the stove.

A close-up shot of a hand picking a ripe red strawberry from a full white bowl on a wooden table.

A chef with tattoos cracks an egg into a well of flour on a stainless steel countertop to make fresh dough.

Gabriel Tamez

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

A close-up of several fresh green artichokes resting in a stainless steel container.

Triangular shaped cookies on two baking sheets

Reed Schick

Knoxville

Tennessee

A person in a kitchen adds a spoonful of a yellow ingredient to a creamy sauce being whisked in a saucepan on the stove.

Oakland

California

Three people in a kitchen—one woman slices bread, another dries dishes with a smile, with a man in a blue shirt in the foreground, surrounded by hanging knives and stacked mugs.

Allegra D'Agostini

London

A pan of unbaked saffron buns sits in the sun, proofing before baking on a green surface.

Cedric Terrell

Los Angeles

A person in a sunlit kitchen holds a baking sheet with chickpeas, tomatoes, and red onions, preparing a delicious and healthy meal.

Bethany Reed

A chef with tattooed arms stirs a pot of bubbling stew in a bustling kitchen.

Cole Wilson

A man squeezing a wet object

Jakob Wandel

Nashville

A woman in a cozy patterned sweater holds a smartphone to take a picture of fresh dough being made by hand on a white table.

A chicken being prepared with citrus fruits and thyme.

Heather Willensky

A person wearing gloves and tossing a salad in a stainless steel bowl.

A chef uses tongs to place a raw, red steak onto a hot barbecue grill alongside other sizzling cuts of meat.

Seattle

Washington

A fresh medley of mixed vegetables in a steel bowl sits on a barbecue grill next to seafood skewers at an outdoor food stall.

Gregory Tauziac

Paris

Île-de-France

Male chef stirs greens while cooking them in a skillet on the stove.

A close-up of a baker's gloved hand using a round cutter to perfectly shape fresh chocolate cookies on a baking sheet.

A blue Dutch oven sits on a white towel on a dark kitchen counter next to a paintbrush in the warm sunlight.

A woman pours a scoop of creamy peanut butter into a blender with spinach and other ingredients to make a smoothie.

Olivia Van Dyke

Mexico

Baja California Sur

A woman prepares a colorful assortment of fresh vegetables and starfruit on rustic wooden chopping boards.

Hands of a woman rolling sweets in the kitchen

A close-up, overhead shot of a wire whisk mixing thick, creamy vanilla bean batter in a bowl.

Hand holding a spoon and putting whipped cream next to a chocolate pie

GS & Co

Dozens of cooked hamburgers are stacked on a grill outside

Thomas Kuznik

A colorful medley of fresh, chopped vegetables steams while sautéing in a large black pan outdoors.

Julia Stotz

A person's hands hold a large kitchen knife, ready to slice into a whole roasted cauliflower on a wooden cutting board.

Julia Calleo

Two cracked eggs on a flour pile on a wooden surface

Tani Nekrasova

Berlin

Germany

A person wearing a black and white polka dot shirt is preparing a pastry on a baking rack lined with parchment paper, while a white table holds a plate of baked goods, fruit, and orange cups.

Two friends filling cookies in the kitchen

David Ardill

A grill filled with skewered food sits under the sun on the front porch around midday.

Katelyn Perry

Guatemala

A chef carefully garnishes several plates of berry and meringue dessert with a sprinkling of chopped pistachios.

Annika Kafcaloudis

A person pouring thick creamy baking paste into a bowl in a culinary scene

Several pairs of hands work together to roll and shape fresh homemade pasta on a communal kitchen table.

A close-up shot of a spoon stirring a thick, creamy, caramel-colored paste under dramatic, warm lighting.

A succulent brisket on a wooden plate with cutlery and a red tablecloth

Bits of chicken about to be fried.

A woman in a green cardigan whisks ingredients in a saucepan while cooking in a modern kitchen with a white tile backsplash.

Some pasta sitting in a pot

Ryan Belk

Charleston

South Carolina

A vibrant close-up of freshly roasted cherry tomatoes still attached to their green vines.

a woman is cooking meat and spinach in a pot on a gas stove

Woman's hand with a glass cup placed on top of a pastry on a wooden table

Zoe Andreas

Gytheio

Greece

Octopuses hang to dry on a line in the sun at a pier with fishing boats moored in the calm blue water.

A mother and her young child prepare fruit together on a chopping board in a sunlit kitchen.

A delicious plate of homemade pan-fried dumplings is surrounded by fresh ingredients like garlic, onions, and dumpling wrappers on a wooden table.

A close-up of a person's hand whisking a yellow dressing with two forks in a white mixing bowl.

Lee Morton

Pennsylvania

A smiling woman with curly hair looks at her mobile phone while preparing a healthy meal in her sunlit kitchen.

Lily Glass

Columbus

Ohio

Ingredients for a homemade lemon cake, including candied lemon slices, frosting, and sponge layers, are laid out on a wooden table.

Pot steaming in a kitchen

A person cutting a peach on a cutting board

A woman's hands are pushing pie crust into the grooves on the edges of a pie pan.

An uncooked loaf of decorated bread

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