You might think capers are a fancy ingredient reserved for chefs in expensive restaurants. Or perhaps you’ve seen them on the grocery store shelf but were never quite sure what to do with them.

A caper is the preserved, unopened flower bud of the caper bush, a plant related to the cabbage family. As the bush thrives in the Mediterranean, capers are staple ingredients in Mediterranean cuisine ...

If I were still in school, I’d write a thesis paper titled: How Capers Can Take a Meal from 0 to 10. I recently tried capers for the first time, and I can’t believe it took me this long. Salty and ...

You can never have too many simple dinner ideas, particularly on a busy weeknight — add this braised chicken with capers recipe to your rotation. Pan-braise chicken thighs with new potatoes in a ...

It’s not often that you see a picture of an author swigging from a flask in a cookbook, but that’s exactly what Evan George, one-half of the L.A.-based food blogging duo known as Hot Knives, is doing ...

If I were still in school, I’d write a thesis paper titled: How Capers Can Take a Meal from 0 to 10. I recently tried capers for the first time, and I can’t believe it took me this long. Salty and ...

When I lunch at LoHi SteakBar (open for lunch Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), I usually order the El Tejon burger topped with a fried egg, chili, and cheddar cheese. But last week, I opted for the ...

The other day a friend stopped by while I was working on this article. She asked what I was writing about this week. My answer was Capers. She had no idea what I was talking about. I would bet that ...

If you're already rolling your eyeballs and thinking to yourself, "Run out of capers? As if I'd even have any in the first place," don't worry, we're not going to lecture you on how utterly ...