Aurora Chernis developed the recipe for her no-bake brownie balls last year when she was craving brownies. “I didn’t feel like baking, so I put a bunch of ingredients together and they turned out delicious,” says the Grand Rapids Ballet trainee. “They’re a great sweet treat at the end of the day.” Chernis’ brownie balls […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Chiang Ching was in Rome, choreographing Ai Weiwei’s production of the opera Turandot. When the theater closed its doors, Chiang returned to her home in Stockholm. Suddenly, life was very quiet. In lieu of her usual creative outlets, she turned to cooking. Originally from China, Chiang has spent […]

The first time Agnes Su tried dill dumplings was during a visit to her grandparents while on tour with Stuttgart Ballet in Beijing. “They were extremely flavorful,” she says. “I asked my mom about them, and she said that was the style in northern China.” This recipe was later passed down from Su’s grandmother to […]

Broadway dancer Katie Webber prioritizes bringing healthy homemade food to the theater. Over the last two years, she performed nonstop—first in The Great Gatsby and then in Smash—yet she says she only bought food out a handful of times. Instead, she relies on homemade meals like her one-pot rice and beans, which she makes in […]

Choreographer Felice Lesser says that her mother, Ethel, was an incredible cook. “She was a concert pianist, and one of those people who could do everything,” says Lesser. “Several times, she catered parties for my dance company.” Lesser—whose company, Felice Lesser Dance Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary this June—says she didn’t inherit her mother’s skill […]

Growing up in Cuba, variations on meatloaf—or rollo de carne—were common in Joan Rodriguez’s home. “Access to certain food in Cuba is difficult, but ground meat is one of the foods we can always get,” says the BODYTRAFFIC company member. “So, there were a lot of dishes around ground meat.” This recipe, which wraps the […]

Joe Bowie has always loved baking. He grew up helping his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in the kitchen, and while a member of the Mark Morris Dance Group he became known for the homemade baked goods he brought in for co-workers. As his performance career wound down, Bowie attended the French Culinary Institute, then spent […]

Mathis Joubert has been making crêpes since elementary school. Born in South Korea, the BalletX dancer grew up in a French village of just 500 people called Betz-le-Château. “As a kid, I was putting Nutella, ice cream, or sugar with lemon on them,” says Joubert. But as Joubert’s taste buds have matured, so has his […]