EditorialFrench toast cooks on a flattop outdoor griddle, in Santa Barbara, Calif., May 3, 2023. Food styled by Carrie Purcell. (Andrew Purcell/The New York Times)
EditorialHead chef Jeong-In Hwang works the grill at San Ho Won, an acclaimed new Korean barbecue restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission District, July 13, 2022. (Aya Brackett/The New York Times)
EditorialMatthew Raiford at a grilling station that includes cinder blocks at Gilliard Farms in coastal Brunswick, Ga. on July 31, 2021. (Rinne Allen/The New York Times)