I don’t think I’ve ever met a clay cooking pot I didn’t like . . . or want to own. I like to say that every pot in my collection tells a story. Here, in no particular order, are a few of them: I ...

Mary-Frances Heck is a chef and food editor, formerly a senior food editor at Food & Wine. In addition to her recipes and articles appearing in many well-known publications, she has her own cookbook, ...

When you lose someone you love, it sometimes helps to have a special keepsake as a reminder. Such is the case with my recently acquired clay pot. After my friend and longtime Chronicle colleague ...