How The New York Times Cooking Team Makes Personalized Recipe Recommendations

A look into how recommendation algorithms are used to help readers find the right recipes for themselves.Illustration by JooHee YoonBy Kyelee Fitts and Celia EddyWith tens of thousands of recipes in our catalog, The New York Times Cooking team faces a challenging task — how can we serve the best recipes for our users, taking into account their varying preferences, including diet, nutrition, cook time, cuisine, and ingredients? Each week, The New York Times Cooking editors manually curate a set o...

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