Tastes of Fall

Good morning. I’m jazzed for David Tanis’s new recipes for an autumnal dinner (above), which bring us a simple, exquisite romaine salad with anchovy and lemon, a savory butternut squash pie and a dessert of red wine pears. I don’t know if it’s going to be on the docket tonight, but you could get a…

How to Grow Figs in a Cold Climate

We should all be so lucky (or smart?) as to have a simple greenhouse like the one Mr. Reich has on his 2.25-acre property in New Paltz, N.Y., a 20-by-20-foot, poly-covered structure that he keeps minimally heated so the temperature doesn’t drop below 37 degrees. Four of his figs are planted in the greenhouse’s dirt…

The Haunting Power of Miso-Maple Loaf Cake

Years later, he created a cheesecake and gave it that name, and then a large collection of pastries based on strawberry, rhubarb and passion fruit that he christened Céleste. I recently tried to recall when this all happened and asked Pierre, who wasn’t certain, but added, “Céleste’s a young woman now.” I loved that he…

Livia Firth Is Starting Her Very Own Renaissance

Courtesy of the subject; Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. This summer, when Livia Firth read the IPCC report declaring a “code red for humanity,” she found herself—like so many people—”depressed” by its findings. Firth is the co-founder and creative director of the sustainability consultancy…