In their hefty tome “The Noble Rot Book: Wine From Another Galaxy,” Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew walk a fine line between easygoing but intelligent wine basics for beginners and deep dives into their favorite wineries in Europe. The Noble Rot part — a term that refers to the fungus that can attack grapes and…
A dedicated gelateria opening March 17 is the latest in the repertory of Sant Ambroeus, the Milanese-style restaurant group. It will sell the company’s ultrasmooth gelatos in classic Italian flavors like nocciola, stracciatella and pistachio, along with other more inventive choices, and brightly fresh sorbettos, by the scoop or the pint, more than 16 varieties…
The Covid baby boom that many people predicted last year has not happened, but another kind of baby boom is underway. Restaurants and food businesses have been born during the pandemic at a rate that almost no one predicted a year ago, when dining rooms across the United States were ordered to close. After a…
Much attention has been paid to heritage breeds of pigs, turkeys and chickens. But lamb? Hardly any, possibly because the United States isn’t much of a lamb-eating country. But if you are considering lamb for spring or specifically for Easter, the meat that Heritage Foods is selling is worth a special dinner. The animals are…
Dr. Mehl, 73, the son of European immigrants who escaped the Holocaust, grew up in Brooklyn and spent his entire 50-year career at N.Y.U., where he could often be found in the hallway kibitzing with lab technicians, cafeteria workers or security guards. Colleagues referred to him as the Mayor of N.Y.U. He could also be…
The evening she received her 28th Grammy and made history, Beyoncé didn’t even bother making an entrance at the annual music industry awards event, held outdoors this year in downtown Los Angeles. Rather, she simply materialized at one of the little round tables in front of the stage, sitting next to her husband, Jay-Z, and…
Most people aren’t particularly fond of needles. But to a significant number of people, the fear of needles goes beyond merely inducing anxiety into a more dangerous area, in which the fear prevents them from seeking out needed medical care. And as the world’s hopes of returning to a post-pandemic normal rest largely on people’s…
It was my first visit to Romania’s Southern Carpathian Mountains in 2018, and I was standing beside a derelict sheepfold high above the Dambovita Valley. To the east, the imposing limestone cliffs of Piatra Craiului, or Kings’ Rock, towered overhead. All around me was a panorama of deep valleys, soaring mountains and the ever-present forest.…
As Mr. Vilsack said, “The time has come for us to transform the food system in this country in an accelerated way.” Early in the pandemic, when most businesses and entertainment venues were forced to close, toilet paper was not the only commodity stripped from market shelves. The country was suddenly faced with a shortage…
Are you an “emperor of camp” like Liberace, a burlesque queen living in “a satin upholstered jewelry box” like Dita von Teese, or so idiosyncratic that you belong among “the unclassifiables,” à la Phyllis Diller, who has a room dedicated to her wigs? It doesn’t matter, as long as your home is an aria of…