It’s a Monday afternoon in the Tsujkiji branch of the Tokyo Sushi Academy and we’re about to be put to the test. Or I am anyway. Most of the other students enrolled in the Japanese Culinary Intensive course are professionals. They are local or from abroad, just brushing up on skills or adding to their…
And the answer is: Bromeliads. The question? “Which houseplants can adapt to low light and don’t require frequent watering, but will flower anyway?” It’s a question that tropical plant experts like Angel A. Lara hear regularly, particularly from those who have put other houseplants in jeopardy by subjecting them to this kind of no-frills regimen.…
Danny Taing’s 55,000 Kit Kats began their long, twisted and sometimes obscure journey in Japan. Mr. Taing is the founder of Bokksu, a New York company that sells Japanese snacks in subscription boxes, and he intended to make a tidy sum by flipping the sweets stateside. The Kit Kat shipment — which included sought-after flavors…
Headliner Hoexter’s Back in the 1970s and ’80s, the Upper East Side was a dining destination. Summon memories, if you can, of the Sign of the Dove, Parioli Romanissimo, Mortimer’s, Elaine’s, David K, Quo Vadis, Le Cirque, Jams, Arcadia, An American Place and many more. On the list was a chop house, Hoexter’s Market (two…
More than 20 people have reported burning eye pain and vision problems after attending a party for NFT owners in Hong Kong last weekend, the organizers said on Tuesday. The gathering was part of ApeFest, a three-day event hosted by Bored Ape Yacht Club, a group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts who own unique digital images of…
It’s tough to talk to an actress when she can’t talk about being an actress. That was the bind for Madelyn Cline at the CFDA Awards last night, at least at first. For the uninitiated, Cline is best known for her hit TV show, Outer Banks, and her hit movie, Knives Out: Glass Onion. She…
Mortimer L. Downey, whose creative financing helped revive New York City’s subway system and who also oversaw far-reaching regional and federal transportation policy for more than six decades, died on Thursday at a retirement home in Oakton, Va. He was 87. The cause was pulmonary fibrosis, said Kelley Coyner, a friend, former colleague and spokeswoman…
How political should fashion get? At least when it comes to acceptance speeches. That was the elephant — or woolly mammoth, or orca — in the room Monday night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, a.k.a. the Oscars of fashion. “We carefully thought about the appropriateness of a fashion celebration at a…
For years, one of Eleven Madison Park’s favorite party tricks has been inviting diners midway through the meal to have a drink in the kitchen. If you accept, you will be led to a spot against the back wall behind a shallow ledge that looks something like a communion rail. There you stand as an…
Historically, luxury fashion brands have enjoyed strong pricing power, meaning that they can apply considerable increases without necessarily losing customers. But in 2023, price tags hit eye-watering highs — and there has been no sign of the trend slowing. According to the data company EDITED, average luxury prices are up by 25 percent since 2019.…