For the born-and-bred Southerner, few culinary experiences rival the intense satisfaction of biting into perfectly fried okra. “Whether it was at Sunday dinner, in a cafeteria or in a restaurant, a meal simply wasn’t complete without fried okra,” said Marcus Davis, who owns Kulture, a Southern restaurant in his native Houston, where Black food takes…
WASHINGTON — Few people understand the power lunch better than Ashok Bajaj. The restaurateur began his career here in the waning days of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, when he opened the Bombay Club a short walk from the White House. Eight of the 10 restaurants he operates today are, like his first, located downtown. They’re conveniently…
This is Priya Krishna, your replacement captain for this week’s Five Weeknight Dishes. The Priya you see today has come a long way in the kitchen. My young, new-to-New York self had a simple but cost-effective weeknight cooking strategy: Buy the same few ingredients every week (pasta, spinach, tomatoes, feta, frozen dumplings, sausage, yogurt), throw…
Every July, I question my sour cherry priorities. Their season is so short, and the fruit so scarce that I rarely get around to making anything beyond one big, gushy pie and a year’s supply of homemade maraschino cherries (must-haves in my manhattan cocktail). But maybe, I always think, this is the summer I’ll try…
Movies and TV shows about the inner workings of the culinary world have let us peek into restaurant kitchens before. But FX’s new “The Bear” is the first to force you to work in one. As the series (streaming on Hulu) opens, the young chef Carmen Berzatto has left behind a soaring career, replete with…
Mena, the TriBeCa restaurant led by the chef Victoria Blamey, will close its doors at the Walker Hotel after its last service on Saturday, less than six months after it opened to enthusiastic reviews. Ms. Blamey announced the closing in an Instagram post on Thursday morning, saying that it was “an ownership decision.” She added…
Wine is about experience. It’s about a subtle taste and a pleasant buzz. The slow crafting of a drink over months and years. It can also be about downing cheap fermented grape juice as fast as possible. Who’s to judge? Some things that probably don’t come to mind when considering the wine experience: sauerkraut, marmalade,…
When the polarizing subject of natural wine arises, the discussion generally spirals to the stereotypes: flawed and funky wines, hippie producers and the debate over definitions. But a new documentary film, “Living Wine,” hopes to change that trite discussion. The film, which opens in selected theaters July 15, focuses on a small group of natural…
The future of Papaya King, an Upper East Side mainstay credited with popularizing New York’s quintessential pairing of hot dogs and tropical fruit juice drinks, is in doubt as its building is set to be razed. Extell Development, which last year bought the lot where Papaya King sits for $21 million, filed plans with the…
Howdy! It’s Tanya, Tejal’s Veggie editor and enthusiastic understudy. While she’s on vacation this week, I’m diving into some reader emails. The question on so many of your minds right now: How does one eat well outside this summer? Gather ’round the fire, campers, because it’s time to share some recipes and tips. My partner…