Grief and Cooking

These are the most difficult mornings: the sun rising after senseless acts of violence, shining on beds that weren’t slept in, that won’t be slept in again. There are 19 dead schoolchildren in Uvalde, Texas, as of this writing, along with two dead adults and the dead 18-year-old gunman. Several other children were injured in…

Some Mala Heat for Luke’s Lobster

The Luke’s Lobster chain of Maine-style lobster roll and seafood spots has added a version of their roll fueled with Sichuan spice. It’s a collaboration between Luke’s Lobster and Omsom, a company started by Kim and Vanessa Pham, the daughters of Vietnamese immigrants, which makes and sells Asian sauce bases. Omsom’s “Chinese mala salad starter,”…