Good morning. There’s some very nice writing about recipes in The New York Times Magazine this week, not surprisingly under the byline of Ligaya Mishan. Her subject is a hummus recipe (above), dating back to 13th century Syria, that Lucien Zayan of the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn served at a dinner series he…
Good morning. A very long time ago, the novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings came up with a great recipe for crab Newburg, based on the lobster version once served at Delmonico’s in New York. It’s a highlight of “Cross Creek Cookery,” her memoir of cooking life in backcountry Florida before World War II: a shockingly rich…
It’s no secret that nonalcoholic cocktails are suddenly ubiquitous. Whereas until a few years ago, nondrinkers had to make do with cranberry-splashed club soda, now seemingly every noteworthy bar offers a phony Negroni or a margarita-inspired mocktail. “There are so many people who are nonimbibing, for whatever reason, but who still want to be a…
When the chef Yann Nury, 39, was growing up in Ardèche, France, summer meant a frenzy for peak-season produce. “Melons, strawberries and peaches are my childhood,” says Nury, from the loft in New York’s SoHo neighborhood that serves as his invitation-only dining room, La Residence. “For two weeks, that was almost all we ate —…
Prevailing wisdom holds that mixing business and romance is a bad idea. For Adam Shapiro and Gautam Rajani, the opposite has been true. The London-based couple — partners in life and in work — recently celebrated both their first wedding anniversary and the debut of their resort-inspired men’s wear label, SMR Days, at London Fashion…
The confusing spirit of August — the urge to relax while also making the most of lazy days — extends to cooking for friends. There’s a craving to casually have people over for a beautiful meal that takes nearly no effort. These special, unfussy dishes from the New York Times columnists — Melissa Clark, Yewande…
One thing much of the country seems to agree on is eating more plants. More than half of Americans (63 percent, regardless of political affiliation, according to a 2021 study by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication) are actively trying to eat less red meat. In the United States, plant-based products grew into an…
Like many, I took in Greta Gerwig’s fluorescent “Barbie” this past weekend. No moment of the surreal film has stuck with me quite like the use of “Push,” the angsty, alt-rock ’90s hit from the band Matchbox Twenty. For the first time in maybe 20 years, I actually listened to the lyrics. “I want to…
By Gisela Williams Seen from the outside, Red Jane, a new bakery in the center of Chania, a Greek port city on the island of Crete, looks like a Berlin nightclub, with no obvious sign and a concrete facade covered in graffiti. Inside, it might pass for a New York boutique: There are Italian tiles…
This comfortable, stylish, neighborhood spot is a great source for beautifully chosen bottles at great prices, like 2021 Camí dels Xops, a savory, saline, focused pétillant naturel from Anima Mundi; a 2020 Fato, a rich, meaty but light-bodied red blend from Eloi Cedó on Majorca; and a spicy, direct 2021 Rioja Viñedos en San Vincente…