Love Letter: A Manny’s Love

For Kevin Renn, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, being a 6-foot-tall Black male nanny came with its challenges. But nothing could prepare him for the moment he would have to walk away from the tiny companion who stole his heart. [Like this newsletter? Sign up to receive it in your inbox.] We…

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Five-Star, Honey-Glazed Chicken

Can we talk about my colleague Yewande Komolafe for a minute? Her recipes are superb, precisely choreographed dances of flavor and texture. The honey-glazed chicken below is a great example, a five-star recipe that people are loving. I’m thinking of Yewande right now not only because of that chicken, but for her buttery new cornbread…

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Her Persistence Paid Off

Four years ago, Barbara Delgado received a text message from Giovanni Rivera asking who she was. “I was partying like a crazy person and had so many numbers I didn’t know who she was,” said Mr. Rivera, 40, who at the time was separated from his first wife and enjoying the bachelor life. “I met…

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