CDC: Coronavirus May Be Adrift in Indoor Air

Two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took down a statement about airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the agency on Monday replaced it with language citing new evidence that the virus can spread beyond six feet indoors. “These transmissions occurred within enclosed spaces that had inadequate ventilation,” the new guidance said. “Sometimes…

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Add Light to Your Table

For the autumn or the Thanksgiving table, Paper Trail, a home goods shop in Rhinebeck, N.Y., has introduced what look like pine cones to hold tea lights. They’re actually made of birch twigs, but do the trick. Birch Tea Light Holders, $21 and $28, Paper Trail, 6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 845-876-8050, papertrailrhinebeck.com. Follow NYT…

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Sourdough Is Just the Beginning at Bâtard

Markus Glocker, the executive chef and partner at Bâtard in Tribeca, offers a concise assortment of baked goods, made by his baker, Luis Cordero. There’s a crusty oval sourdough loaf; another excellent sourdough bread, studded with chunks of blood sausage; a compact brioche loaf, threaded throughout with wild mushroom and shallot purée; generous palmiers; fat…

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An Italian Spritz Without the Buzz

Lyre’s, an Australian company that produces a range of nonalcoholic spirits, introduced its handsome bottles of faux gin, rum, whiskey, aperitifs and liqueurs to the American market last spring. Distillation figures in the company’s manufacture, but the two main ingredients are water and sugar. For me, they fell short, with the most acceptable being those…

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Paying Tribute to Pierre Troisgros

Philippe Roussel, the executive chef at Café D’Alsace on the Upper East Side, worked for several years at Le Frères Troisgros, a restaurant in Roanne, France with three Michelin stars. Now, to commemorate Pierre Troisgros, who died at 92 on Sept. 23, Mr. Roussel has added a number of the signature dishes from the restaurant…

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