Opening Sugar Monk With a seductive speakeasy vibe and a name nodding to Thelonious Monk, this plush lounge is a new addition to the Harlem nightlife scene. It’s a partnership between Ektoras Binikos, an artist and mixologist who makes beautifully inventive drinks and was most recently at Gabriel Kreuther, and Simon Jutras, a photographer and…
When Louis Hunt set out to find an engagement ring for his now-fiancé Kathryn Sundheim, he admits the process was unnerving. Rings at jewelry stores didn’t seem like the right fit for her. Buying a diamond wholesale online, with his limited experience with jewelry, seemed risky. Finding a diamond broker who he could trust was…
Looking for an excuse to buy yourself new lingerie? Ahead of Rihanna’s annual Diamond Ball, which benefits her Clara Lionel Foundation, Savage x Fenty released a special CLF collection, with all proceeds donated to support the organization’s mission work. For the CLF collection, Savage x Fenty takes a step back from its usual colorful, printed…
In the fall of 1980, Patrick Clark, the first chef at Keith McNally’s first restaurant, the Odeon, helped introduce nouvelle cuisine to New York when it was all the rage in Europe. Nearly every place Mr. McNally has built since then has been a firm rejection of all that is fashionable in food, and each…
Pastis, which served appetite-demolishing French food in the meatpacking district from 1999 until 2014, has been rebuilt near its former location. The revival raises a number of questions, including this: Will the snails come with enough bread to soak up all the garlic butter?
Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., were concerned when a young man contacted their department last year complaining of a heart-pounding, hallucinogenic high he had neither expected nor wanted to have. The team, led by the forensic toxicologist Michelle R. Peace, had published a study about mysterious ingredients in vaping liquids. That’s how…
The 52 Places Traveler The Golfo Paradiso, a tiny stretch of coastline not far from the Cinque Terre, is ‘for us Italians.’ The 52 Places Traveler settles in. Aug 13, 2019 Video CreditCreditSebastian Modak/The New York Times Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. Before…
I used to be a shakshuka fanatic — that is, before I visited Istanbul a few months ago. There, menemen, a scrambled egg breakfast dish with tomatoes, peppers and sometimes, controversially, onions, was everywhere. At tiny restaurants, it is carefully prepared in cast-iron skillets; at hotel buffets, it appears smooth and nearly buttery in copper…
Hot summer days can bring spikes in air pollution, as traffic exhaust and other emissions bake in the sun. Scientists have linked dirty air to a long list of health problems, and the danger can seem all the more frightening because, unlike with many other risks, we have no choice about breathing. But while most…
Any parent with an ounce of self-knowledge will agree that parenting is a multi-decade exercise in recalibration. In our house we are either grossly overreacting or, just as unsettling, underreacting. Here’s my question, as another class of kids get very close to leaving home: What if they remember only the worst parts? What version of…