The ground rules for safe canning and preserving have been adjusted over time, as science weighs in. The Penn State Extension will give up-to-date information in a series of webinars for the next time you eye baskets of ripe tomatoes and Kirby cucumbers at farm stands or gather them from your garden. On Wednesday, canning…
“Bite Sized,” a bright digital cookbook and a fund-raiser for Relief Opportunities for All Restaurants (ROAR), has a finite collection of recipes from just 17 restaurants. They’re all tenants of buildings owned by Brookfield Properties, a real estate development and management company, and the book is an effort by the landlord to help restaurants during…
Regal, a brand of a New Zealand company that farm-raises king salmon, has introduced prepared fillets. The company, which also cultivates the highly regarded Ora King salmon, also from New Zealand, and has a green (best choice) rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch for its fish, calls this new line wood-roasted. It’s actually…
Lars Williams and Mark Emil Hermansen, both alumni of Noma in Copenhagen, were not about to can any old cocktail for their company, Empirical, which develops flavors and distilling techniques with ingredients like beet molasses, toasted birch and young pine cones. Its first canned drinks are labeled Can 01 (10 percent alcohol) and Can 02…
Despite their own economic worries during the pandemic, several restaurateurs are stepping up to provide aid to Beirut, Lebanon, after the devastation from the explosions two weeks ago. Philippe Massoud, a native of Beirut who is the chef and owner of Ilili in NoMad, along with his brother and the restaurant’s co-owner, Alexander Massoud, and…
Pressoir.wine, an organization that holds wine events, is an extension of two wine extravaganzas — La Paulée, a series of annual celebrations, and La Fête de Champagne for Champagne tastings and dinners — founded by the sommelier Daniel Johnnes. Pressoir puts on wine trips, tastings and other events, and, with Covid-19, online Zoom wine classes…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday blocked an effort by the Trump administration to erase protections for transgender patients against discrimination by doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies, dealing a blow to the broader legal reasoning it has used to try to roll back transgender rights across the government. Judge Frederic Block of the…
The most used room in any house is likely the kitchen. Therefore, it is important that this place is properly designed and enhanced to allow adequate natural light and ventilation to make it as functional and as cozy as possible. If you are looking at achieving the ideal kitchen space, you may want to start…
Modern Pearls Hold on to your pearls, because brands like Dior, Givenchy, Prabal Gurung, and Simone Rocha confirmed that the gemstone is here to stay. The style was once reserved for sophisticated occasions, but now it lends itself to everyday wear, done up as baroque drop earrings, mask chains, and more.
Here’s what you need to know: ImageAn elementary school classroom in Royal City, Wash., last week. Officials around the world are facing the challenges of educating during the pandemic.Credit…Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Around the world, education officials move on with plans despite fears and outbreaks. As teachers and students look ahead to the start…