Let’s be honest: Turkey’s great, but Thanksgiving is about the sides. Some of us wait all year for stuffing, potatoes (sweet and regular), green beans and sprouts, mac and cheese — and even the cranberry sauce. To say nothing of rolls! We’ve assembled some of our finest recipes, new and old, to round out your…
Marguerite Littman, a honey-voiced Louisianian and literary muse who taught Hollywood to speak Southern, but who left her most enduring legacy as an early force in the fight against AIDS, died on Oct. 16 at her home in London. She was 90. Peter Eyre, a longtime friend, confirmed the death. He said she had been…
The chairman of the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, resigned on Friday, after a week of turmoil at the most elite organization in American wine. In a New York Times report last week, 13 women went public with accusations of sexual misconduct in the court’s highest ranks. On Thursday, as calls mounted for the entire…
Gary GershoffGetty Images If there was ever a moment that truly encapsulates the title of Lolo Zouai’s 2019 debut album, High Highs to Low Lows, it’s the one we’re living in right now. Like many of us, Zouai’s year started off on a high: The French-Algerian singer was slated to join the European leg of…
In the market for a new designer bag? Settle in, because we tapped the biggest designers for the newest totes, top handles, and cross bodies. Not in the market for a new designer bag? Well, that’s never stopped us from shopping before. Brands like Bottega Veneta are breathing new life into iconic textiles, Thom Browne…
Hello and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. It’s been quite a week. What else can I say? Tell me what you’ve been cooking, and how you’re feeling today, at dearemily@nytimes.com. One bit of business: Thanksgiving is coming, believe it or not, and we have a great virtual event happening on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6…
ImageCredit…Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times Melissa Clark’s recipe for simple roast turkey will not steer you wrong. So many readers say this is the best turkey they’ve ever made. If you want an organic, farm-raised bird, be sure to place your order a few weeks in advance, and invest in oven and meat…
Welcome. Another weekend is upon us, and those of us lucky enough to have some down time are anticipating unscheduled hours, time for reading, napping, contemplation. We’ve got a library of diversions awaiting you in At Home, of course, and readers of this newsletter have been sending in their own ideas for how to pass…
Ask anyone from Pennsylvania and they’ll tell you — they’re from Pennsylvania: the fifth largest state by population; second state admitted to the union; one of only four states that is actually a commonwealth, which is the same as being a state, except it’s actually a commonwealth; longtime home of Benjamin Franklin (not technically his…
For a pandemic Thanksgiving, you need this apple pie, the dessert equivalent of work-from-home sweatpants. It’s the height of comfort, and while it may not be sleek — there’s no lattice or sparkly sugared top — it looks good in an “I want that” way. The techniques that stray from tradition here make this pie different enough…