Since 1872, New York’s Lotos Club, a literature and arts organization founded in 1870 that occupies a townhouse on East 66th Street, has regularly held banquets to honor notables in the arts, government, science, entertainment, sports and the business world. Well-known people tried pulling strings to be the featured guest. The dinners also include elaborate…
Like other wholesale food suppliers during the pandemic, Featherstone Foods in the Bronx, which specializes in baked goods, has suffered a shortfall, with so many of its restaurant and food service accounts now closed. It formed a new company, Bread Basket, to deliver or ship fresh bread to retail customers nationwide. In collaboration with a…
There’s a resemblance, mainly in the colors, between Williams Sonoma’s shimmering new line of glass citrus cross-section plates and vintage Depression glass. At a time of year when citrus dominates the fresh fruit aisle, these bring a bright seasonal accent to the table with a charger, a salad plate and a bowl in tones of…
Any resemblance between Campari and the ruby red Aperitivo in the chef Patrick Miller’s new line of Faccia Brutto Italian-style spirits stops at the color. Faccia Brutto’s Aperitivo flowers with citric and herbal complexity, while the popular global brand has almost no aroma and is too sweet. The Fernet Pianta, a bitter take on Fernet-Branca,…
Before the pandemic, you could usually count on a line outside Ippudo ramen restaurants, some of which are now open for takeout and delivery. But now you can summon a bowl of one of the chain’s signature ramens any time, with the new frozen kit made in collaboration with Sun Noodle, which is already selling…
Fine tinned seafood is a Spanish specialty. Abel Álvarez, the chef and an owner of the restaurant Güeyu Mar on the north coast of Spain, has given it uncommon allure. His Conservas Braseadas Güeyumar seafood — including sardines, cockles, razor clams, squid in ink and even tuna neck — are charcoal-grilled before being preserved in…
Design By Morgan McMullen After a year like 2020, there’s a good chance you want to bring some good vibes into your home. Once you’ve saged your space, you might as well fill it with items that bring you joy from Nordstrom’s amazing home sale. The retailer is offering a variety of discounts on its…
Most nights, I throw together dinner using whatever is in my fridge, picking dishes from a mental catalog of options and preparing them from muscle memory. I cook professionally, so the food comes out nice. But it doesn’t make my heart race a little, doesn’t make me forget that I’m standing over my own stove…
Hi, everyone. Chris Jordan here, and welcome to my Standing 7-Minute Workout. No floor exercises, just a chair and a wall, and that’s all you need. We’re going to do 12 exercises, 30 seconds per exercise and 5 seconds’ rest in between. Remember, check with your doctor and make sure it’s safe for you to…
Aspirational beard growers come to the site from all over the world, and range from teenagers to senior citizens. Lorenzo Simonazzi, 21, of Savosa, Switzerland, came to the board shortly after the end of a relationship. “I felt I needed to change something in myself,” he said. A self-described perfectionist, he wasn’t sure where to…