A Greek Olive Oil Cake in Time for Easter

Kosterina extra-virgin olive oil, made in the Peloponnese in southern Greece, has been sold in the United States for about a year. Now the company has introduced an olive oil cake: a moist, delicate layer made with yogurt, a hint of orange and the company’s golden, slightly assertive 100 percent koroneiki olive oil. The cake…

Sant Ambroeus Opens a Gelateria in SoHo

A dedicated gelateria opening March 17 is the latest in the repertory of Sant Ambroeus, the Milanese-style restaurant group. It will sell the company’s ultrasmooth gelatos in classic Italian flavors like nocciola, stracciatella and pistachio, along with other more inventive choices, and brightly fresh sorbettos, by the scoop or the pint, more than 16 varieties…

Heritage Lambs for the Easter Table

Much attention has been paid to heritage breeds of pigs, turkeys and chickens. But lamb? Hardly any, possibly because the United States isn’t much of a lamb-eating country. But if you are considering lamb for spring or specifically for Easter, the meat that Heritage Foods is selling is worth a special dinner. The animals are…

Beyoncé in Schiaparelli at the Grammys

The evening she received her 28th Grammy and made history, Beyoncé didn’t even bother making an entrance at the annual music industry awards event, held outdoors this year in downtown Los Angeles. Rather, she simply materialized at one of the little round tables in front of the stage, sitting next to her husband, Jay-Z, and…

The Making of a ‘European Yellowstone’

It was my first visit to Romania’s Southern Carpathian Mountains in 2018, and I was standing beside a derelict sheepfold high above the Dambovita Valley. To the east, the imposing limestone cliffs of Piatra Craiului, or Kings’ Rock, towered overhead. All around me was a panorama of deep valleys, soaring mountains and the ever-present forest.…