Carrots Give This Beef Flavor

Santa Carota beef is raised on a ranch near Bakersfield, Calif. The name of both the meat and the ranch comes from the carrots used by the Pettit family as feed for the animals, which are grass-fed in open pastures but finished on a diet of carrots. The ranch started adding carrots from local farms…

A Book That Celebrates Vegetables

Lee Jones, an Ohio farmer who famously wears overalls and a red bow tie, runs a family farm that caters to chefs, cultivating the everyday (broccoli) and the less common (cardoons). The farm has an educational adjunct, the Culinary Vegetable Institute, and now, “The Chef’s Garden,” a thick book all about vegetables. Merely leafing its…

Join The Daily to Celebrate Graduation

Millions of students have logged hours in virtual classrooms, navigated ever-changing work and school schedules, and seen friendships, dances, games and beloved traditions disrupted. As the school year comes to a close, we honor their perseverance, with a special live graduation event, hosted by “The Daily.” We’re thrilled to be welcoming students and teachers from…

How to Use Onions, Garlic, Shallots and More

Spring onions can be gathered when their bulbs are as slim as pencils or as plump as apples. When skinny, they resemble scallions, and, in some parts of the country, the terms “spring onions” and “scallions” are used interchangeably. But true scallions are actually a distinct species. With a relatively mild flavor and snappy, juicy…

Hot New Recipes

Good morning. Here we go again. Another week at the desk by the bed. I’m not complaining, though! Come dinnertime, I’m just steps from the kitchen, and with some ace new recipes, too. I’m excited to try Hetty McKinnon’s yo po mian (above), Shaanxi hot oil noodles, in which noodles and greens are topped with…

Shopping for Outdoor Chaises Longues

There’s no piece of furniture that evokes summer relaxation more than the outdoor chaise longue. On a warm summer day, “they’re something that people gravitate toward,” said Tommy Zung, the principal of New York-based Studio Zung — whether that’s by the side of a large pool in the Hamptons or sitting under an umbrella in…