The version of the coronavirus that surfaced in Britain late last year was shocking for many reasons. It came just as vaccines had offered a glimpse of the end of the pandemic, threatening to dash those hopes. It was far more contagious than earlier variants, leading to a swift increase in hospitalizations. And perhaps most…
There is no timetable for grief, but there are ways of coping with it during each emotional stage. If you experienced a loss during the pandemic, how did you address your feelings and work through them? Were there books, tools, therapeutic outlets or websites that you found particularly helpful? Did you surround yourself with other…
You might change your gin and tonic order this summer. Fever-Tree, a British company that specializes in high-quality carbonated mixers, has doubled down on tart citrus in its new sparkling lime and yuzu flavor. It performs beautifully with a shot of gin, vodka, white rum or even tequila plata. The refreshment comes from its restrained…
Hot sauce on pizza seems to be an American habit. One importer’s survey showed that 50 percent of American pizza-eaters used hot sauce. Not all the sauces that wind up on pizza are Italian, but there is a new contender, Casa Firelli, from Parma, Italy, designed for pizza. Like other Italian hot sauces, it’s fueled…
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…
In their hefty tome “The Noble Rot Book: Wine From Another Galaxy,” Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew walk a fine line between easygoing but intelligent wine basics for beginners and deep dives into their favorite wineries in Europe. The Noble Rot part — a term that refers to the fungus that can attack grapes and…
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…
The Covid baby boom that many people predicted last year has not happened, but another kind of baby boom is underway. Restaurants and food businesses have been born during the pandemic at a rate that almost no one predicted a year ago, when dining rooms across the United States were ordered to close. After a…
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…
Dr. Mehl, 73, the son of European immigrants who escaped the Holocaust, grew up in Brooklyn and spent his entire 50-year career at N.Y.U., where he could often be found in the hallway kibitzing with lab technicians, cafeteria workers or security guards. Colleagues referred to him as the Mayor of N.Y.U. He could also be…