Those who have watched the series “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America” on Netflix will know the name Hercules Posey, the enslaved Black chef who set a high standard for George Washington’s table in Philadelphia, and later cooked as a free man in New York City. Ramin Ganeshram, the executive director…
In search of sausages for the Bengals vs. the Rams? Cúrate Bar de Tapas, a Spanish restaurant in Asheville, N.C., has added an online marketplace for nationwide shipping; sausages are a specialty. They have assembled a package of their own deliciously meaty butifarra, rich morcilla casera, spicy chorizo and ruddy, spiraled chistorra ($65). Sear the…
Heart-shaped everything — bagels, pizza, cheese and even Dutch ovens — is the Valentine’s Day signature. Now Ladurée, the Paris-based bakery, confectioner and restaurant, has created its first heart-shaped croissant, a generous, properly flaky beauty with a ruby glaze and nubbins of rose. It will be sold at the pastry counter in the bakery’s New…
But as Mr. McMillan of Silicon Valley Bank points out, millennials have less disposable income than their parents and more economic fears. They are often burdened by student debt, have fewer middle-class job opportunities and cannot assume they will ever be able to afford real estate. That’s a primary reason that millennials have gravitated to…
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The pleasure of a well-made kouign-amann — a French pastry from the town of Douarnenez, perfected in bakeries across Brittany — is in that tickle of salty butter layered throughout the laminated roll, set against the sweetness of the yeasted dough and the dark caramel that covers it. At Gusto Bread,…
Black Fashion Fair, a digital directory of Black designers started by Antoine Gregory, is taking its project to print. What began in 2016 with a Twitter thread from Mr. Gregory listing numerous “Black designers you should know” has given way to a robust online library of independent designers and Black-owned brands, as well as a…
Not long ago, the South African designer Thebe Magugu consulted a local healer who “reads” bones and other objects in the same way someone might read tea leaves. Magugu requested she ask the ancestors what was next for him. But before she could respond, he stopped her: “It made me too nervous, for some strange…
There have been other reports of self-medication in animals, including dogs and cats that eat grass or plants, probably to help them vomit, and bears and deer that consume medicinal plants, apparently to self-medicate. Orangutans have been seen applying plant material to soothe muscle injuries. But the researchers know of no previous report of nonhuman…
It’s a word many have been longing for since around March 2020: normalcy. And it’s being used much more often now. While the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is more contagious than previous ones, the share of severe cases has been lower, largely thanks to vaccinations, among other factors. New cases have been declining in…
Vittorio Zunino CelottoGetty Images From hygge to MØ and Noma, aka the world’s best restaurant, Denmark is fast becoming the epicenter for all things cool and culturally relevant, and the fashion is no exception. Officially kicking off the month-long sartorial marathon that is fashion month, Copenhagen Fashion Week descended upon the Danish capital, showcasing forward-thinking,…