A Tea to Celebrate a Big Anniversary

The Republic of Tea was founded in 1992 and then acquired two years later by Ron Rubin, an entrepreneur who worked in the beer, wine and liquor business before starting a bottled beverage company. It’s called the Republic of Tea because some of the original owners also created the Banana Republic clothing company. Mr. Rubin…

A Precious Strawberry Drops Its Price

Bright local strawberries are showing up on farm stands and in the city’s Greenmarkets. Like the Hudson Valley and Long Island, New Jersey is a major source, but not just for seasonal field-grown fruit. A couple of indoor growers, Bowery Farming and Oishii, are cultivating them indoors with no seasonal limitations. They’re grown without pesticides…

Taste the Rainbow This Pride Month

June is Pride Month and to celebrate, the chefs Seleste Tan and Mogan Anthony — the owners of Lady Wong, an East Village bakery that specializes in Southeast Asian confections — offer a dazzling steamed Indonesian rainbow cake. The petite stack of thin, multicolored, slightly spongy gelatinous layers is meant to be eaten by peeling…

Vacation Alternatives for the Budget-Conscious

The sprawl of strip malls that comprises Houston’s Chinatown, for example, is the only tip-off that you’re still in Texas. These days restaurants serving Chinese, Hong Kong, Vietnamese, Thai and other Asian cultures fill these shopping plazas. If you’re looking to channel France, go no farther than the cafes and green markets of Montreal, including…