Much of the décor is inspired by Korea, as are some ingredients (like buckwheat) and flavors, at Eunji Lee’s new pastry boutique and cafe, Lysée, the fulfillment of what she said was a dream. Ms. Lee, who was born in Busan, South Korea, studied pastry and worked in France before transferring her talents to Jungsik…
Apples, a major New York State crop, can be macerated, fermented and distilled into an apple vodka. Upstate Vodka is made at Sauvage Distillery in Charlotteville, N.Y., west of Albany, with the distillers Jamie Terk, and Ken Wortz, whose own distillery became Sauvage, in charge. The property has apple trees but also buys fruit, including…
After the announcement of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the morning-after contraception pill has emerged as a sought-after purchase for many people worried about access to reproductive health care. Some women have bought morning-after pills in case they or their sexually active children need to prevent a pregnancy after having sex.…
PUNJAB, India — Sunita Devi, an embroiderer at 100Hands, was working on a shirt, her stitching so beautiful that it prompted a compliment from this reporter. Ms. Devi acknowledged it with a smile, before turning her attention back to the task at hand. Were these floral patterns a nod to commissions by maharajahs who once…
A tablecloth can make an ugly table beautiful, hide a worn wooden top and immediately change the feeling of a dining space, indoors or out. “It’s at the root of hosting and hospitality,” said Olivia Capuano, the founder of the interior design firm Olivia Jane Design, based in New York. “You’re literally laying down a…
I have realized that my wardrobe has not changed much in the last 20 years. I am very happy being an adult and do not want to dress like a teenager, but as the rules around the male dress code disappear, it’s hard to know how to update and improve my wardrobe. Can you please…
Some years ago, while exploring Bhuj, a small city in Gujarat, India’s westernmost state, I stumbled upon a beautiful and initially enigmatic structure: a column that supported an enclosure adorned with hundreds of holes. It seemed to me to be a geometric abstraction of a giant tree — until a pigeon peeped out from one…
“I hate the word ‘trend,’” said Joey Wölffer, an owner of the Hamptons winery Wölffer Estate, known for its rosé. It is a surprising statement from someone who makes one of the most ubiquitous beverages in the Hamptons and beyond. But Ms. Wölffer has been at it for a while. When Wölffer Estate started making…
“I hate the word ‘trend,’” said Joey Wölffer, an owner of the Hamptons winery Wölffer Estate, known for its rosé. It is a surprising statement from someone who makes one of the most ubiquitous beverages in the Hamptons and beyond. But Ms. Wölffer has been at it for a while. When Wölffer Estate started making…