When a friend first mentioned the Grand Canyon’s Phantom Ranch, I couldn’t believe my ears. It’s America’s most elusive hotel reservation, she said, the only lodging within the canyon itself, all 277 miles of it. A cluster of century-old stone cabins tucked along a stream, reachable only by mule ride or by trudging down nearly…
This article is part of our Design special report previewing 2022 Milan Design Week. Three years ago, when the over-the-top décor style called “maximalism” had reached dizzy heights and the word “pandemic” was on almost no one’s lips, Sam Baron envisioned a wildly exuberant trio of rugs. Mr. Baron, 46, a French designer, had been…
This article is part of our Design special report previewing 2022 Milan Design Week. Maria Porro, the president of Salone del Mobile, represents a break from her predecessors. She is the first woman to run the event, which is known in English as the Milan Furniture Fair, and at 38, she is bringing a much…
African Americans crave locally harvested, coast-to-coast, U.S.D.A. Prime liberty, in all its bitter sweetness. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, informing the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now…
Jancis Robinson, the esteemed English wine expert, turns her laser palate to the wines of North America in an online session for Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y, New York. Though most of the talk will feature the wines of California, Washington and Oregon, she will also explore New York’s Finger Lakes and Long Island…
This month, bakeries across the city are paying homage to Hot Bread Kitchen, a career training program and incubator that has supported immigrant women and people of color starting their own businesses since 2008. For what they’re calling the Fête du Pain, established bakeries that participate in the organization’s Quality Jobs Lab, an effort to…
Long considered the meat maestro when it comes to grilling, the Argentine chef and restaurateur Francis Mallmann has turned his attention to plants. His latest, vibrantly-illustrated tome, written from his outpost in the Patagonia region, covers fruits and a dozen different vegetables suitable for grilling. Accommodating a standard Weber grill with other equipment, including a…
What might be the city’s most luxurious food hall opens Wednesday in the new Waterline Square cluster of apartment towers on the Upper West Side. Called Harry’s Table, it’s the first food market from the Cipriani family organization and connects to their newly opened Bellini Restaurant. There’s a linear progression done in pale turquoise and…
This clever new gadget from the MoMA Design Store provides a well-made espresso at a moment’s notice. Hot water and coffee grounds are enclosed in separate compartments in its compact housing; they join forces through a hand-operated pressure pumping system to release an inky 2.7-ounce shot. A tiny cleaning brush and a measuring scoop fit…
No nonsense protection is what this sturdy pitmaster apron delivers. It was designed for BlueCut with input from Daniel Castillo, whose Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., draws crowds for his Texas-style fare. It’s also extra wide, made from flame-resistant denim with thicker quilting in the belly area to insulate from heat, stitched with…