Courtesy + Design Leah Romero In terms of holiday gifts, food is always a good choice, right? Right. The best parts of the holidays take place around the table, anyway. That’s why we tapped Sophia Roe, a James Beard award-winning chef and Emmy-nominated host, to share some of her gifting tips. You might’ve seen some…
At first glance, you might miss the glass frog of the Costa Rican rainforest. It is, as the name suggests, nearly transparent. Apart from a lime green smear across its back, its skin, muscle and other tissues are see-through. Then there are its tiny organs, which seem to float within this clear flesh, like a…
Wind, freezing rain and snow are predicted from the Northwest to the Northeast this week. Forecasters say vast swaths of the Central and Eastern United States could be hit with a blast of Arctic air that could ice runways and freeze roadways. Blizzard conditions are predicted for the Central and Northern Plains and Great Lakes…
LONDON — Jordan Frieda knew he was struggling to find waiters and kitchen workers for his three Italian restaurants. But the depth of the crisis did not become clear until he hired a recruiter to try to lure people from other restaurants. Of the 100 or so people his agent typically contacted in a day,…
The Well desk is compiling tips from readers so everyone can ring in the new year feeling a little more uplifted.
In some of my earliest kitchen memories, I’m handed a pile of dough scraps to roll and cut into circles and stars. I glue them onto shiny, sealed pies with a bit of slippery egg wash — a small but meaningful contribution to our holiday pies. When I make pies now, I hand off the…
I’ve waited in line in Los Angeles for wobbly brisket and tacos and French fries covered in mayonnaise, for chiles rellenos and warm pastries, for fried chicken and ice cream and bagels. But on a recent Saturday morning, I waited half an hour for a rainbow sandwich. It was not the kind I remember from…
Almost everything was as usual at the Sbarro in Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan on Saturday night — the rumble of the 1 train could be heard and the aroma of greasy pizza was thick in the air. But something out of the ordinary was taking place at the pizzeria, part of a chain typically disdained…
In Mr. Grede’s words: “It comes down to the intersection of commerce and entertainment. They have converged.” The Language of Influence Mr. Villaseñor said his deal with the Coyotes will allow him to get his hands on everything from, potentially, “the campaigns to the color palette of the arena, the drinks, the lighting, the logo…
In New York University’s busy Manhattan emergency department, Room 20 is special. Steps away from the hospital’s ambulance bay, the room is outfitted with equipment to perform critical procedures or isolate those with highly infectious diseases. Doctors say Room 20 is usually reserved for two types of patients: Those whose lives are on the line.…