I WAS EATING French fries at the Odeon when I noticed that a server had begun to repeatedly check in. “Oh,” I realized, “she needs the table back.” It was 6:22 p.m. The restaurant was full. Once, 11:40 p.m. had been “a little too early for Odeon,” according to “Bright Lights, Big City,” Jay McInerney’s…
LONDON — On Sunday night — the eve of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II — the queue of people waiting to pay their last respects to the late monarch stretched so far through the heart of the British capital that it could be seen from space. Across town, at 8 p.m. and as a…
When Amanda Brezing began looking for a summer house in the Hamptons in 2017, she encountered a common problem. “Things seemed kind of expensive, and nothing was really what I wanted,” said Ms. Brezing, 36, who works in finance in Manhattan. “So I decided to look at land.” Hiring an architect to design a house…
You don’t need a ton of ingredients for a meal that sings. The recipes featured here are marvels of resourcefulness, offering enormous flavor in little time and with seven ingredients or fewer (minus those kitchen stalwarts salt, pepper and oil). We draw the line at seven rather than five or even three (like those buzzy…
It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. There are people who dream of directing a play or a movie. The director Tom Moore has done both. But he has always dreamed of “flying.” “It was a childhood fantasy,” said Mr. Moore, 79, a…
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, is an extreme and often debilitating form of PMS that can be tricky to manage. Here’s what treatments work.
Buldak, or “fire chicken,” is a modern Korean dish known for its intense spiciness thanks to a sweet marinade heavy on chile paste and pepper flakes. The chicken can be cooked in a number of ways — on a grill or fried, for example — before it’s broiled with a bubbly and browned blanket of…
The pandemic, she said in an interview, feels like “a hell that I am never going to get out of.” Her husband has a compromised immune system, she said, and she is still wearing masks. “President Biden said, ‘No one’s wearing masks,’ and perhaps that is true,” she said. “But is it wise?” Mr. Goodman,…
In April, a bar called Martiny’s — pronounced like the drink — opened near Gramercy Park in Manhattan. As one might expect from a place named after the world’s most famous cocktail, there is a martini on the menu. It is purple. That signature cocktail — the Grand Martiny’s — is made of gin, manzanilla…
Stepping into Selkie’s spring/summer 2023 show venue was akin to joining an unapologetic celebration of all shapes, sizes, and forms of femininity. Not just because of the casting, but the audience itself was a true testament to the cult-like following of the brand that founder Kimberley Gordon has created. At any other fashion event, you…