My cat is a bona fide chatterbox. Momo will meow when she is hungry and when she is full, when she wants to be picked up and when she wants to be put down, when I leave the room or when I enter it, or sometimes for what appears to be no real reason at…
In August 2020, a tiny, seafoam-green, electric-powered coffee cart opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, advertising local pastries and bagels and coffee beans. On Wythe Avenue, in the heart of one of New York City’s most coffee-saturated neighborhoods, another cute spot to buy an iced latte wasn’t cause for commotion. But looming behind that friendly little vehicle,…
With a nod to vermouth and other bitter Italian drinks, Bittersweet Aperitivo, a new contender from Wilderton, a nonalcoholic spirits company in Portland, Ore., is a cocktail hour success. It’s the company’s third such product in its two-year history and its best by a long shot. The reddish drink, long on the botanical components with…
Founded in 2010, Brooklyn Cured, a local charcuterie producer, has remained true to its mission of using only pasture-raised meats from family farms. It recently introduced a line of pâtés under the Gilbert & Bernard label, and has now added an earthy black truffle salami, cured beef bresaola spiked with Calabrian chiles and a rich…
It’s back to school at DeGustibus, the cooking and dining sessions with professional chefs held for more than 40 years at Macy’s and, more recently, in restaurants. Among the options on this fall’s lineup is a class covering the cooking of the Greek island of Crete, taught by Nick Poulmentis on Sept. 24 at 9:30…
Avery Ruzicka, the co-founder and a partner in Manresa Bread, the sister bakeries to the Michelin three-star restaurant, Manresa, in Los Gatos, Calif., has assembled a kit for baking baguettes at home. The results, eight modestly sized loaves with properly crackling crusts, nice crumb and good flavor, are worth the two days of effort, much…
This fall, the New York City Wine and Food Festival will mark its 15th year. Four days of events — from Oct. 13 to 16 — will involve restaurants and chefs for tastings, demos, lunches, dinners and so forth. New this year is a Champagne dim sum brunch led by the writer Molly Yeh, whose…
The fourth and largest iteration of Julien Boulangerie, the native French baker Julien Khalaf’s bakery, has opened on the Upper East Side. Mr. Khalaf, who was an executive chef for François Payard, established two other nearby locations after the success of his original store in Park Slope, Brooklyn, which opened in 2020. What distinguishes the…
Josh Roberts didn’t think twice about taking out a loan to pay for groceries. It was early in the pandemic, and he was making $16.50 an hour working for a technology company in Cincinnati while supporting his sister and her girlfriend. “We were just not making enough to live,” he said. So he started buying…
By 7 a.m. on most weekdays, when Evelia’s Tamales in North Corona, Queens, is in the thick of the morning rush, there is a good chance that all the tables will be empty. The dining room is inviting enough, with space for about two dozen diners. Papel picado flags stenciled with the restaurant’s name and…