The ability of heat to transform ingredients is not, of course, limited to those that need to be transformed in order to be eaten. Even when something is very much edible as it is — a red bell pepper, for example, or a brioche burger bun — the process of heating can tease out flavor…
Mr. Schlossman and Mr. Harris met in 2011 when they were working at B.P.M.W., a fashion public relations company. Mr. Schlossman wrote a men’s wear blog, Sartorially Inclined, and the two started a video series, “Fashion Bros,” at Complex Media in 2014. Two years later, they debuted the podcast “Failing Upwards,” which got scooped up…
Myxomas are rare. In autopsy studies, around 100 myxomas are seen per one million population. For reasons that are not well understood, they are more common in women than in men. Size at the time of diagnosis can be variable. Most are ovoid, and they can range from as small as a pea to the…
Finding a new handbag is like finding a new romantic partner. There are trusty handbags that will surely keep you satisfied, but there are also newcomers that bring an excitement you can’t ignore. While it feels like a lot of the major brands are recreating the same silhouettes over and over again, we’ve taken it…
Chote Miya This Indian street food spot in the TimeOut Market in Dumbo, Brooklyn, has opened a branch in Chelsea Market. The owner, Jimmy Rizvi, also sells packaged Indian products in the new location. Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue (15th Street), chotemiya.com. Ol’Days Gradually moving north, from Buenos Aires and Miami to New York, this…
I Know Which “You’ll know when he’s ‘the one’,” my mother said. She died when I was 20, leaving no further guidance. At 23, I was stale inventory by Jewish matchmaking standards. Despair settled in. Until one Shabbat afternoon when Phil, an old friend of my roommate, breezed into our 93rd Street apartment. He was…
Today marks Day 22 of summer. Have you had your requisite ice cream cone(s) yet? Ice cream consumption is, of course, a year-round pursuit. But there’s just something about unrelenting daytime heat and balmy summer nights that makes every creamy bite all the better. What’s new and oh-so-nice in ice cream this season? I’m glad…
Even before the constitutional right to an abortion was struck down last month, health insurance coverage for it was spotty. Abortion benefits largely depended on where a woman lived or whom she worked for. Those factors have become even more crucial now that the Supreme Court has left it to the states to regulate abortion.…
If you have eaten at Sofreh, the four-year-old Persian restaurant in a Brooklyn brownstone, chances are you know its mast-o musir, a yogurt dip. The first things you see are chips of dried musir, the Iranian wild shallot, prized for its courtly but distinct whiff of garlic. Underneath this is a bed of musir-enriched yogurt.…
Studies suggest that cocoa might benefit health, but it’s unclear how that may translate to a typical bar of chocolate.