Monkfish livers are rightly touted as the foie gras of the sea. Nialls Fallon, Leah Campbell and Nick Perkins, restaurateurs and lovers of fine tinned seafood, are importing a delectable alternative: cod livers from Iceland. Use the smooth, buttery pieces as a spread on toast, to top grilled fish or to fold into pasta sauce.…
Spam, the tinned pork product created by Hormel Foods 85 years ago, is a longstanding subject of delight to some and derision to others. It was a mainstay in the American military and became popular in Asian and Pacific communities, first near U.S. bases, notably in Hawaii and Korea, before becoming widespread. Now, a staged…
A quintessential American casserole, hot chicken salad is timeless, a comfort food that never disappoints and comes together in no time. It takes the components of a classic chicken salad, tops it off with something salty and crisp, and bakes in the oven until warm, bubbly, creamy and crunchy. While it’s difficult to pinpoint the…
The diversity of cuisines that make up the mosaic that is Queens is explored in an online exhibition through objects that are important to 50 chefs. Among those who tell their stories are Chintan Pandya of Adda with his skewers, and Anastasia Tjahjadi (known as Dewi) of Warung Selasa with a volcanic stone mortar and…
In Haifa, Israel, the annual A-Sham Festival pairs Arab and Jewish chefs who showcase their traditional foods and foster understanding in the kitchen. It was created by Dr. Nof Atamna Ismaeel, a microbiologist and a winner of a popular Israeli reality chef show who identifies as Arab, Israeli and Palestinian. With “Breaking Bread,” the documentary…
Dessert may cap a meal, but there’s wisdom in putting it first and foremost, particularly when preparing a large dinner. In fact, cooking dessert before anything else is often a wise strategy. The job is then out of the way, so you can concentrate on the savory dishes. And if you can make the dessert…
Vision Path, the maker of Hubble contact lenses, will pay $3.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to obtain customers’ prescriptions or to properly verify prescription information and that it substituted Hubble lenses for those actually prescribed to consumers. The company’s practices violated F.TC. rules around selling contact lenses, the…
When the chef Jonathan Waxman opened Barbuto in 2004, the bookies of the food scene put long odds on its survival. Since making Jams into one of the defining New York feeding grounds of the 1980s and then losing it and two other restaurants by the end of the decade, Mr. Waxman had become something…
Every morning, Ashley, a mother of two on Long Island, has to navigate an ethical minefield: Her children’s schools send out a health questionnaire for Covid-19. The “daily attestation,” as it is known, asks people to volunteer information about their health: “Fever of 100 or above?” “Sore Throat?” “In the past 14 days have you…
According to Mr. Baker, who has written two books on Polari, including “Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang,” the language is the product of “a very complicated and nonlinear chain” of events. He said it likely began as workplace slang among British sailors, who, traveling abroad, encountered the lingua franca of mainland Europe…