Studies have shown that families that take part in group activities together share a stronger bond; one that improves communication builds kids’ self-esteem and fosters positive behaviors. If your kids are nature lovers, and they enjoy off-the-beaten-path adventures, why not organize a cooking escapade with them? You don’t need to go very far to combine…
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Inside the 128-square-foot shaping bay at Michael Surfboards, family history and lifelong passion collide for its owner, Michael Takayama. “I remember my uncle saying to me, ‘Kid, do me a favor, when my time comes, make sure my tools collect dust in the right way, not the wrong way,’” Mr. Takayama said,…
If you are in certain Dolce & Gabbana or Louis Vuitton stores, or the lobbies of several Bulgari or Four Seasons hotels, be sure to look up. You likely will see a large, dazzling, one-of-a-kind light fixture, every piece of glass mouth-blown on the Venetian island of Murano, just as it has been done for…
“This is haute cuisine applied to pizza,” declared Mr. Martucci, and I Masanielli’s kitchen, larger than a full-size tennis court, is his half-million-euro laboratory — stocked with sous-vide machines, flash freezers, dehydrators, fermenters, freeze dryers, 19 refrigerators to maintain separate temperatures and ovens of all kinds, alongside the customary wood-burning pizza variety. The frying station,…
America’s relentless drive to innovate has led to the Constitution and the iPhone. But has it produced a better Thanksgiving turkey? Even in colonial times, cooks debated how many inches the bird should be kept from the open flame. In 1824, decades before President Abraham Lincoln decreed that Thanksgiving would be observed on the last…
I just found out an event I am attending has a dress code requirement, and it is pastel. Pastel! I look horrible in pastels. To me, this is as bad as demanding everyone dress “creatively.” Dress codes seem to be very popular during holiday season, but do I really have to obey? Is there anything…
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups wrote to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, urging the Justice Department to investigate growing threats of violence against physicians and hospitals that provide transgender medical treatment to adolescents. As more Republicans frame the treatment as child abuse, some doctors have become wary of discussing…
Twenty years ago, “Barefoot Contessa” introduced TV viewers to Ina Garten, framed by stacks of white plates on white open shelves in her kitchen in East Hampton, N.Y. As its title suggested, the show conveyed a down-to-earth ease that felt attainable (even if the Viking stove she sautéed on was not necessarily). Fans could dream…
The arrival of Hurricane Nicole at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday may have paused preparations for the wedding of Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos, but the ceremony, which took place at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the club and private residence of former President Donald J. Trump, went ahead as planned despite the…
Cats have a reputation for being aloof, but a new study has found that their relationships with their owners may be stronger than we thought.