At Twelve, a waterfront restaurant in Portland, Maine, the hottest seat in the house is right by the plancha, where you pick up a few tricks (and a little perspiration) while watching line cooks prepare steak after steak. On a recent visit, Everette Allen, the chef at the protein station, made about a dozen strip…
Good morning. The nest that was empty is empty no more, as children return from college, as in-laws descend, and suddenly we’re up a few animals and down a few beds. The grocery bills are back to the mesosphere and yet we’re out of milk again, the second time in a week. I’m at it…
The best of California is not its famous cities or coastline. The most authentic version of the state is its freshwater, in its many wild forms. At least, for my family. My partner Caroline Clements and I write about water and wilderness and have spent much of the last 10 years documenting swimming around the…
It’s prom season. Can you feel it in the air? But the prom has changed. When I was younger, you went with whoever you happened to be dating at the time and you broke up with them by the end of the night, usually by vomiting peach wine coolers all over their shoes. These days,…
Annie’s Ibiza, a boutique tucked away within the castle that is part of old Ibiza Town, for a while was an under-the-radar treasure trove of mostly vintage party frocks. Since it opened in 2018, celebrities like Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Paris Hilton and the mother-daughter models Kate and Lila Moss have all made regular pilgrimages…
Take a moment to imagine a small gray rock sitting in the palm of your hand. It’s silent, smooth and otherwise unremarkable. Are you bored yet? If so, that’s kind of the point. Most people will eventually lose interest in a dull piece of granite. So there’s a theory percolating online that if you adopt…
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In Astoria, Queens, amid a row of small brick houses built in 1945 with tile roofs and the occasional gable, sits a home vastly different from its neighbors. The hints are in the bright blue louvers shading the windows and the blue checkerboard patterns embedded in the brick. The shades, as cheerful as geranium beds,…
I was flying from Boston, where I grew up, back to Michigan, where I had moved five years earlier to live with my boyfriend, Steve. As I reached for a packet of pretzels from the flight attendant, she grabbed my left hand and said, “Oh, your ring is beautiful. Are you engaged?” “Yes,” I said.…