How Much Money Did This Year’s Met Gala Raise?

At the Met Gala on Monday, a throng of photographers fought to capture Zendaya and Kim Kardashian parading couture gowns down the red (technically, mouthwash-green) carpet. Not pictured: dollar signs. A lot of them. This year’s event raised about $26 million for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, according to a spokeswoman. That’s a…

Best Mother’s Day Breakfast Ideas

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and while moms everywhere insist they “don’t want anything,” they would almost certainly appreciate a good breakfast. (She might also like a stripy tote bag or an ikebana kit, but since we’re New York Times Cooking, we’re going to stick to food.) If your mom is the savory-over-sweet type, you…

French Toast Recipes for Mother’s Day Brunch

Humans have been rehabilitating rock-hard, stale loaves into edible food since bread was first invented. But the recipe that has become irrevocably rooted in American breakfast culture is French toast. Based on the French “pain perdu,” or lost bread, French toast is traditionally made from old, leftover slices softened in a mix of milk and…