Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago chilling halfway between the Nordic country and the North Pole, is known as much for its rugged beauty as its remoteness. From the village of Longyearbyen, visitors and roughly 2,400 residents can appreciate the stark terrain around the fjord known as Adventfjorden. But the beauty of this Arctic inlet conceals messier,…
For perhaps the first time in a long time, Carly Cushnie feels free. Dressed in all black against the backdrop of neon spotlights and glittering crystal embellishments of the outrageously colorful American Girl Doll Place in New York City, the fashion designer seems almost anonymous. Nearly a year after she was forced to shut down…
From 1850 until the 1920s, highly decorative Majolica ceramics were nothing short of a craze. Makers were initially inspired by Italian Renaissance maiolica and French Palissy ware, and the molded earthenware — made in England and the United States — was fanciful yet practical, whimsical yet drawn from nature. An exhibition of 380 pieces on…
When it comes to kitchen smarts, Dorothy Kalins, a founder and the former editor in chief of Saveur magazine, and the editor of several cookbooks, deserves bragging rights. “The Kitchen Whisperers,” her new kitchen memoir is populated with many of the culinary names she worked with over the decades, like Colman Andrews, Marcella Hazan, Michael…
Mateo Kehler, the cheese maker who owns Jasper Hill Farm in northern Vermont with his brother, Andy, has just eliminated a lot of backbreaking work for the esteemed creamery. He bought a few big copper-lined vats that a Comté cheese maker in the Jura region of eastern France no longer uses because they have transitioned…
A pastrami sandwich with a martini alongside is a good idea. Make them with pastrami from Katz’s Delicatessen and Hendrick’s Gin, and you can tie them together with a special edition of Katz’s pickles brined with the juniper berries, cubeb berries and coriander used in Hendrick’s, a gin famously infused with cucumber, the key pickle…
The annual Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival benefiting Gods Love We Deliver and the Food Bank for New York City returns to in-person events this year (with Covid protocols observed), Oct. 14 through 17. Among the scores of dinners, tastings, cooking demonstrations and wine events is a new…
Last year Zach and Minami Mangan, importers of tea from Japan, dipped their toes into the retail market with a Kettl stand in the tiny mall on the Bowery in NoHo. Its success has now led them to add a graciously serene store in a part of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that’s become a hub for food.…
Getty Images The Miss America pageant has been a staple of American culture ever since its founding in 1921. While the organization recently celebrated its 100th birthday, a lot has changed over the years. The event is now branded as a “competition” with “candidates,” and there is no longer a swimsuit portion. These days, the…
Government scientists have recommended a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine for a select group.