Chicken Parm, Form of a Sausage

Seemore Meats and Veggies, a company run by Cara Nicoletti, a fourth-generation butcher, fills its casings with a high proportion of vegetables to meat. It has just introduced a clever variety, chicken Parm. Each link delivers a flavor-packed mosaic of ground chicken, roasted tomatoes, cheese, bread crumbs and basil. Sear or grill them whole and…

A Bakery Crosses the East River

When Amy Chasen opened Sweet Generation, her cupcake-size bakery in the East Village in 2014, she wanted to include a program that benefited society. Sweet Generation RISE, with internships for 16- to 24-year-olds to learn skills needed for food service careers, was born (and not connected to several other organizations also called RISE). It received…

Candy for Grown-ups

When Robyn Blair Davidson, 34, was envisioning an aesthetic for her New York City apartment two years ago, her eyes wandered over to a bowl of candy on her table. “I realized then and there that I should be filling my walls with pieces that make me as happy as the bowls filled with candy…

Grenache, or Garnacha: Same Grape, 3 Ways

How important is the choice of grape in determining the character of a wine? Extremely important, obviously. But it is far from the sole factor. Soil and bedrock, climate, farming methods, altitude and inclination, intent of the winemaker — all the elements of terroir can be just as important. Sometimes they can be even more…

Can I Wear a Vintage Fur?

While I consider it completely outdated and also immoral to purchase products using animal fur, the fact remains that I have many fur coats in my closet, all left to me by my mother or aunt. They are very beautiful and in perfect conditions. And where I live, in Sweden, a warm coat is quite…

What Yogurt Can Do for You

Good morning. I’m not sure why homemade yogurt (above) didn’t take off this year the way sourdough bread did, the way kombucha kind of did. As Melissa Clark demonstrates, it’s so simple to make, “and the payback is huge: a pot of tangy, silky yogurt made with ingredients you can control and personalized to your…