Tangy, Fresh and Crunchy

Maybe you’ve pulled yourself away to scroll through Instagram or check your email or revel in an ephemeral moment of peace and quiet amid the holiday chaos. Or perhaps it’s Friday when you’re reading this, and you haven’t known silence since at least Tuesday afternoon. Wherever you are, whenever it is, I hope you have,…

Where to Eat Near Rockefeller Center

As a local, I ought to hate anything in New York that draws a crowd. In theory, this includes the tree at Rockefeller Center. Once the tree’s lights are switched on — this year, that first happens Wednesday night, just before 10 p.m. — the plaza becomes an unholy gridlocked mob of sightseers, shoppers and…

Giving the Gift of Abba

For Abba fans, 2024 will mark a major milestone: 50 years since the Swedish quartet of Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus won Eurovision and went on to global superstardom with hits such as “Mamma Mia,” “Super Trouper” and “Dancing Queen.” And since Eurovision — the exuberantly kitsch annual song contest organized…