The medical mistakes that befell the 87-year-old mother of a North Carolina pharmacist should not happen to anyone, and my hope is that this column will keep you and your loved ones from experiencing similar, all-too-common mishaps. As the pharmacist, Kim H. DeRhodes of Charlotte, N.C., recalled, it all began when her mother went to…
Paella to go in a proper pan, big enough to serve three or four, is the latest offering at José Andrés’s Spanish market in Hudson Yards. This is not your usual kitchen-sink paella, but a precise one that features only imported Mediterranean red shrimp and cuttlefish. It’s the first of what will be a changing…
You think baking is demanding when it comes to precision? Try mixing a drink. Cocktail Kingdom, a company that sells everything you need for your bar but the booze, has introduced a set of six handsome stainless steel measuring spoons designed by the mixologist Jim Meehan. They go from a quarter-teaspoon to a tablespoon and…
The Museum of Food and Drink is offering a rich program of hourlong Zoom talks addressing cultural and political issues. First up is “Eating NAFTA: Food Justice, Policy, and the Cuisine of Mexico” on Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. Led by the author Alyshia Gálvez, with a panel of experts, the event will address how…
To toast the Jewish New Year, 5780, the holiday that starts at sundown, Sept. 18, you can now pour some kosher single malt, made in Israel’s first whiskey distillery. Milk & Honey, or M&H Distillery, in Tel Aviv, makes a range of kosher malts with different finishes. Among them, the Elements Sherry Cask Single Malt,…
No need to save this delicious stunner for Rosh Hashana. Even though Breads Bakery has introduced it for the holiday, the Crown Medjool, a handsome ring of laminated croissant-style pastry filled with a creamy date purée, can be nibbled with morning coffee or served as an afternoon snack, or would make a grand entrance at…
Kenneth M. Horwitz is first an accountant and a lawyer. But for decades, his avocation has been cooking. “Deep Flavors,” his hefty new cookbook, is a compendium of his own recipes (sometimes adapted from others) all written for a kosher kitchen. He approaches the kitchen with the same attention to detail that he might apply…
KETURA, Israel — The plump, golden-brown dates hanging in a bunch just above the sandy soil were finally ready to pick. They had been slowly ripening in the desert heat for months. But the young tree on which they grew had a much more ancient history — sprouting from a 2,000-year-old seed retrieved from an…
Selecting treatments according to genetic differences could help children and teenagers with asthma, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. [1] The trial, which compares patients treated according to small genetic differences with patients treated according to existing guidelines, is the first of its kind in children and teenagers. Researchers say…
Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that obese children who were put on a calorie-restricted diet and given probiotics Bifidobacterium breve BR03 and Bifidobacterium breve B632, lost more weight and had improved insulin…