At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel restrictions in place worldwide, we launched a new series — The World Through a Lens — in which photojournalists help transport you, virtually, to some of our planet’s most beautiful and intriguing places. This week, Luke Sharrett shares a collection of images taken along Route 66.…
Labor Day weekend is typically a chance to take a last deep breath of summer — to fit in one final county fair, extended-family gathering, or long beach weekend — before settling into a new school year or returning to a busy fall. But like everything else since the coronavirus arrived, the joys and rhythms…
Lounge chairs are defining pieces in most living rooms, but they take up a lot of space. And if your living room is on the small side, that can create problems. “One of the biggest mistakes people make is buying furniture that’s the wrong scale for the space,” said Sheila Bridges, the New York-based interior…
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…