Private Lessons With Massimo Bottura

Massimo Bottura, the Italian chef, restaurateur and philanthropist, is the latest culinary personality in the MasterClass lineup of video instruction. His are also the first Italian cooking classes. He emphasizes the importance of developing one’s own palate and how to personalize some traditional dishes, like pumpkin risotto. He also covers ways to reduce food waste,…

Sushi, With a Sunset View

Sunset on the Hudson is just one attraction for a series of cruises from Classic Harbor Line. In addition to the views, America 2.0 — a polished wood-trimmed yacht designed with a nod to the original America’s Cup winner from 1851 and led by a crew mostly of women — provides a selection of sakes…

A Leap in Hot Dog Technology

To make the new carrot dog for By Chloe, the chef Will Horowitz and his sister, Julie Horowitz, who own Harry & Ida’s in the East Village, cure large carrots for several days. Then they slow-smoke them. The process takes about a week. The result is a properly smoky-tasting hot-dog look-alike, grilled and nestled in…

A New Frozen Dessert for Summer

Chika Tillman, who owns the Chikalicious dessert shop in the East Village with her husband, Don Tillman, has created a yogurt dessert being sold at Dominant Cultures, their new pop-up nearby. They use their homemade yogurt as the base, and add a made-to-order sorbet whizzed on the spot in a high-speed Pacojet blender. July’s flavors…

The Fine Art of Fish Photography

Sea creatures have figured in art since ancient times. This summer, the Robert Mann Gallery in Chelsea will display 29 photographs dating back to the 1890s in which fish and other seafood are the focus. The dinner table is often involved, as in this stunner of Picasso by David Douglas Duncan. “Sleep With the Fishes,”…

Following in the Wake of a Storybook Pony

Horses lend themselves to stories. In America in particular, wild horses, manes streaming, nostrils flaring, hooves thudding, carry with them something of our projected national psyche. A woman named Marguerite Henry understood this. In 59 wildly popular books, featuring the mostly true stories of famous equines, from a plucky burro who lived in the Grand…