Taking Comfort in Sonny Angel Dolls

Last Sunday, about 150 people gathered in Washington Square Park in Lower Manhattan to buy, sell, trade and fawn over dolls known as Sonny Angels. The attendees — mostly in their 20s and mostly female — toted the dolls in clear plastic bags from the Japanese dollar store Daiso or spread them out on blankets…

Cauliflower Recipes For Every Mood

On a résumé, in an airport or on a date, it’s a dangerous game trying to be someone you’re not. It’s always a safer bet to be yourself. That is, unless you are a head of cauliflower. This cruciferous vegetable is the ultimate master of disguise. Enterprising cooks with a lot of patience, and little…

The Accessories Edit: ELLE’s April Must-Haves

GLEAM TEAM Past, present, and future collide in a season filled with precious-metal finishes. N21 by Alessandro Dell’acqua pre-fall 2023.Courtesy of N21 Any silhouette—from a winged goddess to wired headphones—can transform when dipped in precious metal, alchemically turning the everyday into the eternal. Valdé Beauty did just that to the humble lipstick case, crafting its…

Dining in Style, at 90 Miles an Hour

It was a familiar sound in any decent Central European restaurant: the reassuring whack-whack-whack of a chef flattening the schnitzel I’d ordered from the waiter a minute earlier. The crisp white tablecloth in front of me shined bright white, and the banquette seating offered the same minimalist design as some of the region’s trendiest spots.…