Domestic Bliss: ELLE’s August Shopping Guide

PARK LIFE Utilitarian items pack an extra punch when channeling the rich palette of Yellowstone National Park. Courtesy of Brands MAUI MOOD Embrace the relaxed vibes of the island’s surf culture with aquatic tones and bohemian details like macramé. Courtesy Sarah Zendejas is the Senior Fashion Market Editor at ELLE Magazine. She is forever on…

The Art of Kimjang

Good morning. Did you read Eric Kim’s latest gem, about kimjang, the communal act of making and sharing kimchi? Two things stood out to me in his excellent piece. First, kimjang has been named an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, a designation meant to acknowledge and celebrate living traditions inherited from our ancestors and passed…

Behold the Fruit Sandwich

In the first spring of the pandemic, with our world shrunk to the borders of our apartment, my husband ordered three dozen Ataulfo mangoes. Harvested in Mexico, they arrived a pale, sea-foam green and shaded first to lemon, then butter. Every morning the kitchen seemed to grow brighter. It was as if three dozen solar…