“Tea has my heart,” Liz Coleman explained as she sank into a chair under the gold-painted ceilings of the Grand Café in Oxford, England. “But I can’t live without coffee.” Ms. Coleman, 31, was getting her caffeine fix from an almond milk latte that she sipped during a break from a nearby conference this month.…
Here we are — the first day of fall. It’s an exciting time for cooking (Apples! Pumpkins! Gourds, both decorative and edible!), and we’ll be diving into those recipes headfirst the way a kid does into a pile of leaves. But let’s start the season off with something simple and soothing, with a touch of…
Fish is fresh and plentiful here in Seattle, and my family and I eat a lot of it at home. But the common complaints — it’s difficult to cook well (especially when distracted by an active household), it’s messy to handle, it can leave the house smelling for days — all ring true, even for…
Five years ago McDonald’s said it planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than a third in parts of its operations by 2030. A few years later, it pledged to be “net zero” — cutting emissions to as close to zero as possible — by 2050. But in its most recent report, McDonald’s disclosed…
Good morning. There are a few things I want to cook this weekend beyond the usual Saturday morning waffles and bacon. One is an awesome new recipe that my pal and colleague Alexa Weibel adapted from Carolina Doriti’s new cookbook, “Salt of the Earth: Secrets and Stories from a Greek Kitchen.” It’s for shrimp saganaki…
Mr. McGinnis was so intrigued that the next morning he went out and spent about $60 on about 30 tins to try himself. Then, he turned his quest into a series of tasting videos on TikTok to help others navigate the broad world of tinned fish. “I’ve had tuna all my life, and some of…
Hi, it’s Pete Wells, restaurant critic of The Times and longtime pierogi appreciator. It would be an exaggeration to say that I moved to the East Village for the pierogies. This was 1988, and rents were still low east of the Bowery. Still, the pierogies did whisper in my ear. Before my move to New…
There’s something in the air. No, I’m not talking about the promise of scarves and plaid button-downs wafting in the breeze. I’m talking about germs. It seems like everyone is sniffling a little, coughing a little, clearing their throat a little as the seasons shift and our sinuses brace for the worst. Last week, bedridden…
In the last 15 years or so, a growing number of people have come to see the Hudson Valley as more than a beautiful place to visit. They have moved there full time, joining those who have long made it their home. The population grows even more on weekends, and the influx becomes especially heavy…
A quick pasta for those who can’t quit corn (and a chocolate-chocolate birthday cake for everyone) By The New York Times Cooking Melissa Clark’s new recipe for pasta with corn, mint and red onions has a lot going for it. It’s quick — only 25 minutes or so from start to finish — and it’s…