Good morning. By the time you read this I’ll be off the grid and either cutting firewood or chasing fish, getting ready to cook on a wood stove, to wash dishes in rainwater, to read novels, to sleep under star-bright skies. I’ll be plotting meals, proofing sourdough, sleuthing for blackberries at the back of beyond.…
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, a highly acclaimed restaurant with three Michelin stars, has closed amid a legal dispute between its chef and owner, leaving a culinary void for customers of fine dining in New York City, where the restaurant had been a top-dollar fixture of flavorful creativity for more than a decade. The restaurant,…
Now that I’ve settled into the warm weather and its rituals, market runs and farm visits, ripening fruits crowd my kitchen counters, fresh greens burst from my crisper bin and tomatoes, chiles and lemongrass await, gifts from my little garden patch. And, once the hottest August afternoons arrive, I find myself navigating two competing desires:…
Good morning. It’s been a week and I’m still jazzed by the memory of the broiled pork chop I ate at Park Side in Corona, Queens, with its caramelized, salty crust set against sweet vinegar peppers. The flavors set me on a path for this weekend, to adapt my own recipe for pork chops in…
Matt Tracy, 45, a shoe distributor based in Portland, Maine, loves to cook. On a recent multigenerational trip to Tuscany, he and other family members cooked seven out of 10 nights in a rental villa, preparing dishes like wild boar ragù for 10 people, including his children, 6 and 9. “We save a tremendous…
When Charlotte and Angus Buchanan, both 37, bought their home in northwest London’s Harlesden neighborhood in 2019, the garden was so overgrown they “could hardly see the end of it,” Charlotte recalled recently. The couple, who met in their teens, began dating in their 20s and started their design business, Buchanan Studio, in 2018. At…
Eggplant, in all of its oblong, amethyst glory, can be an enigma to home cooks. At least, that’s the takeaway from emails I’ve received from readers, especially now that it’s everywhere: stores, markets, gardens, C.S.A. boxes. You have eggplants galore (and varying tastes for them), I have dinner ideas. Welcome to Recipe Matchmaker: Eggplant Edition.…
By Martha Cheng The first cabin constructed in Kerlingarfjöll, a mountain range in central Iceland bracketed by two glaciers and threaded with geothermal steam, was completed in 1937 and gave hikers a launchpad from which to wander the otherworldly landscape. Then, in the ’60s, a summer ski school and hostel operated on its slopes. The…
Victor Nevarez had tried dozens of prescription medications and powders to manage his irritable bowel syndrome, and nothing was working. Max Wittek wanted to curb his appetite without relying on drugs like Ozempic. And Rachel Conners was just looking for a way to make chewy cinnamon rolls without any gluten. They all arrived at the…
Hello! Mia here, filling in for Melissa Clark. My morning routine is simple: boil water for coffee, walk the dog, wash and cook rice. My rice cooker does the heavy lifting for most of my meals, especially since its “keep warm” function means lunch and dinner are ready when I am. Which is why Ali…