A Dozen Reasons to Drink Beaujolais

Here they are, from least to most expensive. Credit…Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Michel Guignier Beaujolais 2020, 12.5 percent, $16 Straightforward Beaujolais are conventionally considered simple and easy to drink. But this one is more than cheap and cheerful. It has grip and depth, and is full of earthy fruit flavors. Michel Guignier, who is…

The Only Challah Recipe You’ll Ever Need

If you don’t have the patience for breadmaking (or for baking at all), chances are you’ll still find challah, the enriched bread often served on the Jewish sabbath and during the High Holy Days, not only manageable — but fun. Compared with more technical breads, like sourdough loaves or baguettes, challah is mostly hands-off, with…

This Fish Has a Smart Shortcut

Hello, everyone. I missed writing to you when I was out on my summer vacation, though I didn’t miss trying to come up with different ways to say “delicious.” (“Toothsome!”) I returned and plunged directly into fall madness, a maelstrom of back to school, back to office, back to everything. Naturally, as I tried to…

At Golf Clubs, the Food Needs to Be on Par, Too

This article is part of our latest special report on International Golf Homes. The gourmet food event that came to Punta Mita in Mexico in December had all the bells and whistles — Michelin-starred chefs, intimate wine tastings and mixologists shaking up creative new cocktails. But in between tastings, diners on the white-sand private peninsula…