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…
August is winding down, but restaurant season (a.k.a. fall) is only ramping up. I’m always getting my restaurant bona fides in shape, and thankfully you all sent me some wonderful questions to keep me spry. This week, we have a reader asking for L.G.B.T.Q.-owned businesses, another seeking recommendations for wine bars that don’t “phone it…
Headliner Rose Garden A trellised sidewalk enclave, dense with vines and roses, joins the lush, tunneled garden entry at the NoMo SoHo, formerly the Mondrian hotel. But the roses are not real. Rather, they’re high-quality artificial ones, the better to keep their fresh look into October when the outdoor patio will remain open under heat…
In August 2020, the pandemic left the Minnesota State Fair’s veteran butter sculptor, Linda Christensen, stranded at her home in California. The fair that summer had been canceled, but the dairy chiseling would go on. After decades sculpting the fair’s dairy princesses, she knew of only one artist who could take her place: her apprentice,…
David Kinch, the chef who helped establish Los Gatos, Calif., as an international culinary destination with his highly regarded restaurant Manresa, announced Monday that he would leave that business at the end of the year. Mr. Kinch, 61, could not be reached for comment, but a representative confirmed that, after 20 years, he plans to…
David Kinch, the chef who helped establish Los Gatos, Calif., as an international culinary destination with his highly regarded restaurant Manresa, announced Monday that he would leave that business at the end of the year. Mr. Kinch, 61, could not be reached for comment, but a representative confirmed that, after 20 years, he plans to…
TYLIHUL ESTUARY, Ukraine — Senior Lt. Kirill Vikhrov stripped off his uniform and waded into the shallow estuary, the long rays of afternoon sunlight glinting in his blond hair. Slowly, the 25-year-old soldier lowered his whole body into the briny water, closed his eyes and, for an instant, seemed to let himself go. It had…
Cafe Spaghetti is a new restaurant in Brooklyn whose name tells you exactly what it’s all about — a neighborhood standby where you can take kids and grandparents, get sauce on your shirt and wave to flag down a waiter without anyone thinking you’re rude. “It’s the anti-Carbone,” a friend who ate there said. Both…
This notion of living heritage, in the form of kimjang, connects Koreans across the diaspora who share in this knowledge and experience. Kimjang symbolizes the tough Korean spirit: In order to survive harsh times, you must make yourself more resilient. Kimchi was a way to preserve the fall crop so that there would be enough…
Clinton Vineyards, in the Hudson Valley town of Clinton Corners, has been producing cassis black currant wine and sparkling seyval blanc for years. The winery has been known for its seyval blanc, a French American hybrid grape that is starting to achieve cachet. Now, Phyllis Feder, who has been the winery’s sole owner since her…