Smoking in crowded bars may mostly (and happily) be a relic of the past, but the cocktail glass itself hasn’t lost all elements of smoke — often imparted by ingredient alone. Many fall in one of two smokiness camps: You like — insert Scotch or mezcal here — or you don’t. But the characteristics of…
Whether bite-size Thai shrimp patties spiked with fish sauce, Vietnamese shrimp paste packed onto sugar cane or Southern American shrimp burgers shot through with mayonnaise, savory shrimp cakes are a tasty staple in coastal regions all over the world. Unsurprisingly, their flavors vary depending on where they’re made. You’ll find them spiced with the likes…
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LONDON — With the festive season ahead of us, there’s a lot of feasting to be done. And, for it to be done properly — enjoyed, and not just endured — there are some dos and don’ts. Generally, I tend not to be so prescriptive. But, around this time of the year, I do find…
Good morning. The old saw has it that the cobbler’s children go barefoot. It’s something I think about every time Thanksgiving rolls around. I spend weeks outlining plans for others, encouraging work-aheads for the freezer and the fridge, so that Thanksgiving Day (above) isn’t an ultramarathon for anyone. Then, for myself, on the actual day,…
On top of these minor hassles, Pandya was aware that diners wouldn’t be keen to pay much for paneer, which lacks the built-in luxury status of European cheeses served in restaurants. ‘‘You’re willing to pay $16 for burrata without blinking an eye,’’ says his business partner, Roni Mazumdar, ‘‘but will you pay that for paneer?’’…
He was hired in 1957 by General Electric at its Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y., where he performed tests on atomic power plants that were being developed for Navy submarines and surface ships. In 1965 he joined the United Nuclear Corporation in White Plains, N.Y.; he later worked at Nuclear Energy Services in…
Headliner El Pingüino This Spanish seafood bar and restaurant draws on the talent involved in the Greenpoint spots Alameda (closed as a result of Covid) and Troost (still open). The chef Nick Padilla, the bar director Mike Zorma and a third partner, John Ortiz, set up their new venture with a dining counter, some tables…
All good New Yorkers know that Lower Manhattan would lose a piece of its identity if Chinese businesses disappeared from Chinatown. In Little Italy, when the Italian Americans moved away, real estate brokers scrubbed one part of the area of its ethnic identity by renaming it NoLIta. If this tactic is successful a few blocks…
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. — No matter the season, every all-you-can-eat dinner here draws from the palette of Thanksgiving: creamy drifts of mashed potatoes, golden swirls of buttered egg noodles, army-green forests of thoroughly cooked broccoli and garnet puddles of cranberry sauce. For more than a century, this city in Central Michigan has made its reputation on…