It may feel impossible to gather the enthusiasm to prepare food, table settings and prayer books for a second year of socially distanced Seders. But great food always helps, even if just a little. So whether you hold a five-minute video chat, a full Seder for only household members, a pared-down outdoor gathering, or any…
Veganism is undoubtedly on the rise, with the number of people following a plant-based lifestyle having quadrupled between 2014 and 2019. It’s a trend that shows no sign of slowing down, either. The Veganuary movement – people going vegan in January – saw over half a million people sign up in 2021. There are many…
Easter is approaching, which means all manner of good things is on the way. The weather’s improving, the days are getting lighter and the double Bank Holiday means an extended weekend spending more quality time with our loved ones. And few things bring the family closer together than a shared enjoyment of food. It’s a…
Twenty years ago, as farmed salmon and shrimp started spreading in supermarket freezers, came an influential scientific paper that warned of an environmental mess: Fish farms were gobbling up wild fish stocks, spreading disease and causing marine pollution. This week, some of the same scientists who published that report issued a new paper concluding that…
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Good morning. The journalist, historian and cookbook author Von Diaz brought together her essential Puerto Rican recipes for us this week, dishes that she calls foundational to her understanding of flavor, “a culinary mejunje, or mix, of Indigenous, African, Spanish and American ingredients and techniques.” Her essay on the subject is itself essential reading, and…
A donabe is a Japanese cooking vessel made of clay — do means “clay,” nabe means “pot.” But if you talk to Naoko Takei Moore, it’s also a way of thinking about cooking, a way of finding joy in the day-to-day of the kitchen. Takei Moore, who was born in Yokohama and grew up in…
Headliner Sona Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a star and producer of the film “White Tiger,” is the marquee name involved in this new restaurant. She’s serving as creative adviser. Her friend Maneesh K. Goyal, an entrepreneur whose father owned a restaurant but who is new to the business, is doing the heavy lifting. He has brought…
“We were a bunch of businesses that did the same thing, but we didn’t really find a unifying voice” before the pandemic, Ms. Cohen said. “The reality is that the way to make change is like this, through policy.” The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is meant to compensate restaurant and bar owners for revenue lost during…
They are stories of creativity and tradition, blending colonial ingredients with ancestral cooking techniques. Take pernil, the coveted garlic-and-herb-marinated pork shoulder that is traditionally slow-roasted whole over coals. On the island, there’s an entire stretch of highway through densely forested Guavate — La Ruta del Lechón — dedicated to pork made with precision by families…