Regardless of whether the concrete becomes a winter wonderland, fondue is having its moment this season. Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new outdoor chalet, on Madison Avenue at the Mark Hotel, is serving fondue and other Swiss specialties to the Upper East Side. The Winter Chalet, a cozy new pop-up designed by Corey Damen Jenkins at the Hotel…
Alone in London with a day to kill, Jon Martin was hungry for an off-the-cuff adventure when he decided to show up for a meal at a stranger’s home. A writer from North Carolina, Mr. Martin, 36, was finishing up a trip to Europe and had just parted ways with a friend. Sick of restaurant-hopping,…
Merry Christmas to you and yours! At my house we do our entertaining on Christmas Eve, so on Christmas Day, once the presents have been opened and the crème brûlée French toast has been devoured, we settle into one of the quietest days of the season. We take a leisurely walk in the park then…
Good morning. This is it, for those celebrating Christmas tomorrow: the final push. Maybe there’s a turkey dry-brining in the fridge, or a ham waiting for its holiday glaze. Some will prepare prime rib, or a mushroom Wellington, or crack open oysters by an open fire. Perhaps you’ll make cookies today, so that the children…
On a biting December evening, the St. Clair Supper Club in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood offered an escape out of the weather — and into America’s culinary past. In the dimly lit basement dining room, wood paneling covered the walls, and paper place mats cheerily proclaimed, “We’re glad you’re here!” A cushioned leather strip ran…
It’s the day before the night before Christmas, and all through the house, all the creatures are stirring (but hopefully no mice to speak of). We’ll get to dinner in a moment, but first — because Christmas morning is on the brain — we want to share this spinach and Gruyère breakfast casserole, a new…
I have a burning desire to visit Sicily, which has a little to do with “The White Lotus” and a lot to do with a tube-shaped pastry made of fried dough and filled with ricotta: cannoli. Last year, I came across a video of Nicola and Luca Petta, father-son bakers who own Extrabar, a pastry…
Good morning. It was a perfect all-American day: youth basketball in the morning, with a heave at the buzzer to tie the game, followed by a long walk with the dogs, football on the television and a superior no-recipe clam chowder modeled on these instructions, with leeks, potatoes, chopped surf clams, cream and a handful…
Over the river and through the woods — if only it were that simple. For most people, traveling involves eye-glazing waits at an airport or train station, or hours of driving. At some point, you’ll want a snack. Snacking healthfully while in transit can be tricky. The grab-and-go options “are likely to be processed or…
If you haven’t made reservations for New Year’s Eve by now, you’re probably out of time. I nearly wrote “out of luck,” but stopped myself. I’ve always thought people who eat at home that night are the lucky ones. You’ll have more fun for less money if you celebrate one year’s ending and another’s beginning…