On a recent night in the East Village of Manhattan, the Avenue A sidewalk brimmed with chattering bargoers as Tupac’s “California Love” blared from an indeterminable source. A marquee loomed above, and through a veil of vape and cigarette exhaust, its two words beckoned: “DATE SHAKE.” My companions and I piled into Superiority Burger at…
When I’m tired and hungry and there’s nothing promising in the fridge save for a half-dozen eggs, there’s always breakfast for dinner. Scrambled eggs on toast or a crisper-clearing frittata are dependable, self-assuring standbys. And if I also have a couple of strips of bacon, a generous scoop of orzo and a bit of Parmesan,…
Bakery packaging supplies are essential in maintaining fresh pastries, cakes and other baked goods. Plastic Wrap Plastic wrap is a food-grade material used to seal food items inside containers and prevent spoilage and oxidation, prevent unwanted moisture absorption and contain odors. Plastic wrap is often created through extrusion, whereby heated polyethylene or other material granules…
In the morning I tend to wash my face before I get in the shower. I usually use the Dr. Barbara Sturm Enzyme Cleanser; it’s lightweight so is great for travel and comes in a powder form you mix with water. I’m a longtime user of Biologique Recherche and swear by Lotion P50. On my…
On a Tuesday evening last December, the singer-pianist Michael Feinstein was at Café Carlyle on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in a sparkly silver blazer, making his way through the audience to the little stage, where the members of his four-piece band were taking their places. The audience erupted into applause. A few people stood and…
A bowl of lentils and rice is essential comfort food across so many cultures, be it South Asian khichdi, Middle Eastern mujadara or Greek fakorizo. No matter how traditional recipes differ, combining lentils and rice always results in a dish that’s thrifty, hearty and infinitely adaptable, inspiring as many appealing variations as there are inventive…
We’ve had a few glorious days of faux spring here in New York City, a balmy omen of sunshine to come. Only a few short weeks of winter to go! So let’s get our cozy on while we can and cook a few more hearty, warming meals to see out the last of the cold…
In my mother’s kitchen, in the cabinet above the stove, lives a rectangle baking pan. It is chestnut brown, true to the 1970s, the decade she bought it as a young wife and new mother. It has knife scrapes along the bottom, spatula scratches along the sides, a few dents here and there from being…
Some were in crates marked as “pet nail clippers.” Others were hidden under packaged rattlesnakes, a complaint filed in Federal District Court in Brooklyn said. The crates concealed exotic delicacies that were illegal contraband, the complaint said: raw goose and duck intestines, sent from China and destined for New York City shops and restaurants. Federal…
The F.D.A. will now allow yogurt makers to claim it can — but the evidence is mixed.