Food is linked to everything, and that includes the climate. Last week I attended “A New Climate,” a New York Times event covering the intersection of the climate crisis and technology (one of a series of live and virtual climate-focused events). I was there to moderate a panel on food, specifically looking at plant-based meats…
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It’s the Western Hemisphere’s original superhighway: Long before Route 66 or the Oregon Trail or even the Erie Canal — for that matter, before Henry Hudson ever sailed into New York Harbor — French ships, trailing the wake of Indigenous peoples such as the Mi’kmaq and the Innu, were already navigating the St. Lawrence River…
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Nadège La Vignes Herbel Vin de France Vigneronne 2019, 12.5 percent, $28 Here is another natural wine from the Anjou, a little more serious than Le Vin de Jardin but just as delicious. Nadège Lelandais farms organically and biodynamically, using grapes from various plots in the area. Vigneronne is made of cabernet franc and cabernet…
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My wife and I host parties for about 30 people and always specify on the invitations that they are for adults only. Kids require supervision and can get cranky, and we want to create a relaxing atmosphere. Still, we are inevitably asked: “Can I set up my son with Legos in a corner?” Or: “Our…
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For the past few years, the age-old craft of haute couture has been finding ways to keep itself in line with the zeitgeist—even bringing young brands like Area and Pyer Moss into the fold. But this season, a respect for tradition was at the forefront of some of the week’s major shows, which paid tribute…
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Four months into sourcing décor for her new restaurant, Lord’s, Patricia Howard became fixated by a certain fixture: toilet paper holders. “There are infinite options,” she said. Ms. Howard, 31, paid special attention to designing the restaurant’s two bathrooms because when patrons leave the loud dining room, they should “escape to this pretty place,” she…
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“Some will find every excuse not to see you. They will say, ‘Our machinery isn’t good enough for you. Maybe you shouldn’t come in.’” Or doctors will have trouble examining him because they cannot get him onto an exam table, so he said they will tell him directly, “I really don’t know what to do…
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If my childhood were a candle, it would smell like Worcestershire, ketchup and brown sugar. As an adult, I like to mix equal parts of them for a makeshift sauce that glazes everything from tonkatsu and barbecued chicken to chargrilled kalbi and juicy hamburger steaks. It’s a glossy-sweet motif in my life, this flavor profile,…
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H.I.V., tuberculosis and malaria together kill nearly three million people each year. The sustainable development goals of the United Nations include ending the three diseases as public health threats by 2030. But the pandemic set back progress against all three. “If the Global Fund doesn’t have enough money, it means less treatment for tuberculosis, less…
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Unless you’re someone with a disposable income, shopping the luxury market is…not for the faint of heart. It’s a hefty part of your paycheck, after all! That said, when you are ready to treat yourself with a designer bag, watch, or anything else (you deserve it), odds are you want to be sure you’re making…
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