Burlap & Barrel, the Queens spice company with global sources, has introduced spice blends made in their countries of origin for the first time. Its herbes de Provence, a classic mixture of oregano, thyme, rosemary and savory, is notable because the herbs all actually come from Provence and provide forthright aroma and flavor. Similarly, its…
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On Saturday, next door to their Clementine Bakery in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, Elle Barton and Natalie Marie Gehrels are opening a plant-based ice cream shop. With bases of cashew and coconut milk, they will churn out a raft of rotating flavors like peach-ginger, cold brew and peanut butter to be scooped at the counter. In…
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My thoughts in quick succession after seeing the word “esquimole” on the menu at Hasta la Madre, a new Mexican restaurant in the Usaquén neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia: A portmanteau of guacamole and esquites — grilled corn with mayonnaise, Cotija cheese and chile powder — sounds delicious. (It was.) Though I typically prefer my…
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Hi there, it’s Melissa. When I worked part-time in a professional kitchen in high school, the first thing I learned was how thrilling it is to share a kitchen with pros: the graceful shimmy between flaming sauté pans, the calming effect of a team that has your back amid the chaos — I took to…
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Pierre Hardy could have been a professional dancer. But in choosing an alternate route that led him to become the creative director of shoes and fine jewelry for Hermès, he believes he’s been able to achieve many of the same aims. “What I did with dance, and what I’m doing now, is help people to…
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What to do when you want more than the single seat offered by chair, but you haven’t got room for a sofa? Consider a settee. Unlike a deep sofa that you sink into, a settee is usually lighter and leggier. That means it can squeeze into any number of spaces. “A settee is essentially a…
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The high-alpine Cloud Ladder has a different type of superlative: With some 600 feet of sustained upward climbing for most of its length, it’s billed as the steepest via ferrata in the United States. If I’d been a first-timer, I would have opted for the adjacent and easier Peregrine Arete. But having previously ascended other…
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On the protected southern coast of Curaçao, a tropical island in the Leeward Antilles 40 miles north of Venezuela, sits a massive, Cold War-era Dutch naval ship, housing something remarkable. The boat serves as the Caribbean outpost of U-Boat Worx, a builder of personal submarines based in the Netherlands, which hopes to bring its underwater…
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Melody and Ian Karle were not happy. It was February 2021, and the couple was living in Houston. The Texas winter power crisis had begun, leaving them without running water or heat. But that wasn’t all. Mr. Karle, who was working as a quality manager at a company in the oil and gas industry, was…
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Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. In Social Q’s, a New York Times advice column for interpersonal quandaries, the writer and lawyer Philip Galanes helps readers navigate tricky and awkward social challenges. No problem is too messy or mundane: Since starting…
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