The sommelier and restaurateur Joe Campanale’s new wine book, “Vino: The Essential Guide to Real Italian Wine,” is not for novices. But those who already understand Chianti and the D.O.C.G. classification might be primed to discover wines made by small producers from native grapes like frappato, grechetto and bonarda. Mr. Campanale started in the wine…
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At the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), an international art fair held at the Park Avenue Armory this week, oysters are included. Roving teams of shuckers open and serve oysters and Champagne, gratis, so visitors can slurp while they shop. Red Oyster, a New York company, supplies the bivalves and shuckers. The fair, based in…
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Tcho, a chocolate company based in Berkeley, Calif., has collaborated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to create a new bar: Deep, Dark and Salty, incorporating sea salt and seaweed for a slightly crunchy, saline profile to complement the fruitiness of the dark chocolate. Tcho’s chocolate maker, Brad Kintzer, and the aquarium’s executive chef, Matthew Beaudin,…
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On the second day of the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 1972, something extraordinary happened. While the assembled psychiatrists, mostly white men in dark suits, settled into rows of chairs in the Danish Room at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, a disguised figure had been smuggled through the back corridors. At the…
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Courtesy Shapewear is by no means a must in anyone’s closet, but sometimes it really helps you feel like your outfit is complete—especially when dressing for a special event. Many women find that wearing smoothing undergarments is the easiest way to get a little extra support under their look. Of course, there are a bajillion…
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HONG KONG — The lines begin forming before lunchtime and wind on well into the night, with customers outside craning their necks for views of the day’s selection through the window. It is not a newly anointed Michelin bistro or the latest photogenic, Instagram-friendly confection that has captivated Hong Kong, a famously epicurean city. It…
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Since 1927, Italian accessories brand Furla has been synonymous with understated luxury, producing some of the highest quality and competitively priced leather goods on the market. Its reach is vast—products are available in hundreds of retailers worldwide. With Furla’s latest project, Progetto Italia, president Giovanna Furlanetto, daughter of founder Aldo Furlanetto, is ensuring that Furla’s…
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Meriem Derradji couldn’t help but feel a twinge of betrayal when she discovered that one of her favorite actresses on “Euphoria” was not the self-made up-and-comer she thought her to be. “She seemed like a regular girl,” said Ms. Derradji, 24, who works in technical support in Montreal. Except for one thing: Her parents, Leslie…
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Do you find yourself drawn to spring produce as the days get longer? Are you trying to eat less meat for environmental reasons? Or are you simply interested in making the tastiest possible vegetarian food at home? On May 17, Tejal Rao, The Times’s California restaurant critic and author of The Veggie newsletter, and Emily…
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The existential questions of American fashion — what is it? can it be defined? how does it relate to shifting American identity? — were thrust into the cultural conversation in September with the Metropolitan Museum’s fall Costume Institute show, a revisionist look at the “lexicon” of design born in this country. This week, it’s about…
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