As Sen moves through his subjects’ stories, each chapter raises questions about the obstacles that prevented them from ascending the ranks of the food industry and achieving the fame of other luminaries, such as Julia Child. He nimbly weaves in an “interlude” on Child — “Julia Child, American Woman” — which examines her rise as…
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After the surprise announcement last week that the Bottega Veneta creative director Daniel Lee was leaving the Italian luxury house, a successor has been named: Matthieu Blazy, who may not be widely known outside of fashion (much like Mr. Lee when he took on the job in 2018) but is well regarded within the industry.…
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Christine Quinn is the perfect villain. Complete with blonde extensions and a low tolerance for lying, the Selling Sunset realtor was seemingly made in a reality TV show factory. Between spitfire quips, scenes from a “sexual Phantom of the Opera”-themed engagement party, and not being able to operate a Keurig because of her fresh manicure,…
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Since my Iranian-immigrant mother spent my childhood resisting assimilation, I didn’t sit down to a proper Thanksgiving dinner until my early 20s. I like to think that I’m unburdened by all the nostalgic associations that cloud everyone else’s judgment of the meal. And so I’ll say what no one else will: It’s pretty boring on…
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These well-designed cruets from Civilian Objects, a company created by Nicko Elliott and Ksenia Kagner of the New York design studio Civilian, make a fine house gift or handy accessory. While they are intended for oil or vinegar, or a combination, they also beg to be filled with maple syrup for a holiday breakfast because…
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Dressed in a floral-patterned tunic and baggy pants, her hair covered with a colorful head scarf, Sabie Djikova loaded a dozen bottles — 45 pounds’ worth of milk — into a knapsack and a handmade bag, heaved them over her narrow shoulders and headed down the unpaved road toward the nearby train station. At 65,…
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A group of experts on Jewish food will toss around the subject of latkes at an in-person and virtual event at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center on Nov. 22. Gabriella Gershenson, a writer, will lead the discussion, joined by Jake Cohen and Leah Koenig, both cookbook authors; Sophie Rand, an owner of Luxe Latkes, a…
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Lior Lev Sercarz, the owner of the New York spice house La Boîte, has revamped that North African staple, preserved lemons, with the help of the chef Eric Ripert and Le Bon Magot, a maker of chutneys and condiments. Said to be Tunisian-style and based on a recipe from Mr. Sercarz’s grandfather, these lemons are…
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By the looks of it you’d think salmon, but it’s all steelhead. The large, pinkish orange-fleshed trout is farmed upstate by Hudson Valley Fisheries in Hudson, N.Y. For the holiday season the company has assembled a gift assortment with several iterations of the fish: cold-smoked “lox” style (four ounces) that’s not as salty as traditional…
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Along with Hanukkah gelt there are Hanukkah goodies. Chocolates with evocative fillings like coconut macaroon, halvah, raspberry sufganiyot and walnut babka are this year’s innovation from Chocolat Moderne in Chelsea. The decorated pieces come in a sleeve of eight ($29), one for each night of the holiday, and boxes of 12 ($49) and 24 ($79)…
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