Herbal mixtures, which some consider to be remedies, date back to the very mists of civilization. Lou Sagar, who was a lifestyle and wellness consultant, founded the Alchemist’s Kitchen in SoHo in 2017 as a place to sell herbal products and give advice about them. As natural remedies have grown in popularity, Mr. Sagar has…
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The cover of “The Japanese Art of the Cocktail” gives you some idea of what making cocktails the Japanese way involves. It shows one of the authors, Masahiro Urushido, using a pick to sculpt a large ball of ice. The big, clear ice cube, usually made from molds these days, is a signature that the…
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Making satisfying nonalcoholic wine appears to be a greater challenge than producing good wine with alcohol. A winner in this rapidly growing category is the new sparkling nonalcoholic rosé, Spring in a Bottle, that Wölffer Estate in Sagaponack, N.Y., introduced last month. It’s made in Germany from organic pinot noir, merlot and St. Laurent grapes…
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Taste NY, created by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the governor’s office in 2013 to promote locally made food products, has made the foods and other local items available online. The digital marketplace is run by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County. The products, like pickles, jams, condiments, sauces,…
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At Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, beards have been banned on campus since the rise of the counterculture movement, when they were thought to be associated with hippies and antiwar sentiments many young people expressed in the 1960s and ’70s. “Men are expected to be clean-shaven; beards are not acceptable,” the school’s dress and…
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During the day, our skin lives in a single tense rhythm with the entire body, humbly experiencing our emotions, endless touches to the face, and transitions from one temperature condition to another. Therefore, the main synonyms for daycare are “hydration and protection”. The night is a completely different matter. Darkness is the time of intense…
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GREENWOOD, Miss. — In the Deep South, any restaurant that has operated for nearly a century is bound to have a complicated racial history. Lusco’s is one of those. Since opening in its current location on the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1933, the restaurant has served cotton farmers and soldiers returning…
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Courtesy of Juan de Dios The perfect swimsuit requires more than just a beautiful print; it should be supportive in all the right places and look just as natural on dry land. Who better to consider than Latin American designers? Inspired by their surroundings and rich regional histories, new and established talent create fantastic swim…
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I love shopping online with the best of them—it’s my preferred method of hunting—yet there’s no denying you lose something when you can’t touch and feel. It’s kind of like real estate, where great photography and styling can go a long way to gussying up something that’s subpar. The shopping trick that I’m surprised more…
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In most cases, they found, the chain of transmission stopped with the infected child, but in 27.3 percent of households, children passed the virus along to at least one other resident. Updated Aug. 16, 2021, 6:26 p.m. ET Adolescents were most likely to bring the virus into the home: Children from 14 to 17 made…
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