AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Found to Be 79% Effective in U.S. Study

The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford provided strong protection against Covid-19 in a large clinical trial in the United States, completely preventing the worst outcomes from the disease, according to results announced on Monday. Although no clinical trial is large enough to rule out extremely rare side effects, AstraZeneca reported…

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A T-Shirt to Benefit the AAPI Community Fund

The graphic designer Eileen Tjan and the social media director Michael Chan have designed a T-shirt that brings attention to Asian-American and Pacific Islander-owned restaurants, while raising money for the Support the AAPI Community Fund. “There are many trendy, high-end fashion T-shirt designs out there, but we wanted to make one that had purpose,” Mr.…

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To-Go Meals for Sizdeh Beder

The Persian New Year, on the vernal equinox, lasts for 13 days. The kickoff, Nowruz (New Day), was Saturday, and though the feast for that gets lots of fanfare, the holiday concludes with Sizdeh Beder (Nature Day), April 2. That day’s dishes might include ash reshteh, a thick soup of beans, noodles and herbs; marinated…

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Layer Cakes for Any Occasion

Melanie Moss, a pastry chef who worked at Babbo and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, went on to open Mini Melanie, a bakery in Brooklyn, with her sister, Diana Moss, a former lawyer. Now they have introduced tall cakes, stacked with layers of buttercream filling and icing, that come with chocolate ganache or other sauces…

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Delightful Neat or on the Rocks

There’s an Indian gin, new to the United States, that’s worth knowing. Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin, made by one of India’s major distillers, Radico Khaitan, offers a dry, aromatic style, with piney, minty, citric notes and a hint of coriander and anise on the palate, to pair well with tonic or in a martini. At…

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