The owners of the 2,000-square-foot loft in Chelsea loved antiques, and had furnished the apartment accordingly. There was a china cabinet topped with carved scrollwork and a grandfather clock standing sentry near the door. Persian rugs padded the floor. And it was all getting in the way of a sale. “It was filled very beautifully…
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PARIS — A celebrity chef has declared that he is suing France’s most revered culinary arbiter, the Michelin Guide, after its reviewers stripped his restaurant of its third star. The dispute between the chef, Marc Veyrat, and the guide started in January, when La Maison des Bois, Mr. Veyrat’s restaurant in the Haute-Savoie area of…
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After months of rumors, sinking morale and shrinking inventory, the Dean & DeLuca store in Midtown has closed. A sign in the window at 620 Eighth Avenue, on the ground floor of The New York Times building, made it official on Tuesday: “It is with deep regret that we announce the closing of this location.…
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In August, my husband and I rented a cottage in the woods near a beach for a week, a place where our toddler could barrel around and where we would cook most of our meals. The road up to the house was full of magic, as was the house itself, which dated to the 1700s.…
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Last month I had dinner with a friend who lives a thousand miles away and doesn’t get to Manhattan as often as he once did. When I asked where he wanted to eat, he answered, a bit wistfully, “Somewhere that speaks of New York, a city I have lost touch with.” At first, I looked…
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New research examines the consumption of onion and garlic among women in Puerto Rico and suggests that the vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer. Eating more onions and garlic could keep breast cancer at bay. Onions and garlic are part of the allium genus, along with leeks, chives, and hundreds of other…
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Drinking coffee has been tied to a range of health benefits. Here’s another to add to the list: It may reduce the risk for gallstones. Danish researchers did a two-part study. In the first, the observational part of the study, they followed 104,493 men and women for eight years. They had data on their coffee…
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Psychologists warn that you can very quickly cross the line between “I” and “we”, get dissolved in a relationship completely and forget about your own ambitions, dreams and desires. “What’s wrong with that?” you may ask. Unfortunately, most of these stories end in tears – at some point, a man just gets bored with such…
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The 52 Places Traveler The two German cities made the 52 Places list because of their arts offerings, but the Traveler found himself pulled in other directions. Sept. 24, 2019 ImageMunich’s Marienplatz in the heart of the Old Town is the ideal spot to start a tour of the city’s landmarks. Our columnist, Sebastian Modak,…
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If the actress Jameela Jamil seems to be all over your feed lately, it’s because she is not content with just being a pretty face. A star of “The Good Place,” which is back for its final season on Sept. 26, Ms. Jamil, 33, has also become an advocate for “body neutrality,” even taking on…
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