I knew and was impressed with the wines of Pearl Morissette on the Niagara Peninsula in Canada when I visited in 2015, but I was not familiar with the Ars Amandi orange pet-nat from Tenuta Santa Lucia in Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy. I ordered both as I prowled The Waves, a new platform for buying…
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“The crux of this exhibition is the marriage of Christian Lacroix’s couture legacy with his passion for the theatre. These costumes exemplify his level of mastery through unimaginable attention to detail,” says Gomes. “[They] have the same technique and skill level as those shown on the runway, manifesting in these layered, textural pieces that emphasize…
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On Aug. 14, 2003, New York City went powerless in a massive blackout. Some people were stranded on trains, some got stuck in elevators, and others were … getting married. Traffic lights were not working, making it hard for people to travel. Refrigerators were out, presenting a major food safety issue. People braved the summer…
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Hello all, Julia Moskin here again. My friend and yours, Melissa Clark, will be back on Wednesday. Summer weather has fully arrived, so I’m rounding up cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers to make the season’s first gazpacho. Of all the recipes I’ve contributed to New York Times Cooking, the gazpacho I learned to make in Seville,…
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It’s inevitable. At some point this summer, it’s going to be too hot, too humid, too overwhelming to cook. So don’t. Don’t turn on the stove. Don’t preheat the oven. Don’t melt or sear or sauté. The 24 recipes that follow are made for the heat by skipping its application altogether, instead prioritizing fresh produce,…
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The museum has a collection of more than 10,000 pieces, dating from 1816. Many are by Swiss artists, including the Giacomettis, father and son. When I visited, one floor featured a large, temporary exhibition of more than 100 paintings by the Swiss painter Gustav Buchet, an important figure in the avant-garde movements in early-20th-century Switzerland.…
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Over the last decade, as dairy-free ice cream gained a foothold in the commercial market, its flavors were limited, its texture was often watery and its taste could be questionable. Today, many of these ice creams are smooth and creamy. They can twirl like soft serve and pack into scoops for waffle cones. And the…
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She said her grandfather was a hobo, who owned a Ferris wheel he set up around San Antonio. Her parents, who are deceased, were artists, but she said her mother also worked as a prostitute and her father was a drug addict. The family was on food stamps, frequently homeless, and she and her brother…
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Last month, a video went viral showing a man etching his name (and that of his girlfriend) into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome. We’ve all seen them: bad travelers. The internet is cyclically gripped by stories like these. In recent years, New Zealand was captivated by the unruly antics of a British family…
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