Profiles of farmers and their farms in Western Massachusetts and other nearby areas fill “The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook.” Springtime lingers in this simple, approachable book, with an egg on a bed of fava beans, peas, garlic scapes and zucchini; summer shines, in a handsome casserole of eggplant with tomatoes and mozzarella, and a pizza…
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Nick Morgenstern, the high-profile ice cream specialist, with locations on West Houston Street and on Rivington Street in Manhattan, is expanding his footprint nationwide. This week, Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream will be available for shipping to 48 states. (Alaska and Hawaii are excluded.) Pints in classic flavors, like cookies and cream and butter pecan, or…
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Netflix. Peloton. Charmin. These are well-known brands benefiting from the quarantine lifestyle. Here’s one you’ve never heard of: Globe. Its target customer is all of us who are really annoyed with the people we live with. Founded in June 2019 by Emmanuel Bamfo, 30, and Eric Xu, 36, Globe may be thought of as a…
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The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna announced on Monday. The findings are based on results from the first eight people who each received two doses of the vaccine, starting in March. Those people, healthy volunteers,…
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Video Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York provides the state’s latest coronavirus stats after a phased reopening of some regions began over the weekend.CreditCredit…Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Here’s what you need to know: Stocks climbed after encouraging data about the first coronavirus vaccine tested in people. The drug maker Moderna said Monday…
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When Jessica Jaramillo calls someone to talk about the coronavirus, she usually starts with something like this: “Hi, my name is Jessica. I’m calling on behalf of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. I’m part of a contact-tracing team, and our job is to reach people who have come into close contact with someone…
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Through its Design For All collaboration series, Target gifted customers two decades worth of designer collaborations featuring the likes of Missoni, Rodarte, Proenza Schouler, and and ranging from kids’ clothes to home goods. Now Target is introducing a new designer collaboration series built entirely around the most important wardrobe staple—the dress. The Designer Dress Collection,…
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At the end of March, Alice Quinn, the former executive director of the Poetry Society of America, emailed 125 poets across the United States, asking if any of them had written verses reflecting on life during a pandemic. Responses flooded in. Forty days later, Ms. Quinn had compiled a book with 85 poems about isolation,…
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Yewande’s the greatest, and that tofu situation is firmly in my running list of top 5 recipes of the year. R.S.V.P., if you would, and come join us on Thursday. (Definitely make the recipe this week so you can thank her in person.) Here’s another great recipe, which Mark Bittman pulled out of the chef…
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They have delighted in the small things, like getting bubble tea and takeout noodles. They have rediscovered places like the neighborhood playground. They have searched for new vocabularies to describe their losses. For more than two months, the people of Wuhan, China, lived under lockdown as their city buckled beneath the weight of the coronavirus…
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