When Shinobu Kato first tried sake as a young man in Tokyo, it tasted harsh and sharp to him. He hated it. But, he recalls, an older colleague told him that he was drinking cheap, poorly made sake. As he was introduced to better styles, Mr. Kato grew to love it. When he moved to the…
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Sake is the fermented product of rice, with its own character, body of knowledge and vocabulary. Here are some sake basics worth knowing. Types of Sake Before the rice is fermented, the outer layer is polished away, leaving the grain’s starchy core. Junmai Rice is polished until no more than 70 percent of the grain…
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If you’re fond of chili, you probably have strong opinions. Are you a Texas chili purist, stewing big chunks of beef without any beans? Or do you lean vegetarian, preferring your chili sin carne, all tender beans and vegetables? My husband thinks that the only chili is the classic American style, with both beef and…
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Ryan Walker-Hartshorn and Logan Hasson met at the end of May 2020, as protests after the killing of George Floyd were just getting underway across the country. After participating in a demonstration in Brooklyn, Mr. Hasson was eager to know when the next one would be. He checked Instagram, and saw someone share a photo…
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Hottest, driest, lowest: Those three words are repeated often by rangers to describe Death Valley National Park, which straddles the California and Nevada borders and is the largest national park outside of Alaska. At 3.4 million acres, it is known for its blast-furnace summers, when temperatures have climbed as high as 134 degrees Fahrenheit. “It’s…
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Calling It Quits is a series about the current culture of quitting. As a person with generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, I’m familiar with anxiety attacks. But they really kicked into overdrive after I gave notice at my job in 2016. I cried, a lot. A flittering nervous energy was planted in my body and…
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It all started with a Post-it note. “Go for a walk,” it said, the no-nonsense command perched in a prominent spot above Katherine May’s desk. Ms. May, a British author who wrote the best-selling memoir “Wintering” about a fallow and difficult period of her life, had come across more hard times during the height of the…
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WASHINGTON — New intelligence has prompted the Energy Department to conclude that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic, though U.S. spy agencies remain divided over the origins of the virus, American officials said on Sunday. The conclusion was a change from the department’s earlier position that it was undecided…
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The annual Screen Actors Guild Awards might not be the most famous production on the long and winding awards circuit, but with Netflix live-streaming the event for the first time this year, the show’s earned a visibility boost. That spelled good news for tonight’s red carpet, where this year’s nominees—including Zendaya, Viola Davis, Michelle Yeoh,…
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