Four Cheeses That Can’t Be Beat

To stock your cheese board it might pay to note this year’s top selections in the annual judging by the American Cheese Society. They were announced last week at the group’s conference in Portland, Ore. There are scores of categories for cheeses, butters and cultured dairy products, with winners in each. But only four were…

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Smart Advice From an Upstate Cook

The recipe developer Alexis deBoschnek’s first cookbook, “To the Last Bite: Recipes and Ideas for Making the Most of Your Ingredients,” a bright volume of alluring recipes, is true to its title. It’s a waste-not cookbook that suggests sautéing the dark green tops of leeks in butter for a frittata and, recognizing “there’s always leftover…

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Dan Smith Might Teach You Guitar

For three decades, Dan Smith has been making a solemn promise to New Yorkers. He has posted his flier — “Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar” — thousands of times in the city’s bodegas, coffee shops, pizza parlors, delis and laundromats. Parodied by Jon Stewart and the guitar god John Mayer, Mr. Smith has reached…

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The Gen Z Whisperer

Cami Téllez of Parade, wearing a dress by Khaite. Sophia Wilson Cami Téllez isn’t afraid of a little neon. On a recent rainy afternoon, the 24-year-old CEO and creative director opens the door to her Tribeca apartment in a silky chartreuse blouse and trousers. Parade, the irreverent underwear brand she launched with cofounder Jack DeFuria…

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