Howdy, I’m Tanya, a New York Times Cooking editor and Emily’s gracious understudy this week. You should know that there are a few hills I’d die on: The “Star Wars” prequels weren’t...
Read moreBecause of my daughter’s braces, our family’s summer corn-on-the-cob-palooza has been temporarily nixed. Corn is still on the menu — thank goodness — but the kernels need to be cut off the...
Read moreJulie Reiner, who has long been a force in the New York cocktail world, will once again be mixing manhattans in Manhattan.She was one of the partners behind the now-closed Flatiron Lounge...
Read moreI ❤️ seaweed, and if you happen to have missed my earlier seaweed-filled edition of this newsletter, please find a moment to catch up with Eric Kim’s recipe for creamy asparagus pasta....
Read moreA cooler’s primary summertime function is written directly into the name: It cools. The style of drink — often a lower-in-alcohol combination of liqueur or fortified wine mixed with a carbonated beverage...
Read moreCapsaicin triggers TRPV1 receptors, the same ones that are primed to recognize temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, a baseline that may qualify as a brutal summer day but is not quite hot...
Read moreThere are few things better than a perfectly executed dish in which you can taste the three or four ingredients. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It followed me like a mirage,...
Read moreWhen I think about the earliest days of the pandemic in New York City, my memories are bittersweet. It was a stressful and scary time, of course. But there were some nice,...
Read moreI’ve never known what it means to have normal digestion. That’s especially hard when your profession centers on eating.As a food reporter, I usually dine out a few times a week. Since...
Read moreFor longer than I can remember, California chardonnay has been a wine that many discerning consumers love to hate. It is by far the most popular white grape grown in California, with...
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