But what they found instead were newcomers, mostly from the city, who wanted a storybook version of a farm, minus the manure and the noise, and one that fit within their own...
Read moreHand-carved wooden spoons and millennial pink all-purpose pans may get all the attention on Instagram, but the real unsung hero of the kitchen is the 9-by-13 baking dish. They’re inexpensive, easy to...
Read moreGood morning. Summer may not start until the 21st, but I’m cooking as if it were the high season already: grilled proteins and spicy sauces; slaws everywhere; steamed clams as often as...
Read moreThere are dishes we cook, and then there are dishes we cook toward. These are the meals that follow us in memory — sometimes annoyingly, sometimes enticingly — after we’ve washed the...
Read moreThis week, I’m tackling queries from three readers: a mom who wants to know where her daughter can eat on the cheap in the East Village and Alphabet City; someone looking for...
Read moreHeadlinerNine Orchard, Corner Bar and Lobby LoungeLike a number of grand downtown commercial structures, the 1912 Beaux-Arts building that housed the Jarmulowsky Bank in the Lower East Side has been repurposed into...
Read moreThe real chicken mystery has nothing to do with whether the egg came first. Scientists would like to know when, where and how a bird of the jungle came together with human...
Read moreNo nonsense protection is what this sturdy pitmaster apron delivers. It was designed by BlueCut with input from Daniel Castillo, whose Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., draws crowds for his...
Read moreThis clever new gadget from the MoMA Design Store provides a well-made espresso at a moment’s notice. Hot water and coffee grounds are enclosed in separate compartments in its compact housing; they...
Read moreLong considered the meat maestro when it comes to grilling, the Argentine chef and restaurateur Francis Mallmann has turned his attention to plants. His latest, vibrantly-illustrated tome, written from his outpost in...
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