Food
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It’s the Season for Cider. Here’s How to Drink It.
Autumn is here and, despite the aggressive push for pumpkin spice, it’s unequivocally apple — and cider — season. At…
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In Deepest Mendocino, Rebuilding a Life in Wine
BOONVILLE, Calif. — This little town in the Anderson Valley of Mendocino County seems isolated enough. It’s a 40-minute drive…
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Chablis, From the 2019 Vintage Perspective
Years ago, a friend who loved white Burgundy said to me, “Everybody loves Chablis, but it’s nobody’s favorite.” I knew…
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Eleven Madison Park Explores the Plant Kingdom’s Uncanny Valley
The man with the hammer treats everything as a nail, the saying goes. Something like that seems to be afflicting…
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What the Food We Cook Reveals About Us
There was a time, just a couple of years ago, when I would invite two dozen strangers over to my…
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Finding Memories, and Mom’s Sewing Stuff, in a Reused Cookie Tin
It was a tweet heard ’round the internet. Two images, side by side: a regal blue Royal Dansk tin, filled…
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The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the Covid Wars
Caroline Young was thrilled to be hired two years ago as a host at Café Poêtes in Houston. She was…
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The Best One-Bowl Cookie Recipe You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Brown-edge cookies may not look like much — and their no-nonsense name certainly doesn’t do them any favors — but…
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This Weeknight Chicken Recipe Has Mass Appeal
Jack Sprat may eat no fat, but I wonder how he’d weigh in on boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Unlike the…
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The Applegate Valley Offers Oregon Winemakers a Quiet Place to Experiment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Applegate Valley in southern Oregon has a lot of things going for it as a…