Category: Cooking and Cookbooks

Gritty Marseille, France, Is Now a Haven for Creatives

The New York Times – Travel:
Provence’s once-maligned maritime hub is drawing chefs, artists and entrepreneurs in search of a fresh start.
In Mexico, a Chef Continues a Pandemic-Era Dinner Party Tradition

The New York Times – T Magazine:
The restaurateur Mercedes Bernal and her food-obsessed friends started eating and cooking together outdoors in 2020. At her family’s hacienda in Morelos, the gatherings go on.
A Surreal Los Angeles Dinner Party Inspired by Salvador Dalí

The New York Times – T Magazine:
The visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen hosted a candlelit gathering with eclectic floral arrangements and gelatin-bound table décor.
A New Orleans Dinner Party With Home-Cooked Soul Food and Clean Plates

The New York Times – T Magazine:
“It’s nice to have dinners like this after what the city has been through,” says the musician and entertainer Big Freedia.
Holiday Gift Guide: What T Magazine Editors Are Eyeing

The New York Times – T Magazine:
Whimsical signet rings, sculptural menorahs, rocklike crayons — and more gifts we’re coveting this year.
New York’s Best Wine Bars

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
At these 11 watering holes, you’ll find some of the city’s finest wine lists, along with food to match.
A New Book Shows Sies Marjan’s Colors Haven’t Faded

The New York Times – Travel:
Plus: bright cashmere sweaters, a chance to peek into John Waters’s art collection and more recommendations from T Magazine.
At Sylvia’s in Harlem, Food Is a Family Affair

The New York Times – T Magazine:
The grande dame of New York soul food, now run by a new generation of the Woods dynasty, has been feeding the city, and its most distinguished visitors, for six decades.
For a Chef Beloved by the Art and Fashion Worlds, Flowers Make a Main Course

The New York Times – T Magazine:
At the artist Danh Vo’s farm north of Berlin, the restaurateur Rose Chalalai Singh created a lively lunch centered on the blossoms that grow there.
Thai Creatives Breathe New Life Into Bangkok’s Oldest Neighborhoods

The New York Times – Travel:
A nostalgic romp along Charoen Krung Road reveals salvaged shophouses, boutique inns and a scuba-diving cafe.
Can Cultural Identity Be Defined by Food?

The New York Times – Travel:
Cuisine is one of the few ways to characterize Singapore’s Peranakan culture, a hard-to-pin-down blend of ethnic and racial identities.
These Cakes Have Thorns

The New York Times – T Magazine:
A group of bakers are taking nonconformist cake decorating trends to new heights, creating otherworldly confections bristling with surreal protrusions.