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The downside with writing a play about absence: How to fill the void? When a efficiency artist referred to as Miriam (Cynthia Nixon) vanishes in “The Seven Year Disappear,” a two-hander by Jordan Seavey that opened Monday on the Signature Center, we all know solely that she is a narcissist who steals the air from […] More

We’re in a wierd type of shoulder season, cookingwise. We’re prepared for spring’s freshness, however aren’t fairly completed with winter’s cozy comforts. So immediately’s e-newsletter options recipes that compromise deliciously — dishes which are mild but filling, hearty but brilliant. Melissa Clark’s sesame rooster with cashews and dates suits this invoice, with its nutty, savory, […] More

Lacking the Italian suavity of farro or the good-for-you cred of quinoa, barley may appear a little bit frumpy. Thank goodness for Hetty Lui McKinnon, who reminds us that barley’s velvety, nubby texture and mild taste pair splendidly with a variety of substances past the standard mushrooms and beef. In her new recipe for lemony […] More

Standing on the grand staircase of Lynda and Stewart Resnick’s opulent Beverly Hills mansion at a party final fall — the place Diane Keaton, Bob Iger and Brian Grazer have been among the many luminaries making small speak over crudités and Sazerac cocktails — the creator Walter Isaacson took a second to thank his hosts. […] More

Cooking is, in virtually each manner, magic. Every day, we trot into our kitchens with an thought and some tips up our sleeve, reworking components and conjuring wholly new creations within the course of. Recipes, then, are little spells, highway maps to transcendent deliciousness. Only with a recipe are you able to flip simply three […] More

A slowly effervescent pot of stew on a chilly winter night, steam rising and smells wafting, is the epitome of cozy contentment. There’s a advantageous line between a stew, a braise and a soup, and it’s fairly subjective: Sometimes only some spoons of broth make the distinction. To my thoughts, a stew must be thick […] More

Good morning. I like a savory breakfast on the weekend — possibly a bowl of congee studded with peanuts or a roast beef hero with gravy and mozzarella. Occasionally, there’s a mad sprint to Queens for early doubles at Trinciti or a first-in-the-door shrimp and grits at Bubby’s in Manhattan. Those are good mornings. Conversely, […] More

Starter episode: “Jon Kung’s Recipe for Spaghetti and Lion’s Head Meatballs” ‘Lecker’ Recorded primarily in house kitchens, this convivial podcast has an intimate really feel that units it other than most interview exhibits. Lucy Dearlove, a radio producer, hosts conversations with cooks, cookbook authors and different foodies, incorporating the sounds of their cookery — paper […] More

Good morning. The canines ran for miles within the snow, after which snoozed deeply behind the truck whereas we ate pizza at Lucia in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, whereas we drove to Villabate for pastry afterward, after we obtained house and napped ourselves. It was an ideal weekend day for them, for me, for the household. […] More

Other than Brazil, no nation produces extra coffee than Vietnam. Introduced by French colonists within the Nineteenth century, the nation’s coffee crop is now a $3 billion enterprise and accounts for almost 15 % of the worldwide market, making Vietnam the java large of Southeast Asia. Quality, nonetheless, has solely not too long ago begun […] More

We know that frozen peas are a freezer staple — they’re simply pretty much as good as their contemporary counterparts, they usually’re at all times prepared so as to add little pops of sweetness to skillet greens with runny eggs and vegetable pulao. But … what makes them such a great freezer staple? Why do […] More

When you’re a dishwasher at Gage & Tollner, there are not any gradual occasions. At this historic Brooklyn fine-dining restaurant, revived three years in the past, the eating room is all the time full, the kitchen doesn’t shut between lunch and dinner, and there are millions of dishes to rinse however restricted area to do […] More