Tell me honestly: Are you ever excited to have a green salad for dinner? Generally speaking, I’m not, though there was a recent exception. It was an iron-hot afternoon and I was planning for dinner. I had all the ingredients to make one of my favorite salad dressings, green goddess. I could easily stop by…
Last year, Americans bought half a billion packets of Shin Ramyun, the spicy, beefy Korean instant noodle. The bold red-and-black packaging feels inescapable: It’s a staple of college dorm rooms, bodegas, middle-of-the-country Walmarts and viral TikTok videos. But 30 years ago, the noodles were largely unknown in the United States. No grocery store would stock…
In the summer of 2020, as a reckoning on racial justice swept the country, Disney said it would rip out Splash Mountain, a wildly popular flume ride with a racist back story. Some people cheered, saying the move was long overdue: After 31 years at Disneyland in California and 28 at Walt Disney World in…
A new study linking the low-calorie sugar substitute xylitol to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke has once again raised questions about the risks and benefits of sugar substitutes. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol found naturally in fruits and vegetables, and even produced in the human body at very low levels. But it…
Chefs tend to load their first restaurants with every hope, dream, vision and idea they’ve ever had. It may not all come together, but if it comes close and if the ideas are any good, we can respond to the originality and overlook the weak spots. That was my reaction to Claud, which the chef…
The theatrical company Emursive, which produced the immersive theater experience “Sleep No More,” is back with “Life and Trust,” which opens next week in a financial district office tower that dates back to 1931. This cafe and cocktail bar, which doubles as promotion for the new show, has been installed in the restored marble-paved lobby…
This is Day 3 of the 5-Day Friendship Challenge. To start at the beginning, click here. One of my favorite running middle-aged jokes on TikTok and Instagram involves two busy parent friends trying to make plans. You know the script: “Are you free next week?” one mom shouts into her earbuds while driving car pool….
While just about every other document is accessible online, a lost passport is one of the last analog emergencies that can derail an international trip. Here’s a guide to replacing a lost passport according to how fast you need it, how much money you have to spare and where you live. (The process for last-minute…
Q: I’m going on vacation soon and am worried about leaks from urinary incontinence. What should I do? Maybe it’s a small dribble after you cough or sneeze, or a larger leak triggered by a sudden urge to go. Urinary incontinence, or the accidental loss of urine, is a common condition. It affects many more…
The thing is, Mr. Rivera never had any intention of selling meat. A New York City native and barbecue aficionado, he became obsessed with a piquant sauce he tasted in 2009 at a Mets game. He set out to recreate it at home, a quest that led him to quit a secure job as an…
