I love pretzel M&Ms so much and eat them with such frequency that I am genuinely concerned that not enough people know about them because there is a rainbow pellet-sized hole in their lives where a pretzel nugget shellacked in waxy chocolate should be.
Swimsuit season beckons; instead of doing an uninspired juice cleanse, why not take a more literary approach? We’ve combed through an array of books to find diets that will work for all body types, goals, and temperaments.
Read MoreThere's a rising anti-7-Eleven sentiment in New York City, especially as the chain builds its latest franchise on Avenue A in the East Village. Most of those protesting the store cite the damage it will cause to mom and pop bodegas and a general distrust for large corporations.
Read MoreIt’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and when you’re
tearing through yet another sleeve of Thin Mints, you’re going to want a good book
on hand to assuage the gluttonous guilt.
A new series in which Julia Langbein exaggerates the latent sexual power dynamics of the food media. Today, a journey into the dark soul of Bobby Flay's submissive editor, Adam.
Read MoreGoing Out is a weekly attempt to investigate overheard utterances, made at the restaurant where I work, that reveal something about desire. This week, a cautionary tale about an overfamiliar customer.
Read MoreWinter darkness: truncated days, light that’s weak and grey, grimy slush soaking through your boots. This time of year, you don’t drink citrusy spritzers or fruity gin bombs; you drink things that are thick with cream and sugar and brown liquors. Here are seven timeless holiday cocktails with my own recipes (or duly screened links to other people's recipes) and tips on maintaining your yuletide tipsiness the whole season through.
Read MoreIn which I resume my quest to visit New York's oldest small businesses, guided by a long forgotten book. This time I head uptown for chocolates, bread and buttons, even catching a glimpse of that endangered specimen, the bookstore.
Read MoreYou’ve probably read the same Times article, the one decrying the death of a small business, a dozen times or more. Instead of focusing on a beloved shop's dying days, why not celebrate its heyday? I stumbled upon a book that does just that — and used it to find five stores still thriving after all these years.
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