All posts tagged: FOOD

the best comfort food cookbooks for home cooks right now

The Best Cookbooks for Comfort Cooking Right Now

Just about everyone is looking for ways to stay calm and focused right now.. Could there be any better time for some home comfort food cooking? Whether it is your old time favorite or something completely new, grab some pots and pans, and let’s do this! Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy is sharing a list of 12 favorite cookbooks with some of the best comfort food cooking and best-loved recipes available right now.

merchandise help support restaurants

Shop This Chic Merchandise and Help Support Restaurants

Many of us are wondering right now what we can do to help our most beloved local restaurants and bars stay afloat and keep their staff intact during this COVID-19 crisis. We can contribute to not-for-proft organizations, buy gift certificates for that happy day when we are free to roam again, and order take-out or delivery. And we can also shop this chic merchandise, the proceeds from which will help support local restaurants and bars and their workers nationwide. Here are our picks of some of the best restaurant and bar logo merchandise available right now, including tote bags, hats and tees.

Our guide for how to give birthday, anniversary and other gifts while maintaining a safe social distancing practice during coronavirus

Innovative Gift Ideas in a Time of Social Distancing

Even in this era of coronavirus, there are still big events where we want to give a gift to a loved one: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, graduations, and “just because.” Wondering how to give a gift in a safe and responsible manner in a time of coronavirus? Our corresondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of innovative gift ideas in a time of social distancing. It’s our gift guide of birthday, anniversary and more gifts to give while social distancing. So you can stay calm, and gift on.

the most beautiful desserts and best pastry chefs in New York City right now

The Most Beautiful Desserts in New York City Right Now

Sometimes the best part of an elegant restaurant meal is the grand finale: the dessert. And not just because of the taste (although of course, there’s that). A brilliant pastry chef is an artist, and the best desserts are a treat for all of our senses. With that in mind, our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of the best restaurants with the most beautiful and delicious restaurant desserts created by famous pastry chefs in New York City right now. Forks in the air!