City Kitchen
Small Space, Big Flavor: First, Start the Beans
By DAVID TANIS
Like pasta, cannellini beans are a good staple to have on hand in a city kitchen pantry, and an hour of gentle simmering is usually all it takes.
After El Bulli, Spain Looks Forward
By JULIA MOSKIN
Robin Townsend/European Pressphoto Agency (Adrià); Denis Doyle for The New York Times (Dacosta); Charlie Mahoney for The New York Times (Ruscalleda) and Lourdes Segade for The New York Times
Chefs, clockwise, from top left, Ferran Adrià and his team at El Bulli; Quique Dacosta at his eponymous restaurant; Carme Ruscalleda at Sant Pau; and Nandu Jubany at Can Jubany.
One of the most influential restaurants in the world is closing, but the country’s top chefs are already primed to step up.
Restaurant Review
Masa
By SAM SIFTON
Masayoshi Takayama’s restaurant in the Time Warner Center has been a temple of sushi since it opened in 2004. But extraordinary food alone does not an extraordinary restaurant make.
The Cook Who Couldn’t Taste
By JEFF GORDINIER
In her memoir, Molly Birnbaum, an aspiring chef, recounts her recovery from a head trauma that left her without a sense of smell.
Filling the Void Left by El Bulli
When the most influential restaurant in the world closes, who will step up to take the lead?
Congressional Snacking, State by State
The Times asked a small selection of lawmakers what home-state treats they set out for visitors to their Capitol Hill offices.
Donna Alberico for The New York Times
Madewell mimics the look of a traditional American dry goods store, though many of the clothes are made in China.
Move Over, Estée Lauder
By MARTHA SHERRILL
With her company’s mineral-based products, Leslie Blodgett has changed how women approach makeup, and inspired a loyal following.
Parties
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On the Street | Jet Set
So many New Yorkers are dressed head to toe in black that visitors may wonder: Who died?
The Decorated Shed
By PENELOPE GREEN
Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
Esther and Brian Dormer's farm is an atmospheric lounge for family and friends.
The evolution of a Pennsylvania farm from crops to candelabras.
At Home With Tom McNeal
An Imagination With Built-Ins
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Tom McNeal’s new novel, “To Be Sung Under Water,” took shape at his home overlooking an orange grove in Southern California.
The Pragmatist
Moths and Mice: It’s You or Them
By BOB TEDESCHI
Products and techniques for repelling or killing small, hungry pests.
Shopping With Eben Freeman
Ice Cube Trays
By RIMA SUQI
Ice needs to do more than chill a drink; it has to entertain, too. Eben Freeman, director of bar operations and innovation for Altamarea Group, went shopping for trays.
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Shopping for Ice Cube Trays With Eben Freeman
The director of bar operations and innovation for Altamarea Group searched for trays for making good-looking ice at home.
Decorating the Farm
At a farm outside Pittsburgh, iron chairs wear mink coats, candelabras sprout from picnic tables and crystals hang from the trees.
Tom McNeal’s Southern California Home
The writer’s house is the architectural equivalent of a carefully crafted novel: well constructed, inviting, with a few surprise twists.
Sarah Fox and Calvin Ford
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times
GROSSE POINTE, MICH., JUNE 4 The bridal car? A 1965 Mustang.
Just about everyone who knows the couple says their marrying seemed inevitable.
Alia Creasey and Joshua Lilienstein
By LOUISE RAFKIN
He was willing to talk about his rare cancer, and she discovered his special positive attitude, rarer still.
Cynthia Singerman and Brian Andrews
The bride is a lawyer working on homeowner foreclosure prevention; the bridegroom is the assistant treasurer at a contact lens and medical device manufacturer.
Amy Matsuda and Bevis Chin
The couple graduated from the State University at Stony Brook, N.Y., but didn’t meet until after college.
State of the Unions
Jennifer Sousa and Paul Sousa
By FRANCESCA SEGRÈ
Jennifer Sousa, with her husband, Paul, attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings once or twice a week, and lives “life the way God always intended me to live.”
Wedding Etiquette
By PEGGY POST
Peggy Post, a director of the Emily Post Institute and the great-granddaughter-in-law of its namesake, answers readers’ questions on the topic.
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Elizabeth & Sarah
On a rainy day in Boston Common Park, Elizabeth got down on one knee to propose to Sarah with a chocolate engagement ring. Sarah agreed and proposed right back. This homemade video tells their story.
Taea Thale
Ian O’Brien in Patrik Ervell.
The change of season calls not only for lighter fabrics and abbreviated hems but for a reconsideration of one's grooming practices too.
T Magazine
Father's Day Gift Guide, Part 1
By MADISON SHIMODA
Our staff at T shares what they're getting for their fathers this year.
T Magazine
Chic in Review | Another Decision From LeBron
By KATHRYN BRANCH
All the fashion news of the week that's fit to reprint.
T Magazine
Wanderlust | A Buenos Aires Duo
By MARINA CASHDAN
Two more reasons to visit Argentina's capital: a new scent lab and a new concept store.
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Just One Look | Diane Von Furstenberg Resort Collection
By ALIX BROWNE
Our favorite look from her resort collection: a wrap romper in a dynamic print.
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Power of the Purse
By CHELSEA ZALOPANY
Like her signature sheath dresses, L'Wren Scott's handbags are refined, crisp edged and vivid.
T Magazine
Just One Look | Balenciaga Resort Collection
By ALIX BROWNE
In his resort collection for Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquiere turned the volume way up.
The Moment
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Asked & Answered | Marianne Goebl
By FELIX BURRICHTER
Goebl, the director of the annual design fairs Design Miami/ and Design Miami/ Basel, shares her thoughts on what to expect in Basel this week.
T Magazine
Ristretto | On the Rocks
By OLIVER STRAND
I'm not giving up cold-brew coffee - but the thing to try this summer is the "Japanese iced method."
T Magazine
Just One Look | 3.1 Phillip Lim Resort Collection
By ALIX BROWNE
Phillip Lim's Resort collection is based in utility rather than fantasy.
T Magazine
Design Miami/Basel | Hella Jongerius, in Print and in Porcelain
By AMY SERAFIN
At Design Miami/Basel, the Dutch design superstar Hella Jongerius will feature limited-edition vases to go with her new monograph.
T Magazine
Notes From the Underground | Macao Madness
By IO TILLETT WRIGHT
The annual Drunken Dragon Festival, a no-holds-barred celebration created by the performer Calamity Chang, attracted a cast of hundreds costumed in either 1940s colonial or Chinese attire.
T Magazine
Just One Look | Helmut Lang Resort
By EDWARD BARSAMIAN
It should surprise no one that Helmut Lang's resort collection was dominated by macabre hues of gray and black.
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