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☆ 36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Seth Sherwood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Leave Jemaa el Fna — the huge, chaotic, carnivalesque marketplace seen on every postcard — to the cobra charmers, hustlers and package-tour throngs. In the early 20th century, Thami el Glaoui, the onetime ruler of Marrakesh — known as the bacha in local Arabic — was a legend. The Islamic decorative arts find dazzling expression inside the Medersa Ben Youssef, a centuries-old religious school adorned with some of the finest craftsmanship in Morocco. Follow the buttery scent of leather to a passage called Derb el Hammam in Souk Smata, the leatherworking area of the medina. Sunlight filters through the overhead slats of the stalls, illuminating belts, bags, jackets, ottomans and slippers known as babouches — a favorite Morocco souvenir (prepare to haggle).

Persons: Fna, You’ll, Bab Doukkala, Malak Nafy, It’s niched, Hassan Hajjaj, Andy Warhol, Thami el, —, Rue Fatima Zahra, Maison Reine, Naelle, Ben Youssef, el Fna Organizations: Bab, Rue Dar el, of Confluences, Rue Fatima, Franco Locations: Medina, Bab, Rue, Moroccan, Marrakesh, el Bacha, medina, ”, Algerian, artfully, Morocco, Hammam, Souk Smata

☆ My family of 4 spent $460 on dinner at The Capital Grille. The upscale steak-house chain is now one of our favorites.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But our recent visit to the upscale steak-house chain The Capital Grille blew us away. AdvertisementThe Capital Grille's menu features classic steak-house appetizers and entreésThe Capital Grille is known for its dry-aged steaks and comfortable but elegant atmosphere. Terri PetersThe Capital Grille operates more than 60 restaurants in the US, including 10 in Florida, where I live. The Capital Grille serves appetizers like jumbo lump-crab cocktail and oysters on the half shell, plus salads, soups, entrées, classic steak-house sides, and desserts. We shared a top-notch wedge salad, tooTerri PetersAt The Capital Grille, the iceberg wedge salad is served with blue-cheese dressing and smoked bacon.

Persons: —, We've, Chris, Olive, Terri Peters, It's, We'd, I'd, mignon, mignon Terri Peters, crème Organizations: Service, LongHorn, Business, The, Capital Locations: Florida, Orlando, New York

☆ I tried 28 of Trader Joe's popular dips, and I'd buy at least half of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

I tried 28 dips and spreads from Trader Joe's to see which would be the best for a Super Bowl party. As a regular connoisseur of Trader Joe's salsas and spreads, I decided to try some of the chain's most popular dips. AdvertisementThe pimento cheese dip basically was comfort food in a containerTrader Joe's pimento cheese dip was soft and flavorful. VERDICT: I may not be an expert on Southern dips, but Trader Joe's pimento cheese option tasted like a winner. So it was unsurprising that Trader Joe's upgraded version of this familiar favorite turned out to be one of the standout dips I tried.

Persons: Joe's, —, Wilson, I'm, I'd, could've, Savanna, pico de gallo, Wilson I'm, jalapeño hummus, hummus, it's, Wilson It's, tzatziki, Wilson I've, Joe's tzatziki, Margherita, I've, pico, gallo, It's, Wilson Chunky, you've Organizations: Super Bowl, Service, Wilson, Joe's Locations: Buffalo, Savanna, Southern, dill, Joe's Buffalo, Monterey Jack, cayenne

☆ Starbucks is doubling down on its olive oil-infused coffee despite a barrage of bad reviews and online hate
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Starbucks is massively expanding its rollout of Oleato, its olive oil-infused coffee range. AdvertisementStarbucks is rolling out Oleato, its olive oil-infused coffee range, to all stores in the US despite mixed reviews. They're also available at some Starbucks stores in Canada, London, Paris, Osaka, and Tokyo, as well as a more extensive range at US Starbucks Reserve stores. Starbucks founder Howard Schultz introduced the range after mixing olive oil with his Starbucks coffee in Sicily, where the oil is a key component of the Mediterranean diet. A nutritionist told CNN that combining a high-fat substance, like olive oil, with coffee can have a laxative effect.

Persons: —, They're, Howard Schultz, Schultz, TikToker, Phoebe Hunt, barista, they're Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Starbucks Reserve, Wall Street, CNN, Business Locations: Italy, Canada, London, Paris, Osaka, Tokyo, Sicily

☆ We've made 165 recipes from celebrity chefs to find the best ones. Here are the winners in each category.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

Read previewBusiness Insider put the best recipes from celebrity chefs head-to-head to find the most delicious salads, desserts, bread, beverages, and more. AdvertisementRead more about the winning recipe and full battle here: I tried 3 celebrity chefs' recipes for blueberry pancakes, and the best used whipped egg whites. Read more about the winning recipe and full battle here: I made 4 celebrity chefs' recipes for overnight oats, and the best was served in a cantaloupe. This celebrity chef's garlic bread was buttery, spicy, and not at all soggyThe texture of Guy Fieri's garlic bread was spot-on. AdvertisementRead more about the winning recipe and full battle here: I tried 3 celebrity chefs' recipes for white sangria, and the best was also the prettiest.

Persons: —, Paige Bennett, Tiffany Leigh, Bennett's, Bennett, Carla Hall's microwaved, Bobby Deen's, Nancy, Nancy Fuller, Ina Garten's, Read, Ree Drummond, Alton Brown, Curtis Stone, Flay's, Paige Bennett Bobby Flay's, Guy, Guy Fieri's, Tiffany Leigh Fieri's, pico de gallo, Leigh, roja, Gordon Ramsay's, Paige Bennett Bennett, Giada De Laurentiis, Trisha Yearwood, Aarón Sánchez, Fieri's, Alex Guarnaschelli's, Alex Guarnaschelli, Rachel Ray, Paula Deen, Carla Hall's cornbread, Alton Brown's, dill, Sunny, Paige Bennett Garten, Anderson's coleslaw, Guy Fieri, Ina Garten, Sunny Anderson, Lucien Formichella, Brown, Bobby Flay, Keller's, Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, skillet, Rachael Ray's, Alfredo, Katie Lee Biegel's fettuccine, Chelsea Davis, Ree Drummond's, Giada de, Chelsea Davis Davis, Drummond, De Laurentiis, Laurentiis, Davis, Duff, Bobby Flay's, Gordon, Bobby, Flay, papayas, pecans, caramelized pecans, we've, Sandra, Sandra Lee's boozy, milkshake, minty, Geoffrey Zakarian's margarita, Geoffrey, Rachael Ray's negroni, Ina Garten's mulled, Bobby Flay's Bloody Mary, Geoffrey Zakarian's, Ina, Gina Neely, Rachael Ray, Guarnaschelli, Ray Organizations: Service, Business, Insider Hall, Garten, kiwis, Alton, cranberries Locations: scone, Worcestershire, Garten, mayo, cayenne, Buffalo, Swiss chard, Ree, Moscow

☆ Comfort Cooking Beyond Casseroles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( The New York Times Cooking | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Any conversation about comfort cooking has to include roast chicken. Colu Henry’s roast chicken with maple butter and rosemary is a little sweet, a little salty, very savory and tremendously comforting. Ali Slagle’s recipe really lets you slouch into it, too. Love Your LeftoversThe herbal-sweet, rosemary-maple flavors of the roast chicken would be really nice in Ali’s 10-minute chicken salad with fennel and charred dates. And leftover roasted peppers, greens and beans would convert quite easily into a quick minestrone.

Persons: Ali Slagle’s, brownie, Samantha Seneviratne’s brookies

☆ Sundays Are for Bolognese
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If there’s a better scent in the world than Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese sauce (above), I’m unaware of it. Well, apart from fresh-baked apple pie, that is. And wooden boats, spit-roasted lamb, fresh-cut hay and Jamaican black cake. But Bolognese is pretty great: that milk-calmed tomato over a bass line of beef, with a whisper of nutmeg warmth and a low hum of buttery onion. It’s just the thing for a Sunday afternoon of winter cooking, grandma-style, in advance of a family dinner.

Persons: Marcella Hazan’s

☆ I've followed the Mediterranean diet for over 5 years. Here are 11 of my go-to meals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( George Arkley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I've been following the Mediterranean diet for years, and I've learned a lot of simple recipes. I take a minimalist approach to my diet and often only use a few ingredients in my meals. I've discovered a love for orange, avocado, and shrimp saladI wasn't initially convinced that orange, mustard, and shrimp went together. I've concocted a Mediterranean version of a make-your-own pizzaIf you have an at-home dinner date coming up, make some puff-pastry pizza together. I've only recently discovered tofu, and I've been enjoying adding it to salads and grain bowls for a protein boost.

Persons: I've, Lamb, —, Nigel O'Neil, Cook, Eugene Mymrin Organizations: Service

☆ How B.J. Novak turned a tribute to chain restaurants into the hottest ticket in Hollywood with a 25,000-person waitlist
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Chain pays tribute to these restaurants with new interpretations of their most iconic dishes, which are created by Michelin-starred chef Tim Hollingsworth. "We all came up on different chain restaurants and, from a very authentic place, we all got excited about them." Advertisement"Ironically, since we started Chain, these chain restaurants have had sort of this resurgence," Hollingsworth said. How did a comedian, film producer, and Michelin-starred chef help predict the resurgence of chain restaurants? "It's become so hard to capture the attention and interest of a massive amount of people, but chain restaurants have been around for 50 or 60 years.

Persons: —, Jack, B.J, Novak, Friendly's, Nicholas Kraft, Chain, Tim Hollingsworth, Kraft, hadn't, Bell, Mindy Kaling, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, margarita, Rachel Bilson, Dunkin, Chrissy, Red Robin, Let's, Phil Rosenthal, Chef Hollingsworth, Thomas Keller's, Hollingsworth, Ruth De Jong, Oppenheimer, John Mayer, Andy Cohen, lockdowns, Tim Hollingsworth's, Bell's, Taco Bell, De Jong, We're, Finneas, It's Organizations: Service, Michelin, Business, New Americana, ChainFest, Steakhouse, Crunchwrap, Panda Express, Texas Locations: Boston, Los Angeles, Olive, ChainFest, Seattle, LA, Napa, Texas, West Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten of the best songs of the year, as determined by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman, in no particular order. “Monaco,” Bad BunnyBad Bunny’s 2023 album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,” is a reclamation of his past sound, the hard-hitting rap that preceded his mainstream superstardom. And it is part of the reason why his 2023 single and first No. “OMG,” NewJeansIn 2023, girl groups dominated the K-pop conversation. At the fore is NewJeans, with their Y2K-nostalgic sound that pulls from the turn of the millennium's R&B and pop music.

Persons: Maria Sherman, Victoria Monét Buckle, Victoria Monét, Ariana Grande, Chloe x Halle, Monét’s, doesn’t, “, ”, ” Miley Cyrus, Miley Cyrus ’, ” PinkPantheress, PinkPantheress, Leo ”, What’s, ” Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan, ” Paramore Long, Paramore, Hayley Williams, “ Rush, ” Troye Sivan, Sivan, Laura Les, Dylan Brady, NewJeans, ” Danny Brown Danny Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, Fifth Harmony, Bronx Locations: “, “ Monaco, Monaco, The Tennessee, Australian

☆ The Eagles Release a Christmas Album. Not Those Eagles.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jordan Mailata, the 6-foot-8, 365-pound left tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, was nervous for his next matchup. It was August, and he was heading into the recording studio to duet with the Godmother of Soul, Patti LaBelle. “He sings his face off — I was shocked,” Ms. LaBelle said on Thursday. It is the trio’s second holiday album to raise money for Philadelphia-area charities. stars — Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and Jalen Hurts, the Eagles quarterback — and musicians with ties to Philadelphia like Ms. LaBelle, a longtime Eagles fan.

Persons: Jordan Mailata, Patti LaBelle, “, ” Ms, LaBelle, Donny Hathaway’s “, Mailata, Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, — Travis Kelce, — Organizations: Philadelphia Eagles, Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, longtime Eagles Locations: “, Philadelphia

☆ I'm a culinary judge who shops at Costco. Here are the 9 best things I bought this year.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Meredith Ochs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Fresh Press Farms oils are delicious and produced in the US. The Fresh Press Farms oils have their spots on my countertop. Meredith OchsAccording to its website, the Georgia-based Fresh Press Farms oversees every step of production, from growing and harvesting olives and seeds to cold pressing and shipping them. It's versatile enough to use for salad dressings, baked goods, and frying food due to its relatively high smoke point. If I see it, I may also grab the Fresh Press Farms olive oil, which varies from mild to classic to bold.

Persons: Meredith Ochs Organizations: Fresh, The Fresh, Press Locations: Georgia

Learn moreApple AirPods and AirPods Pro are some of the most popular items you can find among the best Cyber Monday deals. Right now, you can find the new AirPods Pro with USB-C charging available for $60 off from Amazon — its lowest sale price. Read more about both models in our AirPods Pro review and AirPods 2 review. Best Cyber Monday Apple AirPods dealsBecause AirPods always go on sale during the year, you should never pay full price. These perks help make them our overall pick for the best AirPods you can buy.

Persons: AirPods, Max, They're, Apple AirPods Organizations: Apple, Amazon, Apple Watch, ANC

☆ Why is movie candy sold in boxes?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That last part feels wrong, probably, because at the movies, candy comes in a box. Movie theaters are not the only place to buy boxed candy — you can get boxes of chocolate or candy at some drug stores or online — but even then they’re called theater box candy, a label that undeniably links the package with the movies. A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley, maker of M&M’s and Skittles, made a similar point, noting that candy sold in “boxes in movie theaters is easier to pour and share, compared to traditional packaging, and boxes offer the ability to re-close.” That means less spilling in between seats. The principle is the same for movie theater candy. “Theater boxes take their name from being available in movie theaters or other retail establishments that might have shelving,” he said.

Persons: ”, Keith Domalewski, Mike, Ike, Mars Wrigley, Patti McConville, you’re, Chris Gindlesperger, “, Gindlesperger, ” Gindlesperger, Matthew Staver, Marcia Mogelonsky, It’s, ” Mogelonsky Organizations: New, New York CNN, Mars, National Confectioners Association, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York

A puff of pan de sal pulls apart effortlessly, filling the air with a sweet, buttery perfume. Burning pine needles and the rich, muscly scent of shrimp paste waft over from the open kitchen. You could easily get lost in the deliciousness of the modern Filipino food, but Aaron Verzosa and Amber Manuguid do more than send out excellent food. They tell complicated, expansive stories about the Pacific Northwest and the many ways that Filipino immigrants have shaped it, using words, pictures and even some unexpected dance moves behind the pass. TEJAL RAO5607 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle; no phone; archipelagoseattle.com

Persons: Aaron Verzosa, Amber Manuguid, TEJAL RAO Locations: Pacific Northwest, Rainier, South, Seattle

☆ Make homemade pierogies for National Pierogi Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It’s National Pierogi Day, so you have a marketing-mandated opportunity to indulge in a pile of pillowy dumplings. Making pierogi doughJust as there are many ways to refer to these dumplings, there are a wide range of recipes for pierogi dough. If you’re afraid of making any homemade dough, try my pierogi dough as your gateway recipe. Casey Barber, author of the cookbook “Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food,” says pierogies are ideal to eat year-round. Apart from the 60 recipes in “Pierogi Love,” you can try “Everything Bagel” pierogies or pierogies with egg, cheese and Taylor ham for breakfast, or Ethiopian destaye-inspired dessert pierogies.

Persons: that’s, It’s, ”, Casey Barber, I’ve, Cook Organizations: CNN Locations: Turkey, Pittsburgh, Yukon

☆ I tried Chick-fil-A's new honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich and caramel crumble shake. One time was enough for me.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Chick-fil-A is offering a twist on its classic filet with the honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich. The seasonal offering is complemented with a new caramel crumble shake, so I tried both. I was skeptical of the sandwich, which was better than I expected, but the original's still the best. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. My skepticism was further heightened at the notion of putting pimento cheese – which is typically served in a cold sandwich – on top of a piping hot filet of fried chicken.

Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ I tried chocolate chip cookies from Crumbl and Insomnia and the winner had the best chewy texture
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When it comes to chocolate chip cookies, I prefer a chewy texture and balanced sweetness. The chocolate chip cookies my mom made will always reign supreme in my mind. A growing number of bakeries are offering their own takes on the classic chocolate chip cookie. I decided to visit both chains to see how their hero chocolate chip cookies stacked up. The Insomnia chocolate chip cookie was smaller and thinner than the Crumbl cookie, and much flatter.

Persons: City, Krispy Kreme, Crumbl, Manhattan Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins, Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins, munchie Organizations: Service, New, Starbucks Locations: Wall, Silicon, chewy, New York City, Philadelphia, Canada, Manhattan, scone, Insomnia's

☆ Love Shrimp Scampi? Try This Rosé-Infused Twist.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Eric Kim | More About Eric Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I feel like it’s totally underutilized,” she said about the fruity, moderately spiced pepper, named for a commune in France and prevalent in Basque cooking. When it comes to the piment d’Espelette, which turbocharges the flavor and pinkish color of this shrimp, you don’t have to pluck it from a Basque field. Be sure not to skip the orange zest, though; it brings out the Provençal wine’s inherent fruitiness. This last addition was a gift from another friend and colleague, Melissa Clark. Zested over the shrimp, the bittersweet orange lent balance and made the buttery sauce taste all the better.

Persons: Rebecca, ”, Melissa Clark, Melissa Organizations: The Times, Google Locations: France, Basque, Gochugaru, Aleppo, Brooklyn

☆ They Make CrossFit Documentaries. CrossFitters Can’t Get Enough.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The morning after he uploaded his new movie “Froning: The Fittest Man in History” to the iTunes store, in early October 2015, the director Heber Cannon received a phone call from somebody at iTunes, who sounded bewildered. “They called us and said, ‘Who are you guys? What’s going on?’” Cannon said in a recent video interview. But when we dropped the film, it was like wildfire.”Cannon and his creative partner Marston Sawyers, who work together under the name Buttery Bros, followed up “Froning” with a string of documentaries about athletes performing at the CrossFit Games. The films, which include “Fittest on Earth” (2016), “Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness” (2017) and “The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth,” (2018), depict the Games in all their arduous, sweat-soaked agony, focusing on every explosive muscle-up and hefty snatch.

Persons: Heber Cannon, “, ”, Rich Froning Jr, Cannon, Melissa McCarthy, they’d, ‘, ” Cannon, Marston Sawyers, Buttery Organizations: iTunes, CrossFit Inc, U.S, CrossFit, Alliant Energy Locations: ”, Madison, Wis

☆ The State of Pizza in the Pizza State
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Nikita Richardson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And a New New Haven SliceIf Chrissy’s is repping the New York pie, then Lala’s in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is the Connecticut delegate. This city isn’t exactly head over heels for rival pizza styles, so it’s particularly brave of Grimm Artisanal Ales to give over its entire rooftop to apizza (the New Haven term for its local style). I’ve been a fan of Grimm for a long time — it was going hard on light-bodied sours during the New England I.P.A. Go for the tomato pie, a cracker-thin pizza with shaved garlic, or the cozy pie with chunks of potato. You want New York pizza?

Persons: I’ve, Grimm, it’s, Rocco Pizza, Rocco Locations: York, East Williamsburg , Brooklyn, Connecticut, England, New York, Brooklyn

☆ Inside Prague's Institute of Crypto Anarchy — where they're plotting to bring down the dollar
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +19 min

Today, that union of minds finds refuge in Prague in a retrofitted factory building called Paralelní Polis, or "parallel world." The dark stucco of Polis' Prague headquarters is an outlier among the ornate, brightly-colored buildings that tower over it. ETHPrague 2023 was held at Paralelní Polis in the Czech Republic Pavel SinaglThe 'parallel world' concept is sticky. The Vienna branch goes so far as to self-describe as a living example of how "the Paralelní Polis cryptoliberation virus is spreading." The most popular Czech bitcoin YouTuber boasts 90k subscribers, while the annual Czech-only bitcoin conference called Chaincamp attracts around 2000 visitors, even during the bear market."

Persons: Czech Republic Pavel Sinagl, Ztohoven —, Ztohoven, provocateurs, Václav Benda, Dan Ligocký, Ligocký, William Lobkowicz, ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum, Pavel Sinagl, Prague MacKenzie Sigalos, Holy, William, Ileana Lobkowicz, Josef Tětek, Tětek, isn't, biohacking, —, Carl Menger, Friedrich Hayek, BTCPrague, Michael Saylor, Satoshi cryptographer, Adam Back, Saifedean Ammous, bitcoin, Gary Gensler, bitcoin maximalist, Vaclav, — Matěj Žák, Jan Čapek, Christoph Kassas, YouTuber Jakub Vejmola, Jameson Lopp, Stephan Livera, Robert Breedlove, Stani Kulechov, Ondrej Polak, Czech Republic Pavel Sinagl Ligocky Organizations: Paralelní, CNBC, European Union, Polis, of Cryptoanarchy, Austrian, Securities, Exchange, Czech Craft, U.S, Treasury, Casa, Ethereum Foundation, Czech Blockchain Association, optimist Locations: Paralelní Polis, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Pavel Sinagl PRAGUE, Czech, Bohemian, Prague, It's, Polis, Polis —, Lobkowicz, Nazi, Vienna, Barcelona, Bratislava, Slovakia, Košice, Austrian, ., Alza, Bohemia, Europe, Old Town, Holešovice

☆ A Lush, Buttery, Perfect Peach Crisp
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sam Sifton | More About Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Games that my family plays on road trips: Punch Buggy, Stump the Teacher, I’m Thinking of an Animal. Also, the Rating Game: your top five sandwiches, your top five pizzerias, your top five restaurant dishes, your top five fruits. Peaches do very well in the Rating Game, I’ve found, even if your chances of actually eating a perfect peach are low. But cooking a bad peach can make it terrific, which is why I’m so thrilled about Yossy Arefi’s new recipe for a peach crisp (above). Peel them if you like a luscious texture against the buttery crust of oats (I’m a rustic; I don’t peel).

Persons: I’ve

☆ New Zealand’s Real Fruit Ice Cream Gets an American Makeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Priya Krishna | More About Priya Krishna | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In New Zealand, one of summer’s great pleasures is known as real fruit ice cream: a scoop of vanilla blended with fruit in a machine that produces an airy, barely sweet twirl with a buttery texture. In the United States, it’s just beginning to catch on in cities like Boston, Portland, Ore., and Austin, Texas. But along the way, the no-frills treat has undergone a full-bore makeover. At most American shops that sell it, real fruit ice cream can be mixed with graham crackers and Oreos; drizzled with hot fudge, caramel or chamoy; and enjoyed atop a chocolate- and sprinkle-dipped cone. (“It’s almost healthy” is the unofficial slogan at Nico’s Real Fruit Ice Cream in Portland, Ore.)

Persons: it’s, graham Locations: New Zealand, United States, Boston, Portland, Austin , Texas, Portland , Ore

Here are the meanings of the least-found words that were used in (mostly) recent Times articles. Literally, in Amleth’s case, as he hacks, stabs and cudgels his way over ramparts and through muddy dooryards and alleyways. — ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern (April 21, 2022)7. vanillin — the main part of vanilla extract:The treat is so beloved that Somerville is home to an annual What the Fluff? festival, where tens of thousands of people celebrate every possible use of the concoction, a mixture of corn syrup, sugar, egg white and vanillin. — In ‘Mandela: The Lost Tapes,’ a Veteran Journalist Finds Himself (Nov. 30, 2022)And the list of the week’s easiest words:

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