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Aug. 16th, 2017
Food! Glorious Food!
Aug. 16th, 2017 01:28 pmWhen Jack Daniel’s Failed to Honor a Slave, an Author Rewrote History
Fawn Weaver on a farm in Lynchburg, Tenn., where Nearest Green and Jack Daniel first began distilling whiskey together.
The whiskey maker backed away from a promise to acknowledge its debt to a black distiller — until Fawn Weaver swooped into town and took up the cause.
By CLAY RISEN
The Grand Hyatt Resort, bottom left, sits about a mile and a half away from a proposed dairy farm in Poipu, Hawaii, owned by the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
EBay’s Founder Has a New Idea: Build a Dairy in Hawaii
Kauai residents who object are teaming up with owners of resorts that line the island’s famous beaches to try to block the dairy.
By STEPHANIE STROM
The new season of “The Great British Bake Off” will be hosted by, from left, Paul Hollywood, Sandi Toksvig, Noel Fielding and Prue Leith.
‘The Great British Bake Off’ as We Know It Is Over. What Comes Next?
The cheerful British hit has been rocked by drama since it left BBC last year. Here’s what is next for the show and its original hosts.
By LIAM STACK
The fruitcake found at Cape Adare, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, thought to be from Robert Falcon Scott’s Northern Party (1911).
Fruitcake From Robert Scott Expedition Is ‘Almost’ Edible at 106 Years Old
Conservationists who found the ice-covered dessert in Antarctica believe it once belonged to the British explorer.
By YONETTE JOSEPH
Members of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra practicing on their vegetable instruments for a performance in July at the Oyster Bay Music Festival on Long Island. From left: Solomon Elyaho, Daniel Battaglia and David Elyaho, Solomon’s twin brother.
Cue the Carrots! Strike Up the Squash!
By ANNIE CORREAL
The musicians of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra make their instruments from things that grow in the garden.
One article on the buttered roll and a writer gets flamed.
Buttered Roll Redux: A Lowly Breakfast Food Begets High Drama
“With the amount of breaking news stories in the world, who could possibly be that interested in a little essay about buttered rolls?”
By SADIE STEIN
SCIENCE
We Need to Talk Some More About Your Dirty Sponges
Trilobites
By JOANNA KLEIN
THE CHEF
For Niven Patel, Farm-to-Table Cooking Means Taro and Mangoes
The Miami chef grows produce in his backyard in Homestead, Fla. — the only part of the contiguous United States with a tropical monsoon climate.
By RACHEL WHARTON
Recipes: Eggplant Ravaiya | Roasted Mango or Banana Lassi
Classic deviled eggs.
Embrace the Egg!
In summer, the humble hard-boiled egg can turn a tomato sandwich into dinner, or a potato salad into a vegetarian main course. Make some today.
By JULIA MOSKIN
Crescent cookies are an easy way to celebrate the total solar eclipse.
Meals for Your Eclipse Menu
In parts of the United States, the eclipse will occur around lunchtime. Consider planning a picnic. (At least, have a crescent-shaped cookie.)
By SARA BONISTEEL
More: Solar Eclipse Recipes from NYT Cooking
Fruit Cobbler Shows Off Its Many Sides
A Good Appetite
By MELISSA CLARK
Recipe: Fruit Cobbler
CITY KITCHEN
Swap the Hot Grill for a Cool Drink and Low Oven
Thai-style pork ribs, marinated with honey, soy and ginger, just need a turn in the oven before being painted with glaze.
By DAVID TANIS
Recipe: Thai-Style Spare Ribs
COOKING
ON DESSERT
Elevating the Humble Cookie
Ispahan Sablés.
Pierre Hermé’s raspberry and rose sablés taste wonderfully complex, but making them is easy.
By DORIE GREENSPAN
Recipe: Pierre Hermé’s Ispahan Sablés
EAT
Warm tofu and fresh soybeans cooked in salted French butter and celery-seed gastrique.
How to Have Your Health Food and Love It, Too
Make your own tofu, then serve it with a French butter sauce – the best of two very different kinds of cooking.
By GABRIELLE HAMILTON
Recipe: Warm Tofu and Fresh Soybeans Cooked in Salted French Butter and Celery-Seed Gastrique
WINES OF THE TIMES
Though not the typical thirst quencher, good white Rioja is both refreshing and interesting.
Rich and Okay, White Rioja Bends the Summer Standard
By ERIC ASIMOV
Fawn Weaver on a farm in Lynchburg, Tenn., where Nearest Green and Jack Daniel first began distilling whiskey together.
The whiskey maker backed away from a promise to acknowledge its debt to a black distiller — until Fawn Weaver swooped into town and took up the cause.
By CLAY RISEN
The Grand Hyatt Resort, bottom left, sits about a mile and a half away from a proposed dairy farm in Poipu, Hawaii, owned by the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
EBay’s Founder Has a New Idea: Build a Dairy in Hawaii
Kauai residents who object are teaming up with owners of resorts that line the island’s famous beaches to try to block the dairy.
By STEPHANIE STROM
The new season of “The Great British Bake Off” will be hosted by, from left, Paul Hollywood, Sandi Toksvig, Noel Fielding and Prue Leith.
‘The Great British Bake Off’ as We Know It Is Over. What Comes Next?
The cheerful British hit has been rocked by drama since it left BBC last year. Here’s what is next for the show and its original hosts.
By LIAM STACK
The fruitcake found at Cape Adare, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, thought to be from Robert Falcon Scott’s Northern Party (1911).
Fruitcake From Robert Scott Expedition Is ‘Almost’ Edible at 106 Years Old
Conservationists who found the ice-covered dessert in Antarctica believe it once belonged to the British explorer.
By YONETTE JOSEPH
Members of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra practicing on their vegetable instruments for a performance in July at the Oyster Bay Music Festival on Long Island. From left: Solomon Elyaho, Daniel Battaglia and David Elyaho, Solomon’s twin brother.
Cue the Carrots! Strike Up the Squash!
By ANNIE CORREAL
The musicians of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra make their instruments from things that grow in the garden.
One article on the buttered roll and a writer gets flamed.
Buttered Roll Redux: A Lowly Breakfast Food Begets High Drama
“With the amount of breaking news stories in the world, who could possibly be that interested in a little essay about buttered rolls?”
By SADIE STEIN
SCIENCE
We Need to Talk Some More About Your Dirty Sponges
Trilobites
By JOANNA KLEIN
THE CHEF
For Niven Patel, Farm-to-Table Cooking Means Taro and Mangoes
The Miami chef grows produce in his backyard in Homestead, Fla. — the only part of the contiguous United States with a tropical monsoon climate.
By RACHEL WHARTON
Recipes: Eggplant Ravaiya | Roasted Mango or Banana Lassi
Classic deviled eggs.
Embrace the Egg!
In summer, the humble hard-boiled egg can turn a tomato sandwich into dinner, or a potato salad into a vegetarian main course. Make some today.
By JULIA MOSKIN
Crescent cookies are an easy way to celebrate the total solar eclipse.
Meals for Your Eclipse Menu
In parts of the United States, the eclipse will occur around lunchtime. Consider planning a picnic. (At least, have a crescent-shaped cookie.)
By SARA BONISTEEL
More: Solar Eclipse Recipes from NYT Cooking
Fruit Cobbler Shows Off Its Many Sides
A Good Appetite
By MELISSA CLARK
Recipe: Fruit Cobbler
CITY KITCHEN
Swap the Hot Grill for a Cool Drink and Low Oven
Thai-style pork ribs, marinated with honey, soy and ginger, just need a turn in the oven before being painted with glaze.
By DAVID TANIS
Recipe: Thai-Style Spare Ribs
COOKING
ON DESSERT
Elevating the Humble Cookie
Ispahan Sablés.
Pierre Hermé’s raspberry and rose sablés taste wonderfully complex, but making them is easy.
By DORIE GREENSPAN
Recipe: Pierre Hermé’s Ispahan Sablés
EAT
Warm tofu and fresh soybeans cooked in salted French butter and celery-seed gastrique.
How to Have Your Health Food and Love It, Too
Make your own tofu, then serve it with a French butter sauce – the best of two very different kinds of cooking.
By GABRIELLE HAMILTON
Recipe: Warm Tofu and Fresh Soybeans Cooked in Salted French Butter and Celery-Seed Gastrique
WINES OF THE TIMES
Though not the typical thirst quencher, good white Rioja is both refreshing and interesting.
Rich and Okay, White Rioja Bends the Summer Standard
By ERIC ASIMOV