If you like kombucha, try Motto sparkling matcha tea ($4), a bubbly tonic hitting Whole Foods Markets nationwide.
Escabèche, pronounced es-keh-BEHSH, is a Spanish-influenced preparation of cooked protein (usually fish) that is marinated in a super-acidic sauce of vinegar, onion, garlic, and oil. Whether the pescado en escabèche is at Duende in Oakland, CA, or Caracol in Houston (pictured), add it to your order.
No offense to cat calendars, but this retro mini-fridge ($999) from Italy’s Smeg is definitely the raddest thing you could ever introduce to your workspace.
Elise Hanks blends dried organic herbs with Bragg’s apple cider vinegar to make Terra Luna Tinctures (from $8 for 1 oz.). Add a few drops to tea to help with digestion.
At least in Chicago, where bartenders at The Whistler and Parson’s Chicken & Fish are shooting verdita, a puréed and strained blend of pineapple juice, cilantro, jalapeños, and mint. The idea: It opens up—rather than simply erases—the flavors of silver tequila.
5 p.m. Sidle up to the bar at The Florence, Hugh Acheson’s first local foray, for snacks like chicken-liver bruschetta and shrimp spiedini.
7:30 p.m. Eat at The Grey, housed in a former Greyhound bus terminal. Highlights from Prune alum Mashama Bailey’s menu include “sizzling” pig’s head and whole roasted porgy for two.
10:30 p.m. Finish with a scoop of Honey Almond and Cream at old-school icon Leopold’s Ice Cream.
Breakfast idea:
- Toast an inch-thick slice of brioche or Pullman bread.
- Smear with softened butter.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon, demerara sugar, and a pinch of salt.
- Heat to caramelized perfection via toaster oven.
what to make from his new book: “Try the apple salad with salami and wine-marinated mushrooms. The recipe was inspired by the farmers at Bardenhagen Farms in Suttons Bay, MI.”
Not all gravy boats are created equal. This porcelain Bulle number from Bernardaud ($191) is a real looker.
A new batch of baking books has come out of the oven. Here’s what we’re making.
The Stumptown Shorty, shortbread made with cold-brew coffee and burnt-sugar bits, from Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin’s Ovenly ($30)
Chocolate Chocolate Teacake from Zoe Nathan’s Huckleberry ($35)
Jammer Galette, a jam-filled sablé transformed into a tart, from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking Chez Moi ($40)
Sticky Pear and Pecan Toffee Cake from Jane Hornby’s What to Bake and How to Bake It ($35)