Adlar Stelly is 42 years old, which means it is fair to say that he has been involved in farming crawfish in Louisiana for just shy of 42 years. He grew up surrounded by the shallow ponds dotted with the netted crawfish traps set by his father. At 7, he was steering the boat while […]
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Cultivated Meat’s Empty Promise of Revolution
It is a gleaming vision of a world just beyond the present: a world in which meat is abundant and affordable with almost no cost to the environment. Animal slaughter is forgotten. Global warming is restrained. At the heart of the vision is a high-tech factory housing steel tanks as tall as apartment buildings and […]
Read MoreTraditional Lunar and Chinese New Year Foods
If Jan. 1 didn’t feel like quite the annual reset you were hoping for, you can celebrate now by cooking for the Lunar New Year. For this Year of the Dragon, it begins on Feb. 10, and the inaugural feast commences the night before. In China and other Asian countries that recognize the holiday, such […]
Read MoreLong Island’s Scallops Keep Dying. Not Everyone Has Given Up Hope.
Mike Tehan pilots a fishing boat called Nibbles out of Shelter Island. An hour before sunrise on the first day of scallop season in November, as he unwound the ropes, started the outboard motor and piloted the 25-foot fiberglass boat from an island cove into the open waters of Peconic Bay, Mr. Tehan knew just […]
Read MoreRed Lobster’s Popular Endless Shrimp Deal Ate Into Its Profits
Red Lobster’s “irresistible” all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion has indeed proved hard to resist. The Ultimate Endless Shrimp deal has been so popular that it helped cause a drop in third-quarter profit for the restaurant chain, which had to raise the price to $25 from $20. Thai Union Group, which owns a large stake in the chain, […]
Read MoreIn Belém, Brazil, Addictive Dishes are Flavored by the Rainforest and the River
A foreign visitor walking through Praça Brasil, a leafy square in the Amazonian port city of Belém, might think that the whirring blenders at a dozen nearby food carts were creating the most authentic açaí bowls on earth. That would make sense, for Belém is the capital of Pará state, the global epicenter for growing, […]
Read MoreThis Fish Spatula Is My Must-Have Tool for Cooking (Almost Everything) Better
There’s a special circle in hell where people are forced to cook delicious food… but are given tools that don’t make sense for the task. Within that circle, there’s a big, beautiful range where people are trying to check pancakes with thick, plastic spatulas where it’s impossible to see what’s happening underneath; they’re trying to […]
Read MoreA Local’s Guide to Portland, Maine and Beyond
T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list, sharing tips from frequent visitors and locals alike. Sign up here to find us in your inbox once a month, and to receive our weekly T List newsletter. Have a question? You can always reach us at tlist@nytimes.com. Visitors […]
Read MoreHow TikTok Fueled the Tinned Fish Trend
Mr. McGinnis was so intrigued that the next morning he went out and spent about $60 on about 30 tins to try himself. Then, he turned his quest into a series of tasting videos on TikTok to help others navigate the broad world of tinned fish. “I’ve had tuna all my life, and some of […]
Read MoreCantonese-Style Steamed Fish Recipe
Fish is fresh and plentiful here in Seattle, and my family and I eat a lot of it at home. But the common complaints — it’s difficult to cook well (especially when distracted by an active household), it’s messy to handle, it can leave the house smelling for days — all ring true, even for […]
Read MoreA Montauk Fisherman Faces Prison Over 200,000 Pounds of Fluke
It was just before dawn when Chris Winkler, a fisherman in Montauk, N.Y., set off on his trawler, the New Age. A longhaired surfer who looks far younger than his 63 years, Mr. Winkler was in flip-flops and shorts, trailed by Murphy, a good-natured Irish water spaniel who is usually his only company. But on […]
Read MoreSam Heughan’s 5 Favorite Places in Glasgow
“The part of ‘Outlander’ that I love the most is the history: the clan culture, the folklore and back stories (and consequences) of the Jacobite Rising,” said Sam Heughan, 42, who has played the heartthrob Highland warrior Jamie Fraser in the time-travel series since 2014. This love of history feeds his passion for the ancient […]
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