Released at the start of June, Charli XCX’s Brat can be said to be responsible for many things this summer: its song – a toss up between 360 or Everything is Romantic, according to TikTok. Its hot mess dress code – “a strappy white top with no bra”, as decreed by Charli herself. And –…
Renowned Los Angeles restaurant Gjelina opened at the 15th floor residency kitchen of New York City’s WSA, Manhattan’s venue du jour located at 161 Water Street in the Financial District last night. It marked the first service of a three-week summer residency for the Venice Beach-born restaurant, which is scheduled to reopen its site at…
There is nothing quite like reading a book lying in the grass while basking in the June sun. And while until recently the weather has been below par in London, the same can’t be said about books, with great debuts and literature in translation hitting the stands as we speak. Here’s this month’s picks. Happy…
I grew up in an ice cream town. Not New York – Boston, the birthplace of “mix-ins,” and home to several important shops and innovators with national profiles. I once heard that Boston consumes the most ice cream per capita in the United States, but I have no idea if that’s true or if it matters…
The first time I had a tajine was when Nadja, a Moroccan friend, showed up at my house with a round pot and a long cone-shaped lid, both made of clay. Traditionally, Nadja explained to me, a tajine is a rich mixture of meat, poultry or fish and most often includes only vegetables, along with…
Stews combining beans, pork sausage, and various kinds of pig off cuts – rind, feet, snout – are a staple of most Southern European cuisine. I could talk about pisarëi e faso, the small gnocchi cooked in a rich borlotti bean broth that’s a variation on the classic, pan-Italian theme of fagioli con le cotiche…
The over-reliance on debuts as a marketing tool might be one of the more short-sighted aspects of contemporary book publishing – trying to serve a neophyte audience is no way to sustain an industry long-term. That said, credit must be given where it is due and so this instalment of the Something Curated book review features…
During the 80s, queer filmmakers from around the globe took up the camera to tell previously untold stories in bold and creative ways, bringing unapologetic portrayals of LGBTQ+ individuals to the big screen. The world stood on the cusp of transformation. Borders were poised to change, the fight to end Apartheid in South Africa persisted,…