How a Waiter, With Over 30 Years at the Same Restaurant, Spends His Sundays
John Roney has worked at J.G. Melon since the 1980s, but he’s not averse to change: the outdoors suit him just fine.
On Sundays, John Roney does brunch, one could say.
By Alix Strauss
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
The Pandemic Could End the Age of Midpriced Dining
When Melbourne restaurants reopened after lockdown, owners got creative, and dinner got far more expensive.
Victor Liong in front of his restaurant Lee Ho Fook, on AC/DC Lane in Melbourne’s city center.
By Besha Rodell
Cold Comfort: France to Ban Heated Terraces, but Not This Winter
The ban is part of a series of environmental measures meant to curb energy consumption and push the nation toward a greener economy.
The heated terrace at Les Deux Magots in Paris in February.
By Constant Méheut
Is Your Blood Sugar Undermining Your Workouts?
Eating a diet high in sugar and processed foods could dent our long-term health in part by changing how well our bodies respond to exercise.
By Gretchen Reynolds
A Breakfast Crumble for Early Birds With a Sweet Tooth
What started out as French toast, a morning favorite at Yotam Ottolenghi’s house, evolved into this warm, fruity treat.
Skillet berry and brown-butter toast crumble.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
Finding Balance in a Summer Side
Crunchy cucumbers meet creamy yogurt in this cold-marinated cucumber salad.
By Yewande Komolafe
Cherries Belong in More Than Pie
Turn them into something savory, alongside charred scallions and creamy raw pistachios.
Scallions are prepared two ways in this savory cherry salad.
By Angela Dimayuga
FIVE WEEKNIGHT DISHES
Avoid the Oven!
1. Spiced Turkey Skewers With Cumin-Lime Yogurt
2. Linguine With Clam Sauce
3. Caprese Antipasto
4. Marinated Celery Salad With Chickpeas and Parmesan
5. Chinese Stir-Fried Tomatoes and Eggs
By Emily Weinstein
EAT
Bored With Your Home Cooking? Some Smoky Eggplant Will Fix That
Smoky eggplant croquettes.
By Gabrielle Hamilton
FRONT BURNER
A Charcoal Grill That Sizzles
YAK Grills, a new hibachi, brings diners around the dinner table to cook a meal together.
YAK Grills, $129 before Aug. 21, then $199, yakgrills.com.
By Florence Fabricant
FRONT BURNER
Sake and Beer Among the Bases for These Vinegars
American Vinegar Works, in Lowell, Mass., produces small-batch vinegars made from stout and junmai sake.
American Vinegar Works, eight varieties, $12 for 8.58 ounces, americanvinegarworks.com.
By Florence Fabricant
FRONT BURNER
A Vodka for Gin Lovers
Amass, distilled in Copenhagen, delivers floral notes for that martini or tonic drink, without gin’s lash of juniper.
Amass Botanic Vodka, $35.99
By Florence Fabricant
FRANCE DISPATCH
Of Wine, Hand Sanitizer and Heartbreak
Between the coronavirus and the Trump tariffs, the French wine market has collapsed. So winemakers are — sadly — sending their excess product off to another life as hand sanitizer.
By Adam Nossiter
THE POUR
12 Summer Sparkling Wines, Because Who Needs a Reason
Beyond Champagne, excellent bubbly now comes from all over in a diversity of styles. You don’t require a special occasion to enjoy them.
AT Roca Clàssic Penedès Reserva Brut Nature 2016 $22.50
Terres Dorées de Jean-Paul Brun FRV100 Rosé Sparkling Wine NV $22.99
Raventós I Blanc Conca del Riu Anoia de Nit 2017 $23.99
La Taille aux Loups Montlouis Brut Tradition NV $24.99
Aphros Phaunus Portugal Pet-Nat Rosé 2018 $25.99
Arnaud Lambert Brezé Crémant de Loire NV $25.99
J. Brix Cobolorum Santa Barbara County Kick On Ranch Riesling Pétillant Naturel 2019 $26.99
Domaine de Montbourgeau Crémant du Jura Brut Zéro NV $26.99
Von Winning Pfalz Riesling Sekt Extra Brut NV $27.99
Chepika Finger Lakes Catawba Rosé Pétillant Naturel 2019 $33
Ferrando Erbaluce di Caluso Spumante 2012 $38.99
Cruse Napa Valley Deming Sparkling Valdiguié 2019 $41
By Eric Asimov
Anthony Terlato, Who Brought Pinot Grigio to the U.S., Dies at 86
In a 60-year career as a wine importer and marketer, he introduced Americans to lesser-known labels and shaped tastes.
Anthony Terlato was a wine retailer, wholesaler and importer, and later a winery and vineyard owner. But he is probably best known for introducing Americans to pinot grigio.
By Eric Asimov
Reese Schonfeld, a Founder of CNN and Food Network, Dies at 88
He joined Ted Turner to create the Cable News Network and oversaw its growth before being fired. Afterward he was critical of how CNN had changed.
Reese Schonfeld, the founding president of CNN, in 2001. He and Ted Turner gambled that an all-news cable TV venture could challenge the big three broadcast networks in news coverage.
By Richard Sandomir