SECOND LIFE
The Fashion Photographer Who Traded Film for Flour
Six years ago, Norman Jean Roy walked away from his career behind the camera. These days, he’s baking bread.
By NICK MARINO
FOOD MATTERS
In the Arctic, Reindeer Are Sustenance and a Sacred Presence
For the Indigenous communities who herd the animals, safeguarding dying culinary traditions isn’t merely about eating but about protecting a longstanding way of life.
A spread of Arctic provisions including, from left, sun-dried white trout, moose antler, venison sausage, caribou blood sausage, dried Arctic flounder, dried sea bream, caribou lichen, meadow onion stems and seed heads, dried wild crowberries and geothermal Arctic sea salt against a deer hide backdrop.
By LIGAYA MISHAN
Call It Friendsgiving, Call It Podsgiving, Just Don’t Forget the Green Beans
Thanksgiving is even more of a logistical puzzle this year, and some people are solving it differently.
By COURTNEY RUBIN
THE FIX
A Dining Room That Celebrates Every Meal
Even with a socially distant Thanksgiving around the corner, you can create a dining room that lives up to the food you’re serving.
By TIM MCKEOUGH
Solo on the Holiday? Reach Out
Single people make up one third of all American households and finding ways to celebrate this Thanksgiving means taking action ahead of time.
By ANNA GOLDFARB
How to Scale Down Your Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
Here are some tips for adapting beloved dishes for a smaller gathering.
Instead of a whole turkey, you can choose to cook just a part of the turkey, like the thighs.
By MELISSA CLARK
A GOOD APPETITE
A Sweet, Simple Menu of Thanksgiving Recipes for Two
Tiny is the new big this holiday season, and making a small meal can be just as festive — and a whole lot easier — than a feast.
Clockwise from left, maple-roasted squash, sautéed greens with smoked paprika, herby bread-and-butter stuffing, and turkey thighs with pickled cranberries and onions.
By MELISSA CLARK
FRONT BURNER
Maybe Just Get the Turkey Leg This Year
Dickson’s Farmstand Meats in Chelsea Market now sells turkey leg confit, for an understated, but festive celebration.
Confit turkey legs, $28 each, Dickson’s Farmstand Meats, Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue, lower level (15th Street), 212-242-2630, dicksonsfarmstand.com.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
FRONT BURNER
A Sparkling Dessert Collaboration
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Chandon have teamed up on a new sparkling berry punch sorbet for the holidays.
Jeni’s Sparkling Berry Punch Featuring Chandon, $12 a pint, jenis.com.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
FRONT BURNER
An Ancient Grain Flour for Your Pie Crust
This gluten-free flour from the chef Thomas Keller’s company can be used, as the brand says, measure for measure.
Cup4Cup Ancient Grains, $13.99 for two pounds, cup4cup.com.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
FRONT BURNER
You’ll Want to Dig Into These Pumpkins
These new lidded pumpkin bowls from Sur La Table add some joy to the Thanksgiving table.
Pumpkin bowl with lid, $12, surlatable.com.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
16 Thanksgiving Sides to Make You Forget About the Turkey
We all know they’re the best part of the meal.
By KRYSTEN CHAMBROT
The Crunchiest, Creamiest, Tangiest Brussels Sprouts
The unfairly maligned vegetable gets an update with creamy labneh and irresistible pickled shallots.
By Nik Sharma
From pizzas to smoothies: 10 unexpected and delicious ways with brussels sprouts
After years as pariahs, these little marvels are now the nation’s favourite green vegetable. Here are 10 imaginative ways to make the most of them – without waiting for Christmas
Stuart Heritage
Start a New Tradition With Your Thanksgiving Potatoes
For faster, more flavorful Thanksgiving potatoes, do as J. Kenji López-Alt does, and stir-fry them.
By J. Kenji López-Alt
12 Easy Recipes for a Thanksgiving Beginner
These simple dishes will set you up for a spectacular meal.
By MARGAUX LASKEY
The Buttermilk-Brined Turkey of Your Thanksgiving Dreams
Every November, people ask Samin Nosrat if her beloved roast chicken recipe works with turkey. She decided to find out.
YouTube Video
By Samin Nosrat
Our Food Staff’s 21 Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
Reporters and editors shared the holiday dishes they love. Here are their recommendations.
By EMILY FLEISCHAKER
Food
From pasta pies to caramel bars: Yotam Ottolenghi’s pumpkin recipes
This year’s pumpkin blowout features a kabocha pasta pie, a spicy roast pumpkin with tahini sauce and a rich take on millionaire’s shortbread
Yotam Ottolenghi
You Deserve This Pasta
Alexa Weibel’s mushroom ragù might be a little over the top for a Wednesday, but it’s absolutely worth it.
By EMILY WEINSTEIN
12 Thanksgiving Desserts Worth Saving Room For
Here’s what you need to make the end of the meal shine.
- Brandied Pumpkin Pie
- Skillet Caramel-Apple Crisp
- Carrot Cake
- Bourbon Pecan Pie
- Cranberry Curd Tart
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Pecan Pie Truffles
- Apple Pie
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
- Crème Brûlée Pie
- Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
- Tart Lemon Pie
By KRYSTEN CHAMBROT
The Right Apple Pie for a Pandemic Thanksgiving
From choosing the apples to shaping the dough, Genevieve Ko finds ways to modernize this comforting classic.
Use as many varieties as you can in this mixed apples pie.
By Genevieve Ko
Holiday Flavors on Ice
Bend the dessert rules this Thanksgiving: Skip the pie and churn some festive ice cream or sorbet instead.
Toasted pecans are tossed with maple syrup before they’re mixed into a French vanilla ice-cream base.
By Florence Fabricant
This Is the Best Poundcake
Keith Lee, a son of Otis Lee, who ran Mr. Fofo’s Deli in Detroit, shared his father’s famous recipe. Make it soon.
YouuTube Video
By SAM SIFTON
How to live now
Walking
Beat the cold: 17 delicious piping hot drinks to put in your flask for long winter walks
From slow-cooked hot chocolate to mulled wine, and foolproof tea and coffee, here are gallons of warming wonders for those frosty treks
Stuart Heritage
FRONT BURNER
A Cocktail Timesaver for Turkey Day
High West, a Utah distillery, sells two bottled cocktails worthy of holiday enjoyment.
High West Barrel Finished Old-Fashioned and Manhattan, $50 each, highwest.com.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
WINES OF THE TIMES
Good Wines Won’t Fix Thanksgiving, but They Couldn’t Hurt
Refreshing and Ready for Thanksgiving
White Wines
★★★ Lioco Sonoma County Chardonnay 2018 $22
Tangy, textured, energetic and balanced, with earthy, stony, floral and citrus flavors.
★★★ Julian Haart Mosel Riesling “1,000L” 2018 One Liter $24
Lively, bold and rich, with floral and mineral flavors. (Vom Boden, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
★★★ Gia Coppola Lake County Orange Riesling 2019 One Liter $25
Pretty orange wine, with an amber color, flavors of dried fruits and flowers, and a light touch of tannins.
★★★ Domaine les Aphillanthes Côtes du Rhône Clémentia Blanc 2019 $20
A “sunny wine,” as Julia Moskin put it, with flavors of tropical fruits, flowers and a kiss of honey. (Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, Penn.)
Red Wines
★★★ Castello di Verduno Verduno Basadone 2018 $24
Fresh and lively, with bright, spicy, incisive flavors of purple fruits, earth and a touch of citrus. (Polaner Selections, Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
★★★ Franck Balthazar Selections Côtes du Rhône 2018 $22
Lively, spicy and fresh, with earthy, peppery flavors. (Savio Soares Selections, New York)
★★★ Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Rorick Heritage Vineyard Calaveras County 2017 $22
Bright, fresh and energetic, with complex flavors of red fruits and herbs.
★★★ Hound’s Tree High Wire North Fork of Long Island Pinot Noir NV $23
Light-bodied, with lively flavors of red fruits and a touch of refreshing bitterness.
By Eric Asimov
Chairman of Elite Wine Group Resigns Amid Its Sexual Harassment Scandal
Devon Broglie is the latest figure in the Court of Master Sommeliers to be accused of an inappropriate relationship.
Devon Broglie resigned Friday as chairman of the board of the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas. The group is in turmoil following sexual misconduct allegations against at least 11 members.
By Julia Moskin
When Wine Is More Than Just a Drink
The winemaker Taras Ochota, who died in October, created unique wines that were a touchstone for our Australia critic.
Taras Ochota, an idiosyncratic South Australia winemaker who named all of his wines after bands and songs, died last month at 49.
By Besha Rodell