Food! Glorious Food!

36 HOURS
36 Hours in Newport, R.I.
The glamorous “Sailing Capital of the World” on Rhode Island offers plenty of rewards beyond the yachts and Gilded Age mansions.
By LAUREN MATISON

36 HOURS
36 Hours in Copenhagen
Famous for its design, food and dedication to sustainability, the Danish capital is celebrating its architecture with a yearlong slate of events and exhibitions.
By INGRID K. WILLIAMS

Big Consumer Companies Keep Raising Prices, Complicating Fed’s Job
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Unilever have each reported raising prices significantly in the second quarter, complicating the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation.
By J. EDWARD MORENO

A Dusty Fast-Food Costume Sets Off a Very Canadian Bidding War
The government of Alberta is auctioning off an adult-size suit shaped like a donair, a uniquely Canadian take on the gyro and doner kebab that is a beloved late-night staple in Nova Scotia.
By LAUREN MCCARTHY

Why Is Switzerland — of All Places — Importing So Much Cheese?
The cheese-proud country has recently imported more of the stuff than it exports, a worry for farmers and traditionalists.
By CLAIRE MOSES

New Zealand’s Fruit-Rich Ice Cream Gets a Sugary American Makeover
The wholesome summer favorite is catching on in the U.S., but with sprinkles, drizzles and even cookies to satisfy the nation’s sweet tooth.
By PRIYA KRISHNA

EAT
The Best Chilaquiles You’ve Ever Had
The perfect breakfast of fried corn tortillas in salsa is always the one you just ate. This recipe is no exception.


By BRYAN WASHINGTON

EAT
This Hummus Holds Up After 800 Years


By Ligaya Mishan

A Fast, Fresh Pasta for Those Perfect Peak Tomatoes
Grating your tomatoes preserves their juicy acidity, which sings when swirled into hot garlic oil with handfuls of basil.


By MELISSA CLARK

A New Recipe for a Very Old Hummus
Ligaya Mishan’s medieval hummus blends chickpeas and tahini with toasted seeds and spices, hazelnuts and pistachios, preserved lemon and fresh mint.
By SAM SIFTON

Ritzy Crab Dip, Chapli Burgers and Cold Noodles With Tomatoes
What to cook on these long summer weekends.
By SAM SIFTON

SUMMER ENTERTAINING
Three Impressive, Deceptively Easy Summer Dishes
The French chef Yann Nury elevates classic seasonal recipes with fresh flavor combinations and a few luxurious additions.


Yann Nury’s alfresco summer meal of grilled flatbread, lobster rolls and peaches and cream can be eaten standing or at a picnic as easily as it can be served at the table.
By LAUREN JOSEPH

SUMMER ENTERTAINING
How to Create the Perfect Nonalcoholic Home Bar
From the essential spirit substitutes and how to mix them to the most striking glasses, everything you need to serve festive zero-proof cocktails.
By OLIVER STRAND and MONICA KHEMSUROV

SUMMER ENTERTAINING
On Ibiza, a Celebration of Summer Love
Adam Shapiro and Gautam Rajani, the founders of the clothing brand SMR Days, invited friends and family back to the Spanish island where they got married to toast their first anniversary.
By SOPHIE BEW

A Five-Star, Five-Ingredient, Fifteen-Minute Zucchini Recipe
More summer classics: Eric Kim’s watermelon and feta salad and Rick Martinez’s Tajín grilled chicken.
By MELISSA CLARK

Don’t Take Zucchini for Granted
Summer’s ubiquitous squash shines when raw, sliced and smashed into panzanella and salads.
By TANYA SICHYNSKY

One-Pan Zucchini-Pesto Orzo With a Bright Caprese Topping
Marinated mozzarella and cherry tomatoes top herby orzo loaded with sautéed zucchini and onions.

By EMILY WEINSTEIN

A GOOD APPETITE
A Sheet-Pan Chicken for Corn Season
Caramelized corn, pickled jalapeños and basil chicken make the most summery of sheet-pan dinners.


This sheet-pan meal brings out the more complex side of summer corn.
By MELISSA CLARK

A Mexican Craft Brewery Where You Can Spend the Night
Plus: an exhibition of Remedios Varo’s surrealist paintings, daybeds upholstered in classic textiles and more recommendations from T Magazine.

THE POUR
This Summer, Pause for the Vermouth Hour
Good vermouth makes a great aperitif, fueling a delightful transitional moment before a meal.
By ERIC ASIMOV

THE POUR
Where to Drink Wine in Madrid
This warm, generous city overflows with great wine lists in restaurants and wine and tapas bars. Here are nine places you should try.
By ERIC ASIMOV

NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Animation | Directed by Christopher McCulloch
A beloved Adult Swim cartoon comes back to tie up some loose ends.


Dean Venture (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas), left, and Dr. Orpheus (Steven Rattazzi) in “The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart.”
By DANIELLE DOWLING

Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary, Biography | Directed by Salima Koroma
The fraught behind-the-scenes drama of the short-lived quiz game app is chronicled in this smart, briskly funny documentary.


A still from the documentary “Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia,” directed by Salima Koroma.
By CALUM MARSH

They Cloned Tyrone
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Action, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Juel Taylor
In Juel Taylor’s imaginative sci-fi movie, Boyega teams up with Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris to find the forces undermining their community.


Teyonah Parris as Yo-Yo, Jamie Foxx as Slick Charles, John Boyega as Fontaine in “They Cloned Tyrone,” a film Directed by Juel Taylor.
By ROBERT DANIELS

Remainder
NYT Critic’s Pick | Directed by Na Jiazuo
In Na Jiazuo’s striking directorial debut, young people inhabit a place seemingly made up of those who owe money and the thugs who try to beat it out of them.


Huang Miyi, left, and Li Jiuxiao in “Streetwise.”
By GLENN KENNY

Return to Dust
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Ruijun Li
Li Ruijun’s newest feature is a touching portrait of love and resiliency that doubles as a critique of China’s ruling class.


Hai Qing and Wu Renlin in “Return to Dust.”
By AUSTIN CONSIDINE

Oppenheimer
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Biography, Drama, History | Directed by Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan’s complex, vivid portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” is a brilliant achievement in formal and conceptual terms.


Christopher Nolan’s new film, “Oppenheimer,” Cillian Murphy stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who oversaw the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, N.M.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

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Barbie
PG-13 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | Directed by Greta Gerwig
She’s in the driver’s seat, headed for uncharted territory (flat feet!). But there are limits to how much dimension even Greta Gerwig can give this branded material.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Food! Glorious Food!

Price Increases Lead to Big Jump in Profit at PepsiCo
The maker of Gatorade and Lay’s, which nearly doubled its profit in its latest quarter, has been raising prices by double-digit percentages for more than a year.
By J. EDWARD MORENO

A Sriracha Shortage? It Depends Which Brand You’re Looking For.
Huy Fong Foods is having production issues for the second year in a row, causing some people to pay high prices on eBay. Other hot sauce makers are seizing the moment.
By REMY TUMIN and CLAIRE MOSES

Aspartame Is a Possible Cause of Cancer in Humans, a W.H.O. Agency Says
The F.D.A. and the powerful beverage industry protested the new findings, and a second W.H.O. group stood by its standard that the sweetener is generally safe.
By CHRISTINA JEWETT

4 Easy Dishes That Embrace Everyday Vegetables
These vegetarian recipes transform affordable produce and pantry staples into spectacular dishes.


Ripe tomatoes blended into a spicy salsa add freshness to cheesy potato tacos.
By HETTY LUI MCKINNON

EAT
The Sandwich Southerners Wait for All Year
A lush tomato, eaten in peak summer, is meant to be pined over.


By ERIC KIM

A GOOD APPETITE
The Easiest Salted Caramel Ice Cream Doesn’t Require a Machine
Whipped cream and store-bought dulce de leche are all you need for this frozen summer treat.


This no-churn recipe has deep, complex flavor and toasty caramel notes
By MELISSA CLARK

Paneer Chile Dry is Spicy and Sticky, Crisp and Melting
And if your basil plant is going bananas, there’s punchy, speedy pad krapow gai (Thai basil chicken) and basil butter pasta.


By MELISSA CLARK

Venison Steak Salad
By Nigella Lawson

Anchor Brewing, the Oldest Craft Brewer in the U.S., Will Close After 127 Years
“The stake through the heart of Anchor was the pandemic,” a company spokesman said.
By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA

The Martini Has Lost Its Mind
Ordering a dirty martini these days doesn’t guarantee gin, vermouth or even an olive — but you might get squid ink or a mozzarella ball.
By Becky Hughes

THE POUR
A Fresh Look at French Wine, From the Inside Out
For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising.
By ERIC ASIMOV

NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

| Afire
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Directed by Christian Petzold
Christian Petzold’s new film, about a sour young writer and the woman he desires, generates both cruel comedy and heartbreak.


Thomas Schubert, left, and Paula Beer in “Afire,” a tale about friendship and romance, jealousy and enmity.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

20 Days in Mariupol
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Mstyslav Chernov
While the Ukrainian city was under siege by Russian forces, a team of journalists recorded the brutal war, resulting in this essential documentary.


A scene from the documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” which charts Russia’s attack on the city.
By JASON FARAGO

Theater Camp
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Comedy | Directed by Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman
In this bitterly funny mockumentary set at a drama institute, the actors feel their characters in their bones.


Molly Gordon and Ben Platt, foreground, in “Theater Camp.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

Lakota Nation vs. United States
NYT Critic’s Pick | PG-13 | Documentary, History | Directed by Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli
In 1980, the Lakota were offered money for their stolen Black Hills land. They refused to accept the settlement and continue to fight today.


By CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN

Black Ice
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Documentary, Sport | Directed by Hubert Davis
The Canadian filmmaker Hubert Davis amplifies the voices of hockey players of color and reveals the sport’s lesser-known pioneers in this smart, sensitive documentary.


A scene from “Black Ice.”
By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Earth Mama
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Drama | Directed by Savanah Leaf
In Savanah Leaf’s moving, intimate feature debut, a pregnant woman tries to regain custody of her two children in foster care.


Tia Nomore, right, who stars as a pregnant single mother in “Earth Mama,” with Doechii.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller | Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
In this franchise’s seventh entry, Tom Cruise’s mission includes increasingly improbable leaps, chases and stunts. Luckily for us, he chooses to accept it.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Gray Matter
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Meko Winbush
Things don’t go well when a teenage girl with mental superpowers ends up at a secret facility in this Max movie entirely devoid of suspense or character.
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

Food! Glorious Food!

Cottage Cheese Makes a Comeback
The diet staple of the ’70s is jiggling back into the mainstream — bringing with it a host of health benefits.
By Dani Blum

Our ‘Best Gazpacho’ Is a Five-Star Reader Favorite to Sip All Summer
“I could live on it, and might,” writes one reader. “This is my third weekend making a double batch,” notes another.


By JULIA MOSKIN

It’s Never Been a Better Time for Vegan Ice Cream
As the bases for nondairy versions have improved, so have the offerings at plant-based dessert shops around the country.
By CHRISTINA MORALES

It’s Too Hot to Cook. Make These Cool Summer Recipes Instead.
Here are 24 no-cook recipes for when it’s too sweltering outside to sear, roast, sauté, boil or even think of turning on the stove.
By KRYSTEN CHAMBROT

This Fried-Zucchini Pasta Took Three Generations to Perfect
Capers and pistachios play on a tradition from Yotam Ottolenghi’s family.


By YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

A Corn Pudding That Tastes Like Elotes
“It’s like Mexican street corn and cornbread had a baby.”


By KIM SEVERSON

EAT
This Melon Salad Is Pure Pleasure
Flavor and texture take top billing in a simple Jamaican dish.


By BRYAN WASHINGTON

ENGLAND DISPATCH
At This Brewery, Blessings Are as Important as Barley and Hops
At Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, the monks help make Britain’s only Trappist beer, a full-bodied brew that has won fans since its launch five years ago.


Father Joseph Delargy saying a blessing at the beginning of the work day at the Tynt Meadow, Meadow brewery in Coalville, England.
By STEPHEN CASTLE

NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Once Upon a Time in Uganda
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Cathryne Czubek
A new documentary tells how a Ugandan filmmaker and an American producer have reshaped African cinema.


By ROBERT DANIELS

Amanda
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Carolina Cavalli
A delusional college grad befriends an agoraphobic misanthrope in this stylish dark comedy by the Italian | Director Carolina Cavalli.


From left, Galatéa Bellugi as Rebecca and Benedetta Porcaroli as Amanda in the Carolina Cavalli feature “Amanda.”
By BEATRICE LOAYZA

The Lesson
NYT Critic’s Pick | R | Thriller | Directed by Alice Troughton
A tense standoff between two writers kindles familial fireworks in this wittily self-aware melodrama.


An unhappy family in a den of deceit: from left, Richard E. Grant, Daryl McCormack, Julie Delpy and Stephen McMillan in “The Lesson.”
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Biosphere
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi | Directed by Mel Eslyn
What happens when a petulant, anti-intellectual president destroys the planet and he and his childhood buddy, the brainy one, are the only survivors?


Sterling K. Brown (left) plays the wiser consigliere to Mark Duplass’s childish former president in “Biosphere.”
By AMY NICHOLSON

Joy Ride
NYT Critic’s Pick | Comedy | Directed by Adele Lim
Four friends travel to China in a trip that goes entertainingly off the rails in this terrific comedy, starring Ashley Park and Sherry Cola.


From left, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, Ashley Park and Sabrina Wu in “Joy Ride.”
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

Food! Glorious Food!

In Scotland, Taking the Traditional and Making It New
Tartan, whisky, restaurants in the middle of nowhere — all are being reimagined in newly fashionable “Outlander” territory.
By AMY TARA KOCH

36 HOURS
36 Hours on Martha’s Vineyard
Seafood shacks, charming cottages and wild beauty are just a few of the draws that lure visitors to the Massachusetts island year after year.
By REMY TUMIN

The 20 Best Texas Barbecue Restaurants From the New Generation
Over the last decade, the rule book for barbecue has been rewritten. Here are some the most important new authors of this singular cuisine.
By BRETT ANDERSON and PRIYA KRISHNA

TUNISIA DISPATCH
In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable
Tunisians put canned tuna on pizza, pastries and pretty much everything else. Don’t even ask for a tuna-free sandwich. But inflation risks turning an everyday essential into a luxury out of reach.
By VIVIAN YEE

Prue Leith’s Great American Road Trip
The “Great British Baking Show” judge steps out of the tent to sample the flavors of the U.S. on a 2,200-mile drive.
By PRUE LEITH

In Berlin, a Summer of Open-Fire Cooking
Plus: a hotel in a former palace, artisanal Italian sweets and more recommendations from T Magazine.

A GOOD APPETITE
A Cherry Pie That’s as Sweet (or Sour) as You Want It to Be
Use whatever kind of cherries — fresh or frozen, sour or sweet — in this adaptable cherry pie from Melissa Clark.


Cherry season is fleeting, but a classic cherry pie is forever.
By Melissa Clark

EAT
This Melon Salad Is Pure Pleasure
Flavor and texture take top billing in a simple Jamaican dish.
By BRYAN WASHINGTON

It’s Not Summer Without a Tinto de Verano
The irresistible combination of red wine and citrusy soda has been a longtime favorite in Spain — and it’s perfect for at-home bars, too.


With a name that specifically calls out summer, there’s no mistaking the ideal time to sip a tinto de verano.
By Rebekah Peppler

THE POUR
In Sherry Country, Wines of the Future That Look to the Past
Using older methods and sometimes forgotten grapes, these producers hope to reveal the magic of the terroir to a new generation of consumers.
A palomino vineyard in Pago Miraflores, where Alejandro Muchada is making unfortified white wines and resurrecting traditional viticultural methods.

A palomino vineyard in Pago Miraflores, where Alejandro Muchada is making unfortified white wines and resurrecting traditional viticultural methods.
By Eric Asimov

Maggie Harrison’s War on Wine
Her painstaking blends are dazzling diners and critics — and upending long-held notions about how winemaking is supposed to work.
By ALEX HALBERSTADT

NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

Sin La Habana
NYT Critic’s Pick | Drama | Directed by Kaveh Nabatian
In Kaveh Nabatian’s new drama, an Afro-Cuban dancer tries to bring his girlfriend to Canada through a sham marriage.


Yonah Acosta in “Sin La Habana.”
By CLAIRE SHAFFER

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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
PG | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Directed by Kirk DeMicco, Faryn Pearl
The newest animated adventure from DreamWorks follows a high schooler who transforms into a giant tentacled sea creature.
By NATALIA WINKELMAN

Nimona
PG | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Directed by Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
A zingy, chintzy, idea-driven animated feature based on the ND Stevenson comic.
By AMY NICHOLSON

Every Body
R | Documentary | Directed by Julie Cohen
The documentary follows three openly intersex people, set against the larger backdrop of decades of secrecy and unnecessary surgeries.
By TEO BUGBEE

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Documentary | Directed by Stephen Kijak
Stephan Kijak’s new documentary seems keenly interested in the ways in which the closeted actor’s sexuality manifested itself, largely unintentionally, in his movies.
By CALUM MARSH

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
PG-13 | Action, Adventure | Directed by James Mangold
The gruff appeal of Harrison Ford, both de-aged and properly weathered, is the main draw in this generally silly entry in the long-running franchise.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Food! Glorious Food!

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
‘The Bear’ Season 2 Puts a Little Optimism on the Menu
With a gentler tone and reverence for hospitality, the Hulu show reaches beyond the chef to give other workers the spotlight.
By TEJAL RAO

A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall
That doughy disc with delectable toppings seen in a 2,000-year-old painting is not a pizza, experts insist. But can we get one delivered anyway?


2,000-year-old painting on the wall of a house in Pompeii house showing what may be a distant ancestor of modern pizza.
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Simple, Satisfying 3-Ingredient Barbecue Sauces
An Alabama white sauce, a South Carolina mustard sauce and a North Carolina vinegar sauce: Each comes together in minutes with just a few staples.


This mustard sauce enhances the sweetness of pork, but it works equally well on fish like salmon.
By STEVEN RAICHLEN

A Potato Salad That Packs a Serious Umami Punch
Serve with barbecue slathered in one of Steven Raichlen’s three new sauces and Millie Peartree’s sweet-tart Hennessy coladas.
By MIA LEIMKUHLER

EAT
A Dessert Recipe So Good, I Was Sworn to Secrecy
A friend told our columnist never to write about this easy Hawaii-style sherbet. Lucky for you, she did anyway.


By LIGAYA MISHAN

FOOD & DRINK
What’s the Best Local Beer to Cook Your Brats in?
Stop using the Coors Light that’s been sitting in your garage fridge and reach for one of these Minnesota beers instead.


By Matt Lambert

What Does It Mean to Be an Asian American Brewer?
Across the U.S., Asian beer makers are putting their mark on an industry that is still predominantly white.

Oscar Wong stands behind the bar holding a beer across from his daughter Leah Wong Ashburn.
After retiring, Oscar Wong embarked on a second career as a founder of one of the few Asian-owned breweries in the United States. His daughter Leah, left, took over in 2015.
By T.M. Brown

NYT Critic’s Pick Movie(s)

The Stroll
NYT Critic’s Pick | Documentary | Directed by Zackary Drucker, Kristen Lovell
In this documentary, transgender sex workers speak for themselves without sanitizing or sensationalizing their experiences.


Kristen Lovell, who directed and appears in the documentary “The Stroll.”
By DEVIKA GIRISH

— Of Possible Interest —

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Documentary | Directed by Nancy Buirski
A documentary examines how the winner for best picture of 1969 captured shifts in American life.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Surrounded
R | Western | Directed by Anthony Mandler
Playing a woman disguising herself as a man, Wright is haunting and haunted, and Michael K. Williams is an energetic presence in one of his last roles.
By GLENN KENNY

Sublime
Drama | Directed by Mariano Biasin
A teenager dreams of pop songs, and his best friend, in Mariano Biasin’s tender gay coming-of-age drama.
By ERIK PIEPENBURG