Food and Drink
Phone-free restaurants are spreading, and the diners most eager to unplug will surprise you
Somewhere between the appetizer and the entrée, the phone comes out. Someone photographs the dish before tasting it. The moment passes. The chefs who made …
Bartenders and chefs are doing a lot more with watermelon this summer than you’d expect
There is a reason watermelon feels like July in a single bite. It is not just nostalgia. Domestic watermelon shipments typically peak right now, which …
Restaurants are locking up phones, and diners are grateful
Chefs featured by the James Beard Foundation have a message for the dining room: put the phone down. Frustrated by a culture where guests photograph …
Lifestyle
The Real Reason Your Friendships Are Fading (It’s Not Loneliness)
Nobody made a big announcement. There was no fight, no falling out, no dramatic last conversation. One week, the group chat was active, and then …
