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  1. Entertaining With

    A Japanese Holiday Feast, By Way of California

    Sylvan Mishima Brackett, the chef-owner of the San Francisco restaurant Rintaro, hosted family and friends for an intimate meal to start the year.

     By Jessica Battilana

    The dining room table set for the meal.
    The dining room table set for the meal.
    CreditPhilip Cheung
    2. Notes on the Culture

      Aliens Have Never Been More Alluring

      Why pop culture now flirts with extraterrestrials as much as it fears them.

       By June Thomas

      From left: Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris, Ben Kingsley and Jade Quon in the 2023 film “Jules,” directed by Marc Turtletaub.
      From left: Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris, Ben Kingsley and Jade Quon in the 2023 film “Jules,” directed by Marc Turtletaub.
      CreditLinda Kallerus/Bleecker Street
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      How to Host a Proper English Pub Lunch

      The chef Margot Henderson on gathering friends for a meal at the Three Horseshoes inn in Somerset and the perfect winter dessert.

       By Kin Woo

      Henderson, cutting through the pastry lid of the large game pie she served for the main course, as guests looked on.
      Henderson, cutting through the pastry lid of the large game pie she served for the main course, as guests looked on.
      CreditSandra Mickiewicz

  1. A Train Trip Through Malaysia, With Stops for Snorkeling and Wildlife Safaris

    Plus: celestial jewelry, a new restaurant in the Himalayas and more recommendations from T Magazine.

     By Caitie Kelly

    The state cabins aboard the newly restyled Eastern & Oriental Express reflect the nature of the island of Penang with a bright blue-and-green color palette, cherry wood paneling and traditional Malaysian fabrics.
    CreditLudovic Balay for Belmond
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  2. A Holiday Celebration Inspired by Old New York

    The Old Stone Trade founder Melissa Ventosa Martin and the One Of designer Patricia Voto channeled the Gilded Age to fete their evening-wear collaboration.

     By Emilia Petrarca

    Deadstock fabrics from Décors Barbares and Bradequenié were used for the tablecloths and napkins, as well as antique lace linens to match Ventosa Martin and Voto’s heirloom pieces.
    CreditMelody Melamed
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  3. T Magazine’s Favorite Food Stories of 2023

    Holiday canapés, essential dishes to eat around the world — and more.

     

    The Fruttini at Fruttini by Mo, one of T’s essential dishes to eat in Paris.
    CreditThibault Montamat
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  4. T Magazine’s Favorite Homes of 2023

    A time portal to the ’80s, a maximalist Italian villa — and more.

     

    Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich’s house in Montauk, N.Y., featured in T’s Fall Design issue, overlooks a meadow of wildflowers and a modernist pool.
    CreditStefan Ruiz
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  5. What to See, Eat and Buy in Tangier, Morocco’s Cultural Magnet

    Four insiders on where to go for rooftop drinks, treasure hunting and more.

     By Tara Stevens and Richard Pedaline

    From left: Rmilat Forest above Agla, Cap Spartel, about nine miles from downtown Tangier; a view of the medina.
    CreditDavid Fernandez
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  1. In Marrakesh, a Family-Style Dinner in a Secret Garden

    The Moroccan restaurateur Kamal Laftimi gathered friends at his newest venue, the Pétanque Social Club, to celebrate the city’s robust artist community.

     By Gisela Williams

    The large lamp that hangs above the garden was made by a local artisan and inspired by a much smaller, traditional wicker pendant version that the designers found in the medina.
    CreditIlyass Nazih
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  2. In an 18th-Century Tavern, a Different Kind of Holiday Market

    Dozens of makers gathered at the restaurant Stissing House, in New York’s Hudson Valley, for a celebration of craft and local creativity.

     By Mimi Vu

    CreditBlaine Davis

  3. How to Make Canapés Like a Professional Chef

    Yann Nury shares his recipes for three festive hors d’oeuvres: caviar tater tots, grilled-cheese wedges and beef tartare bites.

     By Ella Quittner

    CreditDavid Chow

  4. In Transylvania, a Hotel That Offers Beekeeping and Hay Bathing

    Plus: sophisticated eye shadows, sculptural candles and more recommendations from T Magazine.

     By Alexander Lobrano

    Matca, a hotel in Romania’s Transylvania region, offers a contemporary take on the area’s traditional architecture.
    CreditCourtesy of Matca hotel
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  5. A Holiday Party With Solid Ice Champagne Buckets and Ornamental Bugs

    The designers Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are known for their detail-oriented approach, which they also apply to a more “heady” version of happy hour.

     By Emilia Petrarca

    For a holiday party at their New York apartment, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the co-founders of the design and hospitality firm Roman and Williams, decorated their dining table with candles and glassware from their line of home goods and arrangements by the florist Alex Crowder.
    CreditDavid Chow
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T's Dec. 3 Holiday Issue

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  1. How Jewish People Built the American Theater

    It’s a history “based on the necessity of opening up and looking beyond, instead of suffocating in, the small space of the self — not only to avoid being pigeonholed but also to exercise the muscle of sympathy.”

     By Jesse Green

    This past summer, T invited dozens of Jewish actors, playwrights, songwriters and directors to join their collaborators and colleagues for a group portrait in New York, onstage at Broadway’s Lyceum Theater. When nearly 50 of them arrived on Sept. 11, 2023, it was all but impossible to get them to take their places as they sang songs, told jokes and shared stories of lives spent — together, joyously — in the theater.
    CreditPhotograph by Jason Schmidt. Set design by Christine Jones

  2. The T Predictor: What We’ll Be Obsessing Over in 2024

    We asked 46 artists, filmmakers, chefs and other creative people to forecast next year’s cultural trends. (Spoiler: We’re all going to be wearing a lot of brown.)

     By Kate Guadagnino, Jameson Montgomery, Juan A. Ramírez, John Wogan and Carmen Winant

    CreditCarmen Winant

  3. Flamboyant as Ever, ’70s-Style Desserts Are Making a Comeback

    With nostalgia comes Bundts, Black Forests and elaborate gelatinous confections. Would you like a blowtorch with that?

     By Ella Quittner

    Retro desserts, including Bundt cake (far left), Black Forest cake (top right) and blancmanges, created for T by the London- and Cairo-based caterer and creator Marie Cassis.
    CreditPhotograph by Rosie Harriet Ellis. Set design by Gemma Tickle

  4. On Patmos, in Greece, a Very Old House Gets a Colorful New Life

    Two designers returned a historic dwelling to its roots, removing everything contemporary — then adding an internationally inflected spirit of their own.

     By Kurt Soller, Bastian Achard and Christopher Garis

    A petroleum blue wall panel — in the style of a traditional Ottoman-era mousandra, or built-in cupboard — divides the kitchen and provides cabinet space for crockery.
    CreditBastian Achard

  5. For Fall, Jackets and Knits With a Modern Edge

    Well-defined lines and neutral tones give this season’s pieces a striking, pared-back look.

     By Kyle Weeks and Ian Bradley

    Chanel jacket, price on request, and dress, $9,100, (800) 550-0005; Repossi earring, $2,950, saksfifthavenue.com; and Falke stockings, $45, falke.com.
    CreditPhotograph by Kyle Weeks. Styled by Ian Bradley

T 25

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  1. The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in Mexico City

    We asked five chefs and other food-obsessed locals to debate the most memorable plates (and snacks and beverages) in the capital.

     By Deborah Dunn, Cristina Alonso, Dudley Althaus, Mariana Camacho, Lydia Carey, Liliana López Sorzano, Michael Snyder, Laura Tillman, Jorge Valencia and Mariano Fernandez

    CreditMariano Fernandez

  2. The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature

    Six opinionated writers debate — and define — the state of L.G.B.T.Q. writing in order to make a list of the most essential works of fiction, poetry and drama right now.

     By Kurt Soller, Liz Brown, Rose Courteau, Kate Guadagnino, Sara Holdren, Brian Keith Jackson, Evan Moffitt, Miguel Morales, Tomi Obaro, Coco Romack, Michael Snyder and June Thomas

    CreditCockwise from left: Clifford Prince King’s “Lovers in a Field” (2019), courtesy of the artist; © Maika Elan; Melody Melamed’s “Elva” (2021), courtesy of the artist; Lyle Ashton Harris’s “M. Lamar, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, 1993” (2015), courtesy of the artist and Salon 94

  3. The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in Paris

    We asked five chefs and culinary experts to determine the most delicious and memorable plates in the food-obsessed French capital. Here are the results.

     By Kurt Soller, Sara Lieberman, Katherine McGrath, Zoey Poll, Lindsey Tramuta and Thibault Montamat

    CreditThibault Montamat

  4. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have

    A pair of internationally minded writers, a chef, an architect and a landscape photographer made a list of the most extraordinary adventures a person should seek out. Here are the results.

     By Alwa Cooper, Ashlea Halpern, Debra Kamin, Aileen Kwun, Miguel Morales, Dan Piepenbring and Michael Snyder

    A colony of gentoo penguins mill about in Paradise Bay.
    CreditStefan Ruiz

  5. The 25 Most Influential Postwar Women’s Wear Collections

    A group of fashion experts — editors, historians and a designer — convened over Zoom to make a list of the clothes that shaped the world.

     By Nick Haramis, Max Berlinger, Rose Courteau, Jessica Testa and Kin Woo

    Looks from the Courrèges collection, published in The New York Times in March 1965.
    CreditLeombruno-Bodi

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Food Matters

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  1. Why Do American Diners Have Such a Limited Palate for Textures?

    Complex taste sensations play a crucial role in food around the world — but have long been shunned stateside.

     By Ligaya Mishan and Esther Choi

    A chocolate lava cake with an oozing, molten core.
    CreditEsther Choi. Set design by Jocelyn Cabral

  2. Is Ice the Ultimate Luxury?

    Americans, in particular, tend to think of frozen water as essential. But this seemingly ubiquitous commodity is no longer something we can take for granted.

     By Ligaya Mishan and Esther Choi

    From left: frozen peony petals, berry-shaped ice atop an ice-enclosed plate, ice cube candles and delphinium spray flowers inside sheet ice.
    CreditPhotograph by Esther Choi. Set design by Martin Bourne. Food styling by Suea

  3. When Did Hospitality Get So Hostile?

    In a new era of rage, dining out has become downright volatile — with both customers and servers aggrieved.

     By Ligaya Mishan, Kyoko Hamada and Victoria Petro-Conroy

    An impractically bent butter knife.
    CreditPhotograph by Kyoko Hamada. Styled by Victoria Petro-Conroy

  4. How the Humble Sheet Cake Became Top Tier

    In the world of special occasion baked goods, pastry chefs are embracing the birthday party staple for its vast canvas.

     By Martha Cheng and Sharon Radisch

    Sheet cakes by Noelle Blizzard of the Philadelphia-based bakery New June.
    CreditPhotograph by Sharon Radisch. Set design by Victoria Petro-Conroy

  5. How Did Vanilla Become a Byword for Blandness?

    The spice is one of the world’s most elusive, complex and hard to cultivate ingredients. But for many Americans, it still represents a “boring” choice.

     By Ligaya Mishan and Melody Melamed

    From top, vanilla in its various permutations: a meringue twist in a pool of vanilla bean paste and vanilla wafer cookies beneath a whole Tahitian vanilla bean.
    CreditPhotograph by Melody Melamed. Set design by Jocelyn Cabral
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