Italian for “Daddy” — had been, from its opening in 1998 right up until co-founder Mario Batali’s downfall in 2017, a city-defining (and Batali-defining) icon. Then it wasn’t. But Stephen Starr, the ...

Gary Norman Woolever was called home to glory by his Lord and Savior on November 29, 2025, at the age of 85. He was born on July 10, 1940, in Portage, Wisconsin, to Norman and Ivadell (French) ...

New accounts of working in a man’s world — and that world’s comeuppance — are long on boldface names and even longer on personality. By Joshua David Stein In her new memoir, “Care and Feeding,” Laurie ...

Leo Woodall and Emilia Jones have joined the cast of 'Tony'. The 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' actor and the 'CODA' star have landed undisclosed roles in A24's upcoming biopic of late chef and ...

North Platte Town Hall Lecture Series wraps up 2024-2025 season with Laurie Woolever The North Platte Town Hall Lecture Series wrapped up its 2024-2025 season with author, food writer and radio ...

When Anthony Bourdain wanted someone to help him work on a new cookbook, Laurie Woolever picked up a pen and pencil and wrote him a letter expressing her interest. Before she would come to be his ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The North Platte Town Hall Lecture Series wrapped up its 2024-2025 season with author, food writer and radio podcast host Laurie Woolever. She recently published her memoir ...

Every summer, superfans of durian converge on a remote farm in western Puerto Rico to devour one of the world’s most polarizing fruits. By Thomas Fuller and Erika P. Rodríguez New accounts of working ...

A woman presents a James Beard Award in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Founded in 1990, the James Beard Awards are one of the country’s most prestigious honors recognizing leaders in the ...