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Amid a stretch of red-brick buildings, the Brooklyn restaurant Margot, right at the corner on a busy intersection, stands out. It’s blue: very blue, its two-story exterior painted the color of

Before I was a trusted food writer, beloved journalist, and renowned recommender of gifts, I was a son. A son with a mother. So, as you can imagine, I take Mother’s Day very seriously. Surely, the woman who gave the world a gift as spectacular as, well, me deserves something pretty special in return.

I do realize that there are all types of mothers out there ...

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Eating lunch and shopping are two of my mother’s favorite things — she reminded me as much by voice note when ...

For years, Quince has been a website that I knew as “that place to get affordable cashmere sweaters.” But as its offerings have expanded further and further, from home goods and luggage to jewelry and perf...