What Is Black Vinegar?
Black vinegar is a dark, grain-based vinegar with a complex malty flavor. Here is how to use Chinese Chinkiang vinegar in dipping sauces, noodles, braises, glazes and familiar American dishes.
Two Days in Hiroshima, Japan
This two-day Hiroshima itinerary gives the Peace Memorial Park a full day and Miyajima Island a day of its own. The Memorial asks us to confront what happened here. A day on Miyajima offers a different encounter with the region’s history and beauty. Together, they make a compelling reason to spend two rewarding days on Japan’s west coast. A Journey Worth Making Hiroshima belongs on your travel bucket list because visiting there can change the way you understand the world. Two
Five Best Pizza Recipes for Home Cooks
Buying the oven is the beginning. Choosing the right first pizzas is what turns it into a habit. These five reliable recipes cover the styles you should master to turn out restaurant-quality pies. Classic Margherita Pizza Tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and dough leave nowhere for weak ingredients—or weak technique—to hide. That is precisely why a Margherita is the ideal first pizza. It teaches the cook how quickly the crust colors, how often it needs to be turned, an
Drama Review: Antigone at the Getty Villa Is a Mesmerizing Reinvention
Bruce R. Feldman reviews Antigone: In the Language of Kings, Evelina Fernández’s bold reimagining of Sophocles at the Getty Villa. Set in pre-conquest Tenochtitlan and directed by José Luis Valenzuela, this Latino Theater Company production finds a compelling balance between classical tragedy and cultural reinvention.
Brand Focus: For Scandinavian Understatement and Cool, Try CHIMI
Aug. 17, 2026 | By Bruce R. Feldman Pay attention, class. If you don't know CHIMI, you should. It’s the leading fashion forward eyewear brand in Sweden. Founded in 2016 by childhood friends Charlie Lindström and Daniel Djurdjevic, CHIMI began with a deceptively simple question: what makes a pair of sunglasses so good that you want to wear essentially the same shape for years? Lindström had broken a favorite pair and, even as his personal style evolved, found himself searching
Why McDonald’s Japan Shrimp Sando Is Well Worth a Stop
August 29, 2026 | By Bruce R. Feldman No one goes to Japan to eat at McDonalds, but McDonald’s Japan is something a little different and a lot more delicious than its American counterpart. Familiar items share the menu with a shrimp cutlet sandwich, a teriyaki pork burger, a roasted soy sauce beef sandwich, shake-it-yourself seasonings, an edamame and corn side dish, melon soda, and a rotating cast of seasonal curiosities. Think of it as a cultural field trip with French frie