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• Indulge Me on This: Cutbacks? Yes. Cheap Scotch? No Thanks.

  Give me an austere label with a complicated back story about sherry casks and Presbyterians. Read More... Posted Dec 19 2008, 08:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Economic Conditions and Trends, Holidays and Special Occasions, Scotch (Whiskey), Luxury Goods

• Indulge Me on This: My Tiny, Briny Luxury Item

  For $1.75, a quick, briny luxury that comes shucked (pearl not included). Read More... Posted Dec 19 2008, 08:07 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Economic Conditions and Trends, Holidays and Special Occasions, Oysters, Luxury Goods

• The Holidays Downsized: We’re Going to Party Like It’s 1929

  An event planner delivers a "winter wonderland" from the 99-cent store. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2008, 03:01 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Holidays and Special Occasions, Retail Stores and Trade, Parties (Social), United States Economy

• A Taste of Puerto Rico in Cities Across the Land

  Once carried by wives to laborers in the fields, the meat-filled cakes called pasteles are now an indispensable part of holiday gatherings. Read More... Posted Nov 29 2008, 11:45 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, New York City, Pork, Holidays and Special Occasions, Hispanic-Americans, Puerto Ricans

• Op-Ed Contributor: Where the Wild Things Were

  The Pilgrims appreciated wild foods for their contribution to survival; Mark Twain, for their taste and their hold on his memory. All saw the foods as fundamental to the America they knew. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2008, 10:58 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Holidays and Special Occasions, Thanksgiving Day, Turkeys, Clemens, Samuel Langhorne

• A Good Appetite: Tradition Remade for New Year

  The choice of a tangy, tomato-based braise seemed potentially radical for Rosh Hashana dinner, a meal usually built around sweet things like apples and honey. Read More... Posted Sep 22 2008, 08:48 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat, Holidays and Special Occasions, Rosh Hashanah

• Drilling Down: Eggs Wanted, Dyed and Otherwise

  In dollar terms, Christmas trumped Easter as the holiday responsible for the most egg sales in 2007. Read More... Posted Mar 23 2008, 08:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture Department, Holidays and Special Occasions, Easter and Holy Week, Eggs

• Easter Is for Baking, Too

  Easter baking in Switzerland means custard tarts, with rice, lemon and almonds in the filling. In Italy, it’s pies and savory pizza rusticas. Read More... Posted Mar 18 2008, 08:26 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Holidays and Special Occasions, Bakeries and Baked Products, Easter and Holy Week, Eggs, Desserts