They take on outsized meaning when we go. For instance, if I die right now someone will discover I have kept a little cedar box shaped like a chest, the kind you find in cheap souvenir shops. It says “Clarksville, Tennessee” on it, and its hasp is broken. Inside is a silver ...
To move around New York with Padma Lakshmi is to be accosted by foodies, that new breed of American hobbyist who knows the meaning of amuse-bouche—a chef’s one-bite calling card; Padma says hers “would have bacon in it”—was tickled by Ratatouille, and watches Top Chef. The show ...