Betsy Bradley

Elizabeth L. Bradley writes about New York City history and culture. She hopes to find Tiffany blue dragees in her Christmas stocking this year.

Brain Freeze: Our Editor Samples 40 Scoops with Saxelby and Steingarten, Declaring the Winning Flavor to be … Hay?

I could hardly believe my food fortune when the fine folks at New Amsterdam Market asked me to judge their ice cream “Sunday.” But if you think such an undertaking sounds like a blast, you’ve obviously never attempted it. First, there’s the physical challenge of eating your way through all the flavors – 40 in this case!

July-August 2011

In May, my colleagues and I attended the James Beard Foundation’s journalism awards banquet, and…

A SUMMER HARVEST OF BOOKS

If you like to lounge alongside a vat of gazpacho, rather than next to the pool, we’ve got some great reads for you. Come to think of it, they’ d make great page-turners on the beach, too.