Three Things

Five easy vegetarian dinners, next-level pretzels, the case for reading what your kids are reading

Greetings everyone. I’m home from Italy, in body if not in spirit, and have an important question: What is your Irish Soda Bread game plan? Forgive me for being so 11th-hour on that one, but please know: Rosa’s Irish Soda Bread is good all year long, even if you are one of those people who have always considered the traditional loaf a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. (Me 👋 ) In other news, Michael Ruhlman made a case for Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows being “the real New York theater experience,” and I found myself convinced, especially as Broadway tickets have become so astronomically expensive. If you’re visiting New York (or living here), check out his list of theaters to follow and support, and then read my New York Restaurant Guide to book a pre-theater dinner reservation. And now, Three Things I’m excited to tell you about this week…