EditorialFlash-fried, koji-brined cauliflower with a relish of lovage-seed spiked apricot is served at Fhior in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 15, 2023. (Robert Ormerod/The New York Times)
EditorialSmoked oxtails, fried corn on the cob, sausage, ribs and brisket, left, with catfish and hush puppies served at Ray’s Real Pit BBQ Shack, in Houston in May 2023. (Jessica Attie/The New York Times)
EditorialCharlie White with a tray of fried chicken for the buffet at the Movie Star Restaurant in Hattiesburg, Miss., June 18, 2023. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)
EditorialCharlie White with a tray of fried chicken for the buffet at the Movie Star Restaurant in Hattiesburg, Miss., June 18, 2023. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)
EditorialCharlie White with a tray of fried chicken for the buffet at the Movie Star Restaurant in Hattiesburg, Miss., June 18, 2023. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)
EditorialCharlie White with a tray of fried chicken for the buffet at the Movie Star Restaurant in Hattiesburg, Miss., June 18, 2023. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)
EditorialSam Bankman-Fried, the founcer of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, leaves the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on Feb. 9, 2023. He is awaiting trial on fraud charges. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialSam Bankman-Fried, the founcer of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, leaves the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on Feb. 9, 2023. He is awaiting trial on fraud charges. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialBeth Chu transfers pancit canton, a Filipino stir-fried noodle dish, to a takeout container at Renee’s Kitchenette in Woodside, Queens, April 17, 2023. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialBen Smith, left, and Justin Smith, Semafor's founders, with its executive editor, Gina Chua, second from left, and chief revenue officer, Rachel Oppenheim, in Washington, Jan. 11, 2022. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
EditorialBen Smith, left, and Justin Smith, Semafor's founders, with its executive editor, Gina Chua, second from left, and chief revenue officer, Rachel Oppenheim, in Washington, Jan. 11, 2022. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
EditorialBistec encebollado, with rice, beans and fried, sweet plantains, at Cafe Manolin, a relatively new discovery for Lin-Manuel Miranda in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 5, 2023. (Sebastian Castrodad/The New York Times)
EditorialCuban sandwich spring rolls, ropa vieja noodles, white rice and black beans, Cuban fried rice with shrimp and sweet plantains in a mapo sauce served at Calle Dao in New York, May 10, 2023. (Lanna Apisukh/The New York Times)