Lenore T. Adkins is a freelance food writer based in Washington, D.C., who has spent years eating her way through the District. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Food & Wine Magazine, Eater and elsewhere.
At The Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City, the martini’s origin story blurs fact and legend, shaping a bar culture that has endured for more than a century.
As Songkran marks the Thai New Year, three chefs across continents come together through food, shaping a shared narrative of identity, tradition, and change.