Kate Bratskeir

At first sniffle, my friend insists drinking orange juice will prevent a full-fledged cold from forming. She’s definitely wrong, but she’s not alone in her thinking — and I love her anyway. It’s common advice that chugging liquid vitamin C —…

Utah is home to more than a dozen world-class ski resorts, two of which are in Park City, where snow sports are a given. Here, you’ll have your pick between Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort, both of which are easily accessible by a free bus…

Saratoga Springs, New York — a charming college town roughly 3.5 hours away from New York City by car — makes for a divine weekend escape. In any season, whether you’re taking in the bounty of golden leaves in the fall or making bets in fancy hats…

McDonald’s announced on Thursday that 84% of the coffee in its U.S. restaurants is sustainably sourced, an accomplishment driven by the company’s goal to protect the coffee crop from the very real threat of climate change. In 2014, McDonald’s first…

There’s no question that Amazon and other online retailers will be offering major Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. In 2017, Cyber Monday sales broke records, with $6.59 billion spent in the single day, CNBC reported. Amazon accounted for an…

If you’re confused about what you should be eating, a new documentary out Wednesday is probably going to make that confusion worse. Secret Ingredients shares the dramatic and often emotional stories of several families who changed their lives by…

One of the blueprints of adulthood is the act of buying a home. You allegedly save and save until you can afford a down payment. But in this week’s Money Confession, one reader confessed to spending nearly all of their saved cash on a house, and is…

Can the magic of New York City live on forever? Can the legacy of one decade be as lively and glorious as the one before it? In the final episode of Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain grapples with these questions, with a focus on the Lower East Side.…

Voters in Washington state on Tuesday elected to pass a measure known as Prohibit Local Taxes on Groceries. After all, it’d be strange to vote against a bill that sounds like it would reduce the cost of supermarket shopping, right? That’s likely the…

Election stories — including the 10th state to legalize recreational marijuana — dominated the news this week, but you may have missed the one about Californians voting “yes” on Proposition 12. If you’re not familiar, the Animal Confinement…

Gordon Ramsay refuses to eat airplane food, and Anthony Bourdain abided by the same philosophy. “No one has ever felt better after eating plane food,” Bourdain told Bon Appetit in 2016. “I think people only eat it because they’re bored. I don’t eat…

It won’t screen your calls, let you hate-watch Instagram stories or track your steps, but the apple of the future is here. We’re talking fruit, of course: A new-ish apple variety called Opal stands out in the produce section not just for its…

It’s here! Oprah has unleashed her list of Favorite Things, and out of all 107 items, one thing truly stands out: a lasagna pan. In Oprah’s kitchen-related gifts section, you’ll find the Professional Lasagna Trio Pan, which retails for $30. “When…

On Tuesday, California residents voted to pass Proposition 12 — what some are hailing as the country’s most progressive animal welfare bill yet. Led by the Humane Society, with support from more than 600 California veterinary clinics and 100…

The results from Tuesday’s midterm elections are in, and cannabis won in a lot of ways. Michigan will become the country’s 10th state — and first in the Midwest — to legalize recreational marijuana. The state’s Proposal 1, the Marijuana Legalization…

Did you need another incentive to vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections? Was the future of our country not enough to get you to the polls? How about the fact that Taylor Swift wants you to do it? No? Still not enough? To each their own. Will a nice…

I can’t speak definitively for him, but I’d wager heavily that Anthony Bourdain would not stand for this shit. As a caravan of migrants, mostly from Central America, seeks asylum in the United States, the Trump administration has denigrated…

At the Feelz, a pop-up bakery that was hosted by vegan restaurant By Chloe at the end of September, every colorful concoction contained a bit of CBD — and the brand went hard on the Mary Jane messaging: Frosting piped into the shape of pot leaves…

It costs an estimated 300 million pounds to run the British monarchy annually. And while British taxpayers complain about the financial strain the royals put on their bank accounts, the most recent annual report from Buckingham Palace shows that…