Shop It Like It's Hot

Totes, fans, hippie sandals and a spicy new cookbook. Plus: Where to eat this minute.

Carlo Moretti night carafe Wish I could say I found this 1960s Murano beauty in a Venetian antiques store. (Perhaps the shop in this guide?) I found it on eBay for my bf’s bday. Prices vary widely and sellers don’t always include the drinking glass, so dig.

Gurkees Classic Neptune rope sandals Read about these cute sandals thanks to the pros at Secret Strategist, then dug till I found them in kelly green and other not-natural colorways. Also liking this olive take from Nomadic State of Mind.

Film Forum tote This fund-raising tote is one of the better hostess gifts I’ve received — even though it was meant as the wrapping paper. The illustration is taken from the mural that was painted on the original location of NYC’s best indie theater. Perhaps they can also interest you in a Maira Kalman T-shirt of movie-watching dogs?

Issey Miyake socks When Jessica Koslow recommended the LA boutique Noodle Pudding in “Favorite Angelenos’ Favorite Los Angeles” the other week, I dove into the site. (Her promise that you’d run into best-dressed chef Nancy Silverton there sealed it.) My takeaway: Issey Miyake makes socks?!?

Muji fan As you may have discovered this summer, good-looking fans are not easy to find. This compact, oscillating number from Muji has more modes than you need, but they’re all good. On the “personal fan” front, my friend Christina survived a recent trip to London thanks only to the Shark ChillPill, which includes a mist mode and an instant cooling plate to chill your pulse points. Is it worth $150? She says God yes.

LL Bean vintage tote While hunting for an affordable LL Bean rolling duffel for summer camp, much more desirable leather-handled Boat & Totes from the 80s and 90s kept popping up. Check eBay and Poshmark and let me know what you find.

Gestura Noyau cake tester Slim and elegant, this (deadly!) Japanese metal skewer can be used in place of toothpicks for testing cakes, but also popped into potatoes, etc., to see if they’re ready. (My son, who gave me one for Mother’s Day, uses it to check dumplings.) Pro cooks use them to check the doneness of meat and fish: Insert into the thickest part for a few seconds, then place it on your lower lip or inner wrist. Slightly warm = medium rare.

Cooking Thai: Heritage and Modern Recipes from My Kitchen Notebooks When I wrote an entertaining story starring then-blogger Pim Techamuanvivit for the New York Times Magazine (or was it T?) in 2006, she said, “Thai food isn’t difficult, it’s complicated.” Twenty years later (!), her award-winning restaurants in San Francisco and her native Bangkok have proven that complexity pays off. So excited to dive into this book, written with Andrea Nguyen, author of many seminal books on Vietnamese cooking. What a team! Preorder now.

Two New Summer Restaurants!

Noury The couple behind Kiko (go if you haven’t) just opened what you could call a greenmarket izakaya: light, fresh, just right for the weather. I managed to go twice in the first two weeks for sashimi, tuna tartare with pickled daikon, tsukune (chicken meatballs), sugar snaps with cherries and creamy tofu dressing and, the surprise, white nectarines with grilled Jimmy Nardello peppers in ginger ponzu. Order a yuzu Arnold Palmer to start, the melon parfait for dessert — and snap a photo of the perfect “flowers” in the bathroom. If you’re an Omen person, it’s time to expand your range — even if it’s only a block away.

Claudette Join me as I ease into the post-cool phase of dining! There’s something endearingly neighborhoody about this reboot of the West Village spot, which closed for two years due to building issues. The twinkly new chef, who grew up in Portugal and Marseille, cooked with Ducasse, giving him a great touch with Provençal dishes like bourride and lamb caillettes (think meatballs). Particularly into the tower of potato chips layered with jambon de bayonne and fried sage (enjoyed with a bespoke 50/50 martini), as well as a starter of house-cured mackerel with potatoes and smoked crème fraîche — a dream ensalada rusa (enjoyed with a rosé from the robust list).

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