EditorialRepublican congressional nominee Mike Lawler, center, who unseated Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in the Midterms, chats at an election night party in Pear River, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2022. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, pumpkin-butterscotch custard with spiced whipped cream, mini oatmeal-cranberry whoopie pies and red wine-pear cardamom cake, in New York, Oct. 10, 2022. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Ryan Liebe/The New York Times)
EditorialA still life with a marble banana, a marble cherry and a marble hazelnut sold by John Derian; a pear and a lemon candle from Cereria Introna sold by East Fork; and a clay apple candleholder and clay lemon candleholder, made by Anamaria Morris, in New York, Oct. 29, 2021. (David Brandon Geeting/The New York Times)
EditorialA pear poached in red wine and finished with pomegranate seeds, in New York, Sept. 28, 2021. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialPear trees are cut down at Meyer Orchard, which is dismantling after more than century of operation due to drought that shows no sign of letting up, in Talent, Ore., Aug. 30, 2021. (Jordan Gale/The New York Times)