If Hudson Yards feels like a culinary desert, Papa San is an oasis. From owner Juan Correa and chef Erik Ramirez—both of New York’s Llama Inn and Llama San—the new izakaya fuses Peruvian and Japanese flavors in Nikkei style with precision and playfulness. Devised by the renowned team behind the Buenos Aires cocktail bar Tres Monos, the cocktail list spotlights pisco and sake. For entrées, the udon-noodle cacio e pepe and striped-bass ceviche are standouts. Bring a friend, but don’t expect to share the ice-cream sundae, topped with meringue and fresh fruit. (papasannyc.com) —Merritt Johnson

Complementing Bruce Handy’s prolific career in magazine journalism—chief among them his stint at Spy—is his success in picture books. With three under his belt (What if One Day, The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth, and There Was a Shadow), his latest, Balloon, promises to be just as comforting. It’s a relaxing escape from the everyday noise of the world and encourages each child to dive into a Where’s Waldo?–esque game to find the titular object: a bright, big orange balloon, after it floats away. Although wordless, the book offers an engaging journey that ends in a delightful surprise—sure to satisfy even the pickiest young critic. ($17.99, amazon.com) —Maggie Turner

It’s not like Londoners need another reason to while away the afternoon among the design shops of Pimlico Road, and yet here we are. The British housewares brand Matilda Goad is opening its first store on Ebury Street, and it will include Goad’s stylish array of ceramic lamps, bamboo handles, brass knobs, woven bath mats, rattan bins, and even her soap on a rope. It’s a paradise for design lovers. So go ahead and let them take your old Ikea bureau and transform it into a signature showstopper. Why not? (matildagoad.com) —Ashley Baker

The problem with safari clothing is that its usefulness is more or less limited to safari weather. So those of us looking to get our Peter Beard on in the depths of the Northeastern winter are left with few options. Fortunately, the peerless English gun-maker and safari outfitter Westley Richards seems to have grasped this predicament and come up with a solution. Their Hide Jacket, made of water repellent, khaki-colored cotton and adorned with a detachable mouton collar, is just the thing to keep you toasty as you gird yourself against autumn’s frosts. It’s lightly padded, trimmed with Alcantara, and has horn buttons, making it considerably finer than something that, say, Willis & Geiger might have made even in its heyday. A modern take on the G-1 flight jacket worn by naval aviators, it has a ribbed waist and cuffs and a camouflage ripstop lining that will have you swaggering like a bush pilot, even if your idea of “remote” is the thing you use to turn on your car from your mudroom. ($995, westleyrichards.com) —Nathan King

Whom better to trust with your amethyst, aquamarine, pink morganite, and oro-verde peridot than Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons? The Prada mavericks have teamed up on their third Prada Fine Jewelry Collection, called Couleur Vivante, and this time it’s happening in living color, with all sorts of rich gemstones being used in solitaire rings, rivière necklaces, line bracelets, and asymmetrical drop earrings. Ever so slightly off-kilter—exactly how we like them. (prada.com) —Ashley Baker

There are only two types of so-called horses in the magazine world. Debut novelist and Vogue veteran Caroline Palmer explains there are “work horses”—those without the right pedigree who get by by putting in the hours—and the “show horses.” Palmer explores this dynamic through a fictitious prestigious fashion magazine with editorial assistant Clodagh Harmon, a Pennsylvania native living in Brooklyn, and Davis Lawrence, the well-bred daughter of a famed actress. Set in the early 2000s, Workhorse is a dark comedy that will leave you wondering just how much of it is based on a true story. ($31.99, macmillan.com) —Gracie Wiener