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Jōji Box


For commuters rushing through Grand Central in search of a quick, quality bite, Jōji Box offers a Michelin-starred sushi experience by chef Daniel Boulud in a grab-and-go format. Named after the intimate New York sushi bar Jōji—whose culinary team was trained under the renowned Japanese sushi chef Masa Takayama at his three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Manhattan—Jōji Box delivers the same expertise and freshness to its made-to-order boxes. And even if you’re not catching a train, bring home a box of the omakase or chirashi for a date night in. Kanpai! (from $23, jojiboxnyc.com) —Merritt Johnson

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Graff


It took only 6,000 hours and 2,305 diamonds to create Graff’s latest high jewelry masterpiece, but the Gift of Love—as this exquisite necklace is called—was worth the angst. It uses the stones (and a not insignificant amount of white and yellow gold) to depict two sparrows that flit about the shoulders and collarbones. (In Greek mythology, the birds are associated with Aphrodite.) One offers a most exquisite token: a 13.51-carat yellow pear-shaped diamond. And if that doesn’t say, “I love you,” then what really does? (Price available upon request, graff.com) —Ashley Baker

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Burberry


The sublime coats unveiled by designer Daniel Lee at the Burberry show in London a couple of weeks ago were enough to keep us up all night. But we don’t need to wait until the fall collection hits stores to get in on the action. A new batch of spring-friendly jackets are arriving in shops right about now, which means it’s finally time to lock down the Long Silk Scarf Trench we’ve been eyeing for months. As practical as a basic, its jaunty neckline, epaulettes, and short-in-front, long-in-the-back silhouette provides a bit of dressiness that will take it to places slightly more glamorous than the office. ($3,650; burberry.com) —Ashley Baker

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The Believer


What about fly-fishing lends itself so naturally to literature? Consider the genre: Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It, Harry Middleton’s The Earth Is Enough, Thomas McGuane’s The Longest Silence … And does Ernest Hemingway’s The Nick Adams Stories qualify? Through carefully crafted sentences, each of these works captures the tranquility, thrill, and beauty of fishing. David Coggins’s The Believer succeeds in the same endeavor. Following his 2021 guide on fly-fishing, The Optimist, this new work takes Coggins from Norway to Cuba, armed with a rod and without a cell phone—he keeps it turned off. ($28, simonandschuster.com) —Jack Sullivan

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Ex-libris


One of life’s greatest pleasures is collecting books—and one of life’s greatest tragedies is lending a favorite read to a friend, only for it never to be returned. Both scenarios make marking your books essential. Enter Ex-Libris, the Paris-based stamp-maker reviving the lost art of bookplates for contemporary bibliophiles. With their sur-mesure (custom-made) offering, founders Igor Telinge and Lauren Easum invite you to fully personalize your own. Whether it’s an imagined coat of arms or an illustration of a beloved family pet, they’ll hand-draw whatever inspires you. Out of ideas? Fret not—Ex-Libris also offers dozens of enchanting pre-made designs, from zodiac signs to Parisian landmarks. (exlibris.paris) —Gracie Wiener

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Creep


A young British writer’s real-life experience working as a house cleaner in London gave way to Emma van Straaten’s debut novel, Creep, first published in England under the title This Immaculate Body. In some ways, the story—about a woman who becomes obsessed with the person whose apartment she cleans, a man she’s never actually met—is everyone’s worst nightmare: a stranger reading through your e-mails, lying in your bed, using your toothbrush. In others, it’s a play on desires most will relate to but few might want to admit—who hasn’t, at one time or another, craved a private view into another’s world?—and a tour through the trenches of loneliness, told in the manic style of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface. ($17.99, harpercollins.com) —Julia Vitale

Issue No. 295
March 8, 2025
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Issue No. 295
March 8, 2025