I'm an American Who Moved to the 'Hamptons of England' to Open a Luxury Deli. Our Thanksgiving Kit Is a Hit.

I'm an American who moved to the 'Hamptons of England' to open a luxury deli. Our Thanksgiving kit is a hit.

Jesse D'Ambrosi and the signage for her store, D'Ambrosi Fine Foods, in Stow-on-the-Wold.Courtesy of Jesse D'Ambrosi/Frederick Hunt for BIJesse D'Ambrosi, from Massachusetts, left France to launch a luxury deli in the Cotswolds.Americans, including celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, are moving to the "Hamptons of England."But locals, D'Ambrosi said, are the business's most loyal customers.This essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Jes…

Why I'm Committed to a Low-Lift Thanksgiving (And You Should Be, Too)

My favorite Thanksgiving ever was the least fancy.Simply Recipes / Getty ImagesWe weren’t supposed to have Thanksgiving in 2014. Patrick, Ethan, and I were supposed to be neither hosts nor guests. We had no plans to travel to our families, and we declined to join friends nearby. We drew the curtains on the world because I was supposed to be recovering postpartum, punch drunk with fatigue and love for our new son. Instead, he was one week late—im…