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Chef Daniel Boulud has shared his recipe for New York strip au poivre with TODAY, offering home cooks a restaurant-style take on the classic pepper-crusted steak with brandy cream sauce. The recipe, published on TODAY.com, gives step-by-step instructions for preparing the French bistro favorite. Viewers are trying the dish and discussing how to recreate Boulud's version at home.

Travellers are describing Oulanka National Park in northern Finland as a maze of forest paths winding through spruce and pine. Some routes are narrow and root-covered, others broad and well worn, making the park a popular destination for hikers exploring the Finnish wilderness near Oulu and the Scandinavian north.

A French theatre production is drawing attention for portraying the world of farming. Its creator says the show offers 'a range of what is done today: organic, intensive, organic-intensive', presenting farm operators who are committed and passionate about their work despite differing constraints. The playwright adds that they could easily have become one of these farmers themselves, underlining the production's personal connection to agricultural life.

Art Miami 2026 is set to showcase work by Shepard Fairey alongside galleries from 25 countries, with dining by Boulud Sud. The fair remains a fixture of the Miami art week calendar, drawing international collectors and contemporary artists each December.