Fish That You Can Invite to a Dinner Party

Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Negotiations on protecting endangered species will open in Qatar with tensions over efforts to ban trade in bluefin tuna and to reopen exports of elephant ivory.

Sushi Spot Is Charged With Serving Whale Meat

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Federal prosecutors have filed criminal complaint accusing a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica and its chef of serving whale meat, a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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Where Art and Haute Cuisine Meet in Paris

By SETH SHERWOOD

From bold experiments to understated havens of cool, new restaurants have sprung up in cultural institutions all over the city.

• Slide Show

Shopping With Chris Santos

Proof That Storing Knives Doesn’t Have to Be Dull

By JULIE SCELFO

The chef Chris Santos, a judge on the reality show “Chopped,” sought out attractive ways to store knives at home.

• Interactive Feature

New York Is Finally Taking Its Coffee Seriously

By OLIVER STRAND

Dozens of new cafes and coffee bars treat coffee making like an art, or at least a high form of craft.

• Interactive Map: New York's Best Coffee
• Diner's Journal: Q. and A. With Ken Nye of Ninth Street Espresso

Decaf With Pedigree and Flavor

By KIM SEVERSON

Niche coffee roasters are changing decaf by going an extra mile for good beans.

Restaurant Review

Strip House

By SAM SIFTON

This Greenwich Village steakhouse has aged well, serving food that is generally marvelous, the steak often superb.

• Slide Show on Diner's Journal

United Tastes

Tacos in the Morning? That’s the Routine in Austin

By JOHN T. EDGE

When it comes to breakfast tacos, which are stuffed with fillings like eggs and bacon, Austin, Tex., trumps all other American cities.

• Audio Slide Show: Tamale House

$25 and Under

Cheap and Tasty on the East Side

By BETSY ANDREWS

When looking for Manhattan’s latest in inexpensive food, the East Village and Lower East Side are good places to start.