Hanna Raskin
I had the chance to reflect on mid-20th century cooking trends because I am not one to garden or nurture a sourdough starter. Instead, I joined the thousands of people who sought a pandemic escape in cards: In June, the American Contract Bridge League reported traffic at its online tables was up 500 percent.
(Perhaps an even better indicator of the gameâs sudden popularity is the instructor of my virtual Bridge 101 class recently asked if I would Zoom cop an intermediate course: She now has so many eager students that she canât keep them all muted and teach at the same time.)