EditorialChicken and orzo with sun-dried tomato and basil vinaigrette in New York, Aug. 19, 2022. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialPad Krapow Gai (Thai Basil Chicken), a version of the Thai classic adapted from the chef Kris Yenbamroong’s cookbook, “Night + Market,” in New York, Aug. 25, 2022. food stylist: Barrett Washburne (Joe Lingeman/The New York Times)
EditorialBell pepper salad with capers and olives and shrimp pasta with corn and basil in New York, Aug. 31, 2022. Food styled by Greg Lofts. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialBasil, thyme and lime help make a dish herby and tangy in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialFINLAY CURRIE, ROBERT MORLEY, DAVID NIVEN, TREVOR HOWARD, BASIL SYDNEY and RONALD SQUIRE in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956), directed by MICHAEL ANDERSON.
EditorialAn employee at Lucia's Pizza of Avenue X, a slice shop in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood, tops a pizza with fresh basil, cheese, and olive oil in Brooklyn, New York on April 28, 2022. (Adam Friedlander/The New York Times)