Do right by Mom

[Bloomberg]( Traditionally, the place to find moms on Mother’s Day was at a restaurant table. This year, like last year, will be different. Even as dining rooms reopen around the country, most people won’t celebrate the second Sunday in May as they once did, for reasons that range from safety concerns to capacity restrictions to our growing attachment to Zoom events. (Just kidding on that last one.) A best-of-the-best brunch includes ancient grain pancakes, jazz-inspired coffee, Cookie Society specialties, and made-in-Minneapolis vodka. Photographer: Dylan + Jeni for Bloomberg This, then, is the time to maximize in-house Mother’s Day celebrations whether you want to [throw Mom a brunch, a tea party, or a next-level dinner feast](. To cater them, we found exceptional Black, indigenous, and people of color (Bipoc) producers across the country—some of whom created their businesses during the pandemic. “At a restaurant you’re in and you’re out,” says André Mack, founder of Maison Noir wines in Oregon and a former sommelier at the French Laundry in Napa Valley, Calif., and at Per Se, in New York. “At home, it’s a longer, more leisurely, celebration, until everyone gets sick of it.” Going over the top for Mother’s Day dinner: fried chicken and sides, caramel cake from Chicago, gorgeous Stick With Me Sweets chocolates, and Love Drunk rosé. Photographer: Dylan + Jeni for Bloomberg [This Mother’s Day, Bring the Restaurant Experience Home for Mom]( Order in some of these top products from artisans of color and celebrate without the restrictions of a restaurant. [Nigella Lawson’s Trick to Making Banana Bread Feel Fresh Again]( In her new cookbook, the star chef injects delicious life into a pandemic staple gone stale. [A Groundbreaking Chef Hacks the Most Classic Egg Dish]( Ferran Adrià ’s potato chip omelet recipe is brilliant but easy—and incredibly tasty. [Michelin Picks Best Restaurants in Washington Despite Pandemic Closures]( The longtime guide adds more starred spots in the face of restrictions, and even includes some venues that are closed. [How to Travel Safely During Covid: What Doctors Recommend After Getting a Vaccine]( An obsessive guide to planning fully Covid-safe vacations. Sustainable Sips Earth Day may have come and gone and with it the lip-service to eco-conscious practices. Dig through the marketing material of many a company, you find that it’s just that. So we did the heavy lifting—and tasting—for you to find [the most sustainable whiskey distillers]( with bottles available for purchase now. Marble Distilling Co.: For its [Hoover’s Revenge Ragged Mountain rye]( ($66), this Carbondale, Colo.-based distillery sources its grains from a farm less than a mile away and re-uses 100% of its process water. Bowmore: Since 1984, this Islay leader has been reclaiming hot air rolling off the stills for its malting floor, where barley is readied for fermentation. Its [25 Year Old single malt]( ($400) remains one of the best value in luxury labels on the market. Sustainable whiskey buying guide part 1. Source: Vendors Blinking Owl: This Orange County, Calif., craft outfit has neurotically pursued the goal of offering a 100% state-grown product, working almost exclusively with organic producers and growers. A limited edition [Bottled-In-Bond bourbon]( ($250) is easily among the tastiest American whiskey releases of 2021. The Macallan: A new $200 million distillery is capped under one of Europe’s largest green roofs, spanning just over 12,000 square meters. Every bottle of [Edition 6]( ($150) funds a charitable partnership between the distillery and the Atlantic Salmon Trust to further protect the River Spey, the very heart and soul of Speyside whisky. Belgrove Distillery: This Tasmanian producer's eponymous A$155 ($120) [Belgrove rye whisky]( is birthed from the world’s first—and only—biodiesel still, fueled by waste from a local fish-and-chip fryer. Its owner is even considering using leftover sheep dung in lieu of peat to smoke future batches Sustainable whiskey buying guide part 2. Source: Vendors Tamworth Distillery: The craft darling of central New Hampshire relies exclusively on organic corn to produce its award-winning [Old Man of the Mountain Bottled-In-Bond bourbon]( ($55)—and sends close to half-million pounds of spent grain “waste” per year to be baked into bread. Maker’s Mark: Until scalability scuttled its green initiative, one of the world’s biggest bourbon brands had been turning its spent grain into alternative fuel for its stills. It accounted for a 25% reduction in natural gas consumption from 2010 until 2013. Some of that liquid is just now exiting the barrel eight years later into its [signature wax-dipped bottles]( ($30). Far North Spirits: You won’t even find a trash dumpster on property at one of America's greenest distilleries, located less than 20 miles below the Canadian border. Secure a bottle of the [Roknar Minnesota rye]( ($35), distilled from estate-grown Hazlet Winter rye and heirloom corn, then finished in cognac barrels.  In Other News Bloomberg car critic Hannah Elliott test-driving the 2021 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster. Source: Hannah Elliott [The Unadulterated Excess of a $574,000 Lamborghini]( [Marathon Runners Are Sweating Over Future of 2021 Races]( [Deepak Chopra Predicts The Future of Wellness Travel After Covid]( [Thought Extinct, a Rainbow-Colored Frog Inspires a Pretty Snazzy G-Shock]( [Frenzied Demand Is Luring Hamptons Sellers in Boom-Time Market]( [Phillips Hops on NFT Gravy Train With $4.1 Million ‘Mad Dog Jones’ Sale]( Paid Post The power of PayPal online, now in person. Give your small business an easy way to accept touch-free, in-person payments. Create a unique QR code with the PayPal app and display it on your device or as a printout in store. [Download the app.]( Customer must have PayPal account and app to pay. 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