Rita Moreno took a deep, languorous inhale. It’s an unusual smell.”The famed actress of stage and screen had just poured ruby red annatto seeds into an oversize pan. After allowing them to sizzle for a few minutes, she used a slotted spoon to fish them out, leaving a rust-colored oil behind. It was a mild Sunday afternoon, and Ms. Moreno was demonstrating her kitchen chops at the Midtown Manhattan apartment of Jamie deRoy, a Broadway producer. “It means chopped up,” she said, surrounded by small piles of diced ingredients.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2019 16:52 UTC