The mole madre encircled it, just as its name suggested, like a mother cradling her child, a culinary pietà. Hand-written in pen, the menu noted the mole madre had now been aged for 3,676 days.

Netflix currently has an open casting call for contestants for the new season. The original “The Mole” ran on ABC for five seasons from 2001 to 2009.

Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an iridescent golden coat and “swims” through sand dunes after it hadn’t been seen for more than 80 years and ...