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“Perfectionist” is a word that surfaces in most conversations with ’s staff, though they don’t intend it *that way.* It’s not a softer term for screaming at people in walk-in freezers. Kreuther is gentle and nice, just a regular guy. In a field that ...

The steakhouse, perhaps the most American of restaurant genres, has lately been co-opted by foreign interests. But the newest steakhouse in the city is a domestic arrival. was recently driven over from Las Vegas and is all-American to the marrow. In...

By 7 p.m. on a Wednesday in February, St. Pat’s Bar & Grill on 46th Street is bursting at the seams. The top floors are so crowded that the line of waiting people snakes down to street level. Paper flames hang in small clusters from the ceiling tiles...

Daylight saving time is approaching, bringing with it longer days and even longer nights, but don't worry. This month's highlights include a local favorite relocating to a residential area, late-night tacos available in Brooklyn, an extensive dessert...

For a long time, globe-trotting food enthusiasts have maintained that the finest Neapolitan pizza globally originates from Tokyo. While this notion might seem blasphemous to New Yorkers accustomed to the world acknowledging their pizza as supreme, re...

In ’s view, New York’s best restaurants aren’t the ones designed for foodie tourists or billionaire gastronomes. They’re the places that bring together quality, usefulness, and atmosphere in a way that makes them much more practical than the usual in...

Following a period defined by a surge of French-inspired spots and semi-exclusive clubs in New York dining, a hunger for places with clear viewpoints has emerged. This year's offerings, including Chinatown wine bars, Pan-Caribbean tasting counters, a...

The sudden closure of Ferdinando’s Focacceria, a 121-year-old establishment run by Francesco “Frank” Buffa, last winter elicited sorrow from supporters, residents, and those lamenting the loss of New York’s character, swiftly leading to inquiries abo...

The current golden age of delivery apps makes meals more convenient — but usually worse. Within 15 minutes of leaving the kitchen, food can become soggy, and drivers contend with exhausting, sometimes dangerous working conditions alongside exploitati...

Our chief restaurant critic Matthew Schneier shares a short list of insider tips and takeaways with each restaurant review. This week, he visited in Ridgewood, an easy-to-love restaurant expanding a vision of Polish cooking. Read the full review at...

Ample Hills founders are back for another venture, launching a new concept from scratch. Their gamble this time? Chicken. Specifically, chicken burgers, with the debut of in Carroll Gardens this week. More details are available via the link in our b...

Before becoming an avid home cook, Chef Ham El-Waylly () spent years away from the kitchen. His mother passed unexpectedly when he was 19, leaving him a tattered notebook of annotated recipes and newspaper clippings from all over the world. He could ...

Will Prospect Heights finally break the curse of Vanderbilt Avenue? Canyon Coffee is opening tomorrow, and we've just heard that the old Olmsted location will be taken over by the duo from . More in the link in bio – subscribe to our weekly Eating Ne...

Cookbooks are a hopeful bright spot in an otherwise troubled publishing industry. In 2025, hundreds of lavishly produced, gorgeous tomes appeared, yet the year’s top-selling cookbook at Kitchen Arts & Letters in the Upper East Side was a far more hum...

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Co-founders Casey Wojtalewicz and Ally Walsh have built a reputation for curating a certain vibe, despite operating just one Los Angeles café alongside Canyon Coffee’s national wholesale roasting business. Chappell Roan, Harry Styles, Zoë Kravitz, an...

During his childhood, magazine writer Tom Junod eagerly awaited his father Lou’s well-known spaghetti and clam sauce. “He was famous for it,” Junod recalls. The sentiment was, “Oh my god, Dad’s gonna make his spaghetti and clam sauce. Have you ever t...

Around twenty picketers gathered near the entrance of Paramour Estate in L.A., where Noma’s residency kicked off yesterday and protests are expected to continue. The crowd held signs at shoulder height — UNPAID LABOR BUILT YOUR EMPIRE; NO MICHELIN ST...

Each trip to the grocery store is a reminder of her past life for Jackie Cuscuna. "Passing the first Ample Hills on my way to the supermarket daily is tough," she stated. Cuscuna, along with her husband Brian Smith, were the originators of the Brookl...

Wouldn’t it be amazing to suddenly find New York easier to live in — and even more pleasurable, too? Whether you’ve called the city home since birth or are still uncovering (and adapting to) its peculiar ways and daunting prices, the same truth appl...