He’s Got What It Takes to Make the Best Pizza on Planet Earth Dan Richer has spent decades chasing the perfect margherita. At his Jersey City pizzeria, he’s getting closer.
Matty Matheson Is Not an Accident From burger tutorials to The Bear , the internet’s favorite chef has been all in this whole time.
Eater. Resy. Blackbird? Ben Leventhal transformed restaurants twice. His newest project is all about loyalty.
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‘Perfection Is the Goal, and That’s Intoxicating’ Making jam with the high-profile women who love its roiling, burbling, lucrative charms.
Why Flynn McGarry Is Closing Gem The chef is planning something bigger — but he promises he won’t put any burgers on the menu.
Give Me the Full Immersive! From Kahlo to Klimt, Van Gogh to Tut, immersive experiences are saturating New York. They’re pricey and schlocky and — surprisingly — not half bad.
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The Tin Building Has Everything (Except a Purpose) Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s lovely but lifeless $200 million food hall.
This Tasting Menu Tastes Like Pot A cross-country dive into high-flying, super-high dollar cannabis cuisine.
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The Menu Gets That Fine Dining Is a CultObscure location, insufferable clientele, and staff at the end of their rope — this horror-comedy’s got a lot in common with reality.
Gael Greene Invented the Modern Restaurant Critic The author and longtime food writer has passed away at the age of 88.
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S&P Is a Worthy Successor to Eisenberg’s “A tuna melt here is like a grand soufflé at La Caravelle.”
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Chef Flynn McGarry Is Done Being a Prodigy It’s been a long, strange journey from precocious culinary whiz kid to grizzled big-city restaurateur.
Our Restaurant Critic Says Good-bye After 22 years and one zillion meals, it’s time to move over.
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At Patti Ann’s, the Kids’ Menu Is the Only Menu Pigs in a blanket and chicken-fried pork chops just like Mom never used to make.
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May 9, 2022
The Hotel Chelsea’s El Quijote Is Back and Better Than Ever Few revivals have been more successful or unexpected than that of the 1930s-era Spanish restaurant.
The $30 Steakhouse Dinner Skirt Steak offers a familiar combo of charred meat, all-you-can-eat fries, and long lines to get in.
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Culinary Time Travel With Some Bumps in the Road at Commerce Inn “I couldn’t help pining for a proper pub burger … or even a helping of mashed potatoes.”
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Apr. 11, 2022
Victoria Blamey Leaves Burgers Behind at Mena The Chilean-born chef wants to challenge a crowd as much as please it.
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Mar. 21, 2022
Beautiful Food and Bountiful Portions at Al Badawi An exciting new Palestinian restaurant arrives on Atlantic Avenue.
Anthony Mangieri Is Done Chasing the Impossible Una Pizza Napoletana reopens, and its founder has a new approach to his craft.
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Tasting Mennui at Saga The views are spectacular, but the cooking treads familiar high-end territory.
The Indefatigable Jonathan Waxman After 50 years in the fire, what could Barbuto’s chef possibly have left to prove?
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Feb. 14, 2022
Next-Gen Chinese at Bonnie’s Bonnie’s deftly riffs on Mom’s Cantonese cooking, Hong Kong diners, and Mickey D’s.
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Jan. 31, 2022
Porcelain Has Destination-Worthy “Vaguely Asian” Food The Korean-Chinese fusion cooking at the Ridgewood restaurant has a modestly elegant style.
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Jan. 18, 2022
Dining and Dashing at Semma Attempting to savor South Indian delights during a COVID surge.
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Adam Platt’s 12 Best Restaurants of 2021 New York Magazine’s restaurant critic eats his way through a changing city, reconnecting with old favorites and discovering new ones.
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Lodi Brings a Touch of Milano to Midtown Ignacio Mattos’s menu is filled with elevated, expertly sourced classics mostly from the north of Italy.
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Dec. 6, 2021
Review: Hillary Sterling’s Wood-Fired Cooking Shines at Ci Siamo The food seems designed to lure New Yorkers out of their apartments and back into crowded dining rooms.
Daniel Rose Is Ready for Some Magic As the chef’s hit restaurant reopens, our restaurant critic asks whether there’s still a market for this style of grand French dining.
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Restaurant Review: Hawksmoor Is a Steakhouse Where You Can Order the Fish Like the best modern steak joints, the British import is more proper restaurant than beef specialist.
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Oct. 25, 2021
Restaurant Review: Down Home and Meat Free at Cadence Chef Shenarri Freeman channels the spirit of soul food using only plants (and Beyond Meat).
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Oct. 12, 2021
Dame Is Redefining the Upscale Seafood Restaurant Chef Ed Szymanski serves full-flavored cooking with mom-and-pop attention to detail.
Who Wants Caviar at a Time Like This? Fine dining confronts a perilous new threat: irrelevance.
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Iris Is an Unexpected and Welcome Oasis in Midtown John Fraser is cooking wonderful Greek and Turkish food again.
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Barbecue Bliss in the Bronx Hudson Smokehouse is worth a trip from any borough.
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Does Eleven Madison Park’s Vegan-Friendly Menu Live Up to the Hype? An amateur vegan and a professional food critic debate the merits of chef Daniel Humm’s intricate vegetable cooking.
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June 21, 2021
Francie’s Haute Comfort Cooking Is Subtly Lavish From caviar and lobster to New York’s last remaining cheese cart.
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May 24, 2021
The Future of Sushi? At Rosella, local and sustainable sourcing trumps traditional supply chains.
The Great Indoors A critic reacclimates to the now-unfamiliar terrain of the dining room.
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India Off the Beaten Path For their latest venture, Dhamaka, the owners of Queens hit Adda delve deeply into the country’s most local pleasures.
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Oxomoco’s Stylish, Plant-Based Offshoot in Greenpoint At Xilonen, you’ll find a stately parade of vegan tacos, tamales, and quesadillas.
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